Federal grant to improve Nashville MTA

NASHVILLE’s Metro Transit Authority is to improve and expand the bus service into downtown Nashville, thanks to a US$10 million US Department of Transportation grant. The US$13.8 million project includes the installation of upgraded traffic signal equipment and safety enhancements that will improve bus service and provide a more comfortable ride for transit users.
September 9, 2013 Read time: 1 min
NASHVILLE’s 6907 Metro Transit Authority is to improve and expand the bus service into downtown Nashville, thanks to a US$10 million 324 US Department of Transportation grant.

The US$13.8 million project includes the installation of upgraded traffic signal equipment and safety enhancements that will improve bus service and provide a more comfortable ride for transit users.

Federal Transit administrator Peter Rogoff said the TIGER (Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery) grant will make a "less congested, more prosperous Nashville."

The money will be used to upgrade traffic signals along the busy Murfreesboro Road corridor so that they turn green for buses. Buses also will be equipped with transponders that will allow passengers to receive real time information via cell phone.

Additionally, the city will install new bus shelters, pedestrian improvements, and intelligent transportation systems devices throughout the transit system, including real-time arrival kiosks to alert passengers when the next bus will arrive.

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