MetroWest Transit Among Those Getting Part of $10 Million Grant from MassDOT

The Massachusetts Department of Transportation and Transit Division is giving approximately $10 million in grants to improve transportation in the Bay State for the elderly.

Federal Transit Administration’s (FTA) Transportation for Elderly Persons and Persons with Disabilities, Bus and Bus Facilities, and Rural Intercity Bus programs, in addition to the Commonwealth’s Mobility Assistance Program (MAP), gave 44 applicants grants.

Among them, the MetroWest Regional Transit Authority, which includes Natick, Hopkinton, Wayland, Marborough, Framingham and Westborough. The MetroWest Authority will receive 18 vehicles to be used.

This award funding, according to a press release, will be used toward the purchase of 140 fully accessible vans and minibuses for use by Councils on Aging, private non-profits and RTAs across the Commonwealth, in addition to other capital, mobility management, and operating projects. The majority of this funding is used to support mobility options for seniors and people with disabilities.

Find a full list of recipients here.