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WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-03) applauded the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Transit Administration (FTA) announcement that Massachusetts is slated to receive a total of $550,781,313 in federal funding for Fiscal Year (FY) 2023. The allocation includes funding from the Mass Transit Account of the Highway Trust Fund, the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, and annual federal appropriations.

“Growing up in Lowell, my family didn’t have a lot of money, and my sisters and I routinely relied on Lowell Regional Transit Authority buses to go downtown, to school, and to work. Millions of families know what that’s like – to wake up early, walk to the bus stop or train station, and commute day in and day out. Making sure that public transit is reliable and efficient is critical to the ability of families to succeed,” said Congresswoman Trahan. “This federal investment, which includes funding from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, will be instrumental in improving public transit options across Massachusetts. I look forward to working with Governor Healey, Lieutenant Governor Driscoll, and their administration’s transportation task force to secure additional competitive funding that will further bolster transit and other important infrastructure initiatives.”

The funding amount announced today is part of a $21 billion formula funding apportionment for states across the nation. Massachusetts transit agencies will continue to be eligible for competitive grant funding through various programs established or funded by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, an issue Governor Healey prioritized during her inaugural address by announcing an interagency task force focused on maximizing the Commonwealth’s ability to secure additional infrastructure funds from the new law.

Trahan supported passage of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law – also known as the Bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act – in November 2021, sending it to President Joe Biden’s desk where he signed it into law. The legislation included $39 billion in funding to modernize public transit systems, of which Massachusetts is set to receive at least $2.5 billion.

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