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FTA today announced a $22.2 million Small Starts Construction Grant with Monterey-Salinas Transit (MST) to support the new SURF! Busway and Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) project. The construction grant will enable MST to build a six-mile dedicated busway as part of a 20-mile planned BRT route that will connect Monterey to Salinas.
SURF!’s dedicated busway will run along a path replacing railroad rails, parallel to California Highway 1. SURF! riders will avoid sections of heavy traffic along Highway 1, saving riders up to 15 minutes of travel time. In addition to the dedicated busway, the BRT project will include new stops serving Marina, Sand City, and Seaside, including a new multimodal mobility hub in the former Fort Ord redevelopment area, bicycle and pedestrian access improvements, and transit signal priority along part of the route.
The total project is estimated to cost $100.5 million. Federal support for the project comes from FTA’s Capital Investment Grants (CIG) program, which helps communities implement transformational transit projects.
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