TX-2025-005
Project Grant
Overview
Grant Description
Application purpose: The VIA Metropolitan's Advance Rapid Transit (ART) North/South Corridor Project aims to construct a rapid transit corridor connecting the city's northern and southern sectors.
The project is designed to deliver fast, frequent, and reliable public transit.
Vehicles travel in dedicated lanes, outside regular traffic, use bus-friendly traffic signals, and offer off-board fare collection options for faster boarding.
VIA is improving safety and infrastructure to offer a better experience for people traveling on the new VIA ART North/South (Rapid Green Line) corridor.
The included road resurfacing will help improve drainage and draw water away from bus stops and crosswalks.
It also increases the lifespan and durability of the pavement, which will result in fewer repairs.
VIA is providing better accessibility with level boarding at station locations, ramps, and improved sidewalks for passengers in the disabled community and people with limited mobility.
Activities performed: Based on the 40-percent design (interim-design set), the application activities include:
- Approximately 7.95 miles (76.8 percent) of the project's 10.35-mile construction limits comprises dedicated transit lanes, and the remaining 2.40 miles (23.2 percent) comprises mixed traffic operations.
Dedicated transit lanes include 4.24 miles of center-running transit lanes and 3.71 miles of BAT lanes.
Necessary pavement rehabilitation is provided to account for increased transit service.
The project will include 25 stations and 42 platforms.
Station platforms will provide level boarding, off-board fare collection, next-bus messaging, security cameras, and lighting.
Intersection improvements and needed sidewalk improvements are planned to provide pedestrians and Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) access to the transit stations.
- Real estate purchases of approximately 120 parcels.
- Purchasing articulated buses.
- Professional services for project development and management, engineering, construction management, surveying, testing, investigation, and inspection.
Expected outcomes: The expected outcome of the identified projects is a rapid transit corridor designed to deliver fast, frequent, and reliable public transit.
Vehicles will travel in dedicated lanes outside regular traffic, using bus-friendly traffic signals and offering off-board fare collection options for faster boarding.
The corridor will connect employment and residential areas with a bus frequency of 10 to 15 minutes peak headways within the project limits and service between 4:00 AM and 1:00 AM every day of the week.
Intended beneficiaries: The general public and VIA customers utilizing public transportation and paratransit services are the intended beneficiaries of this project.
Subrecipient activities: None.
The project is designed to deliver fast, frequent, and reliable public transit.
Vehicles travel in dedicated lanes, outside regular traffic, use bus-friendly traffic signals, and offer off-board fare collection options for faster boarding.
VIA is improving safety and infrastructure to offer a better experience for people traveling on the new VIA ART North/South (Rapid Green Line) corridor.
The included road resurfacing will help improve drainage and draw water away from bus stops and crosswalks.
It also increases the lifespan and durability of the pavement, which will result in fewer repairs.
VIA is providing better accessibility with level boarding at station locations, ramps, and improved sidewalks for passengers in the disabled community and people with limited mobility.
Activities performed: Based on the 40-percent design (interim-design set), the application activities include:
- Approximately 7.95 miles (76.8 percent) of the project's 10.35-mile construction limits comprises dedicated transit lanes, and the remaining 2.40 miles (23.2 percent) comprises mixed traffic operations.
Dedicated transit lanes include 4.24 miles of center-running transit lanes and 3.71 miles of BAT lanes.
Necessary pavement rehabilitation is provided to account for increased transit service.
The project will include 25 stations and 42 platforms.
Station platforms will provide level boarding, off-board fare collection, next-bus messaging, security cameras, and lighting.
Intersection improvements and needed sidewalk improvements are planned to provide pedestrians and Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) access to the transit stations.
- Real estate purchases of approximately 120 parcels.
- Purchasing articulated buses.
- Professional services for project development and management, engineering, construction management, surveying, testing, investigation, and inspection.
Expected outcomes: The expected outcome of the identified projects is a rapid transit corridor designed to deliver fast, frequent, and reliable public transit.
Vehicles will travel in dedicated lanes outside regular traffic, using bus-friendly traffic signals and offering off-board fare collection options for faster boarding.
The corridor will connect employment and residential areas with a bus frequency of 10 to 15 minutes peak headways within the project limits and service between 4:00 AM and 1:00 AM every day of the week.
Intended beneficiaries: The general public and VIA customers utilizing public transportation and paratransit services are the intended beneficiaries of this project.
Subrecipient activities: None.
Awardee
Funding Goals
FUND PROJECTS WHEN THE TOTAL PROJECT COST IS EQUAL TO OR GREATER THAN $400 MILLIONORTOTAL NEW STARTS FUNDING SOUGHT EQUALS OR EXCEEDS $150 MILLION TO CONSTRUCT NEW FIXED GUIDEWAY SYSTEM (LIGHT RAIL COMMUTER RAIL ETC.); AN EXTENSION TO EXISTING SYSTEM; OR A FIXED GUIDEWAY BRT SYSTEM.
Grant Program (CFDA)
Awarding Agency
Funding Agency
Place of Performance
Texas
United States
Geographic Scope
State-Wide
Related Opportunity
NOT APPLICABLE
San Antonio Metropolitan Transit was awarded
Rapid Green Line: Enhancing Public Transit Connectivity
Project Grant TX-2025-005
worth $267,783,433
from the FTA Office of Budget and Policy in December 2024 with work to be completed primarily in Texas United States.
The grant
has a duration of 3 years 4 months and
was awarded through assistance program 20.500 Federal Transit Capital Investment Grants.
$210,459,485 (44.0%) of this Project Grant was funded by non-federal sources.
Status
(Ongoing)
Last Modified 12/26/24
Period of Performance
12/18/24
Start Date
4/22/28
End Date
Funding Split
$267.8M
Federal Obligation
$210.5M
Non-Federal Obligation
$478.2M
Total Obligated
Activity Timeline
Additional Detail
Award ID FAIN
TX-2025-005
SAI Number
TX-2025-005-00-20.500
Award ID URI
SAI EXEMPT
Awardee Classifications
Other
Awarding Office
6974U7 REGION 6 DOT FTA
Funding Office
693JJ8 OFFICE OF BUDGET AND POLICY(TBP)
Awardee UEI
J4E6A41QHJK9
Awardee CAGE
06CC5
Performance District
TX-90
Senators
John Cornyn
Ted Cruz
Ted Cruz
Modified: 12/26/24