{"id":23390,"date":"2025-11-21T10:45:00","date_gmt":"2025-11-21T15:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.merkley.senate.gov\/?p=23390"},"modified":"2025-11-21T10:45:03","modified_gmt":"2025-11-21T15:45:03","slug":"merkley-wyden-announce-11-5-million-to-oregon-for-expanding-regional-public-transportation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.merkley.senate.gov\/es\/merkley-wyden-announce-11-5-million-to-oregon-for-expanding-regional-public-transportation\/","title":{"rendered":"Merkley, Wyden Announce $11.5 Million to Oregon for Expanding Regional Public Transportation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Washington, D.C. \u2013 Today, Oregon\u2019s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden announced the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) is awarding $11.5 million to the Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) on behalf of Coos County Area Transportation, Yamhill County Transit Area, and Benton Area Transit to acquire and maintain new buses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The federal investment will help support and expand regional transit networks by purchasing, leasing, or rehabilitating buses, and the facilities and equipment required to keep them operating safely.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u201cStrong regional transit networks allow everyone in the community to get to work, go to school, and visit loved ones in a safe and reliable way,\u201d&nbsp;<strong>dijo Merkley.<\/strong>\u201cThese strong federal investments will go a long way to expand and strengthen Oregon\u2019s transportation networks and boost the local economies.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u201cA big-league economy needs big-league infrastructure, and regional transit plays a huge role in those infrastructure demands throughout Oregon,\u201d&nbsp;<strong>dijo Wyden.<\/strong>&nbsp;\u201cI\u2019m gratified these federal investments are heading to our state to help Oregonians get from point A to point B, and I\u2019ll keep battling for similar investments around Oregon.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>The federal investments are directed toward ODOT on behalf of:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Coos County Area Transportation District\u2019s Coos Transit Center &amp; Mobility Hub: $8,839,155<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Yamhill County-Yamhill County Transit Area (YCTA)\u2019s Yamhill County Transit Bus Replacement Project: $1,921,000<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Benton County\u2019s Benton Area Transit ADA-Compliant Vehicle Replacement and Fleet Sustainability Project: $833,000<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">###<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Washington, D.C. \u2013 Today, Oregon\u2019s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden announced the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) is awarding $11.5 million to the Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) on behalf of Coos County Area Transportation, Yamhill County Transit Area, and Benton Area Transit to acquire and maintain new buses. 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