PA-2022-052

Port Authority Of Allegheny County

THE PORT AUTHORITY OF ALLEGHENY COUNTY (PAAC) IS APPLYING FOR FFY 2017 ($685949) FFY 2021 ($7493123) AND FFY 2022 ($35957799) SECTION 5307 URBANIZED AREA FORMULA PROGRAM (UZA) FUNDS APPORTIONED TO THE PITTSBURGH URBANIZED AREA. THE FFY 2022 SECTION 5307 UZA FUNDS HAVE BEEN APPORTIONED TO THE PITTSBURGH URBANIZED AREA AND SUB-ALLOCATED TO THE SOUTHWESTERN REGION TRANSIT AGENCIES AS DETAILED WITHIN THE ATTACHED 2022 SPLIT-LETTER FROM PAAC. THE SECTION 5307 UZA PROJECTS INCLUDED WITHIN THIS APPLICATION INCLUDE CAPITAL COST OF CONTRACTING (CCOC) ($11232579) AND THE PURCHASE OF BUSES ($32904292). PAAC IS ALSO APPLYING FFY 2022 SECTION 5307 CMAQ FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION (FHWA) FLEX FUNDS IN THE AMOUNT OF $6172200 FOR THE PURCHASE OF BUSES. THE DOCUMENTATION REGARDING THE TRANSFER OF FHWA FUNDS TO THE FTA FOR THIS GRANT IS ATTACHED IN TRAMS UNDER APPLICATION DOCUMENTS. THIS TRANSFER REQUEST WAS MADE BY THE PENNSYLVANIA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (PENNDOT) TO FHWA ON FEBRUARY 10 2022 AND APPROVED ON FEBRUARY 22 2022. SEE THE FLEX LETTER ATTACHED TO THIS GRANT UNDER APPLICATION DOCUMENTS.PAAC IS ALSO APPLYING FFY 2022 SECTION 5339 BUS AND BUS FACILITIES FUNDS APPORTIONED TO THE PITTSBURGH URBANIZED AREA IN THE AMOUNT OF $3159572 FOR THE PURCHASE OF BUSES.PAAC IS ALSO APPLYING FOR FFY 2021 ($6645784) AND FFY 2022 ($34365897) SECTION 5337 STATE OF GOOD REPAIR FUNDS APPORTIONED TO THE PITTSBURGH URBANIZED AREA FOR RAIL FIXED GUIDEWAY PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE ($15749497) MOTORBUS PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE ($700915) AND THE PURCHASE OF BUSES ($24561269).THE 5307 UZA 5307 FHWA CMAQ FLEX 5337 SOGR AND 5339 BUS AND BUS FACILITIES APPORTIONMENTS WILL FUND THE ACQUISITION OF APPROXIMATELY 99 60-FOOT LOW-FLOOR BUSES. 91 BUSES WILL BE CLEAN DIESEL AND 8 BUSES WILL BE BATTERY ELECTRIC.BY EXECUTING THIS GRANT WE CERTIFY THAT PROJECTS FUNDED IN THIS GRANT ARE ALIGNED WITH THE 2021 TAM PLAN AND ARE IDENTIFIED IN ITS INVESTMENT PRIORITIZATION SECTION.REGULAR REPLACEMENT OF VEHICLES/ROLLING STOCK THAT HAS REACHED THE END OF THE USEFUL LIFE HELPS ENSURE PAACS FLEET IS SAFE AND IN A STATE OF GOOD REPAIR THUS MEETING THE REQUIREMENT TO ALLOCATE NOT LESS THAN 0.75 PERCENT OF SECTION 5307 FUNDS TO SAFETY-RELATED PROJECTS.PURPOSE OF THE AWARD: BUS PURCHASES CCOC ACCESS AND BUS/RAIL PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCEACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED: BUS PURCHASES CCOC ACCESS PARATRANSIT AND BUS AND RAIL PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCEEXPECTED OUTCOMES: BUS REPLACEMENTS TO MAINTAIN SOGR CONTINUED PARATRANSIT SERVICE AND PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE ACTIVITIES WILL KEEP SERVICE IN SOGRINTENDED BENEFICIARIES: PITTSBURGH TRANSIT RIDERSSUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES: N/A

20.526 - Buses and Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, and Low or No Emissions Programs

FTA Region 3 [DOT - FTA]

FTA Office of Budget and Policy [DOT - FTA]

Pennsylvania United States

State-Wide

None

Infrastructure $73,483,268 (78%) percent this Project Grant was funded by the 2021 Infrastructure Act.
Amendment Since initial award the total obligations have increased 2890% from $3,949,465 to $118,100,403.