$950,000 grant will fund bus acquisition

Washington, DC – Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson today announced that the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) will grant $950,000 to Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART).  DART will use the funding to purchase supplemental DART buses.

“This grant will help DART modernize its bus fleet,” Congresswoman Johnson said.  “Grants like this enable DART to provide better service, which enables more DART riders to get where they need to go more quickly.  I am pleased the DOT continues to fund our local mass transit systems.”

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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.