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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: WEDNESDAY, JULY 18, 2012

Clay Announces $5 Million Transportation Grant to Fund Bus Replacements for Metro

New Federal Investment in Mass Transit is Great News for Public Transportation in St. Louis

WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Wm. Lacy Clay (D) Missouri announced today that the U.S. Department of Transportation has awarded Metro (the Bi-State Development Agency) a $5 million competitive grant under the U.S. DOT’s Good Repair Program, for bus replacement. 

“I want to personally thank President Obama and my good friend and former colleague, U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood, for supporting my efforts to increase federal investments in public transportation,” said the Congressman.“Safe, dependable public transit is absolutely vital to our community.  It generates new jobs, it allows transit-dependent employees to get to work, and it helps our environment by taking cars off the street.  When we invest in public transit,we create and save good jobs, we clean up the air, and we expand accessfor everyone.  This is a big win for our entire community.”

This project was selected on a competitive basis through the FY 2012 State of Good Repair Program

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