VIA Metropolitan Transit’s Board of Trustees for the Advanced Transportation District approved an agreement with Bexar County that secures $102 million from ATD revenues to fulfill the agency’s local funding obligation for the VIA Rapid Silver Line.
– VIA Metropolitan Transit’s Board of Trustees for the Advanced Transportation District approved an agreement with Bexar County on Tuesday that secures $102 million from ATD revenues to fulfill the agency’s local funding obligation for the VIA Rapid Silver Line.
The Silver Line will connect the area near Our Lady of the Lake University on the West Side to the Frost Bank Center on the East Side, passing through downtown. Service is expected to begin in 2029. The Silver Line is the second planned Advanced Rapid Transit corridor in the region. “The agreement between Bexar County and the Advanced Transportation District is a crucial step because it secures the local funding needed for VIA to attract federal dollars, which we expect to cover 50% of the project cost,” VIA President/CEO Jeffrey C. Arndt said.
The projects qualify for federal funds, in part, because they meet the requirement of having dedicated transit lanes along at least 50% of their routes.
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