Fifteen grants totaling $686 million will support accessibility retrofits at public transit stations in nine states in the first round of awards from a program funded by the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. The U.S. Dept. of Transportation’s Federal Transit Administration announced the grant awards Dec. 19.
FTA awarded the grants through its All Stations Accessibility Program, which can cover up to 80% of the costs of planning or building rail station accessibility projects. Those retrofits can include building ramps and elevators, modifying platforms and relocating infrastructure as needed to meet or exceed construction standards under the Americans with Disabilities Act.