Bay Area transit providers will receive about $525 million in funding from the American Rescue Plan.
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Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced that the funding will go towards strengthen Bay Area transit until ridership returns to pre-pandemic levels.
"The past two years have posed unprecedented challenges for our region's public transit systems and those who rely upon them, which is why the Democratic Congress secured historic investments to help keep our infrastructure systems working safe and strong, now and in the future," Speaker Pelosi said in a release.
The Federal Transit Administration will allocate the funds from the $2.2 billion in American Rescue plan to communities across the country. The money will go towards operation costs, sanitation efforts to lower the spread of COVID-19 and help employees avoid layoffs and furloughs.
The agencies receiving the funds are BART, San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency, Highway and Transportation District, Caltrain and San Francisco Bay Area Water Emergency Transportation Authority.
"San Francisco's devoted public transit workers keep our City on the move every day," Speaker Pelosi continued. "The Bay Area's Congressional Delegation will continue fighting to protect these important jobs and ensure our transit agencies have resources they need to deliver the reliable service that San Franciscans deserve."
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