Washington, DC – Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson today announced that Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) will receive a grant of $5,847,400 from the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Transit Administration.  The grant will fund the purchase and installation of bus shelters, route signs, trash cans and other items to improve existing bus facilities.

“I am pleased to announce this $5.8 million grant award today,” Congresswoman Johnson said.  “DART will use this money to improve the quality of bus service and the riding experience of bus passengers throughout the Metroplex.”

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U.S. Representative Eddie Bernice Johnson is the highest-ranking Texan on the House Committee on Transportation & Infrastructure and a senior member of the Science Committee. She represents the 30th Congressional District of Texas, which, includes Downtown Dallas, Fair Park, Oak Lawn, Old East Dallas, Pleasant Grove, & South Oak Cliff; all of Balch Springs, DeSoto, Hutchins, Lancaster & Wilmer and parts of Cedar Hill, Duncanville, Ferris, Glenn Heights and Ovilla.