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HART, City Of Tampa Awarded $67.3M To Modernize Streetcar
The City of Tampa has re- ceived $67.3 million of dedi- cated funding from the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) New Starts Transit Program for Tampa’s TECO Line Street- car Extension and Modern- ization Project.
On Tuesday, December 8, 2020, City of Tampa officials were joined by officials of Hillsborough Area Regional Transit Authority (HART) and FDOT.
HART officials said the grant is the largest transit funding award the State has ever awarded to the Tampa Bay Region.
"HART thanks FDOT and the City of Tampa for their commitment to this HART TRANSitFORMATION pro- ject as well as their continued support of public transporta-
HART, FDOT, and City of Tampa officials who attended the announcement on Tuesday. (Photo cour- tesy of HART)
Ruthie Reyes Burckard.
The overall project cost estimate is $234.5 million and would extend and mod- ernize the TECO Line Street- car beginning in 2022.
FDOT Secretary David Gwynn said, “I’m hoping this strong commit- ment from the State will also help solidify the City’s posi- tion in its pursuit of federal funding for this project.”
Tampa’s Mayor Jane Castor said, “We are all still hopeful that we will get a positive ruling from the Florida Supreme Court on the All For Transportation funding, and that will bring additional funding into our area so that we can provide more transportation solu- tions and enable our roads to be safer to travel.”
tion. The TECO Line Street- car provides fast and conven-
ient travel options and con- nects our urban core neigh-
borhoods,” said HART In- terim Chief Executive Officer
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