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State of Good Repair Initiative. Presented to Iowa Transportation Commission Monday, December 13, 2010 By Michelle McEnany Office of Public Transit. State of Good Repair Initiative. State of Good Repair Bus and Bus Facility Discretionary Program Funds
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State of Good Repair Initiative Presented to Iowa Transportation Commission Monday, December 13, 2010 By Michelle McEnany Office of Public Transit
State of Good Repair Initiative • State of Good Repair Bus and Bus Facility Discretionary Program Funds • Funding will help maintain bus fleets, infrastructure, and equipment • Competitive application process • Notice of funding available – May 4, 2010 • $776,474,305 available • 422 applications received • $4.06 billion requested
State of Good Repair Initiative • Iowa’s Application • $16,694,947 – submitted June 18, 2010 • Awarded $5,000,000 – published in the FR 11-30-2010 • Individual Earmarks • Ames $3,688,000 • Cedar Rapids $1,468,000 • Dubuque and Region 8 $2,303,306
Identifying Candidate Projects • Only replacement rolling stock projects were considered • Continued down the FY2010 PTMS list • Worked with Public Transit Equipment and Facilities Management System (PTMS) Advisory Committee • Points awarded based on age and mileage • Prioritize highest points down
State of Good Repair Discretionary Projects • 4 - 40’ Heavy-duty buses $ 1,355,520 • 3 – 30’ Heavy-duty buses 896,400 • 2 – 28’ Medium-duty buses 255,640 • 37 – Light-duty buses 2,353,000 • 4 – Minivans 139,440 50 vehicles $5,000,000
Questions? For more information on Iowa’s public transit programs, visit www.iatransit.com.