During the current fiscal year, Rock Region Metro, the public transit system for Central Arkansas, will receive a boost in funding due to the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, which was signed into law by President Joe Biden last year.

Becca Green, director of public engagement for Rock Region Metro, says the agency will receive $6,385,595 from the infrastructure bill, which is a 29% increase from the previous year for 5307 funds, which the agency receives each year from the federal government based on population and density.

Funding for public transit included in the infrastructure bill is designated to improving repair backlogs, representing more than 24,000 buses, 5,000 rail cars, 200 stations and thousands of miles of track, signals and power systems nationwide, according to the White House website.

https://www.ualrpublicradio.org/local-regional-news/2022-04-15/funding-from-infrastructure-bill-flowing-into-arkansas-rock-region-metro