Public transit systems in the city of Waukesha and Ozaukee and Washington counties have received a total of $2.87 million in federal stimulus funds to improve transportation, part of the $27.4 million in funds awarded in Wisconsin for such work, the U.S. Transportation Department said Thursday.
Waukesha Metro Transit was awarded $1.5 million to be used for eight vans, fare boxes, a parking lot, a bus washer and other transit enhancements.
Washington County Transit Services was awarded $779,603 to purchase six 30-foot minibuses, three lower floor minivans and three taxi sedans.
Ozaukee County Transit received $591,323 to purchase five vans, six station wagons, bus shelters, paratransit vehicles, equipment and computer hardware and software.
Additionally, Racine received $2.5 million to purchase seven buses, fare-box system upgrades, and software, according to a federal DOT news release.
The state received the largest portion of the funds. The Wisconsin Department of Transportation/Bureau of Transit was awarded $11.3 million for the purchase of 44 buses, 41 vans, 17 sedans/station wagons, fare collection equipment, security surveillance equipment, bus shelters, a vehicle locator system, support vehicles and computer hardware and software.