FY 2007 – FTA 5309 EARMARK REQUESTS

The following are projects requested by for FTA Section 5309 earmarking:

Bus Maintenance Facility:

At this time, federal and local funds have been secured to complete a feasibility study, environmental analysis and design for a Bus Maintenance Facility.  Additional federal funding will be needed for land acquisition and construction costs.  Based on similar projects recently completed by other transit properties within the State of Kansas, it is anticipated that the total cost to complete the project will be approximately $7 million.   Approximately $1.5 million has already been obtained to put towards completing this project.   This facility will be used to maintain and garage the current Lawrence Transit System bus fleet and house operations and City administration functions.  If coordination and/or consolidation with the University of Kansas occurs, this facility will need to have the capacity to maintain a bus fleet of approximately 60 vehicles.  The City currently does not have a facility to maintain the bus fleet relying on the contractor operating service to provide a facility.  The goal is to have this new facility operating by early 2008.

Project	Total Project Cost	Federal Share
Lawrence Transit System - Bus Maintenance Facility	$ 5,425,000	$4,340,000

Lawrence Transit System Fixed-Route Bus Acquisition/Replacement:

Over the next few years as vehicles continue to age and their service life expires, the Lawrence Transit System’s fixed-route fleet will need to be replaced so that there is no interruption in service.  Citizens have grown accustomed to the City providing safe, accessible and dependable public transportation.  The fixed-route fleet is comprised of twelve medium-duty, 30ft., ADA-accessible vehicles.  These vehicles were all purchased at the same time when public transportation services within the City began 5 years ago.  The service life of these vehicles is 10 years or 350,000 miles.  The vehicles currently all have mileage exceeding 200,000.   Each bus travels over 50,000 miles per year.  We anticipate the service life of these vehicles in miles will be reached by the end of FY08.  Our goal is to have adequate federal funding in place when it is time to replace the vehicles.  In addition, funding for additional vehicles is sought to accommodate service expansion as well as to acquire and install security cameras on the entire fixed-route and paratransit fleet made up of 26 vehicles.   The amount of funding needed to acquire vehicles and to acquire and install security cameras is estimated to be $3,860,000.  The City is requesting a FTA Section 5309 capital grant in the amount of $3,088,000.  

Project	Total Project Cost	Federal Share
Lawrence Transit System - Bus and Bus Facilities	$3,860,000	$3,088,000