U.S. Senators Mark Pryor and Blanche Lincoln, along with U.S. Representatives Marion Berry (D-1), John Boozman (R-3) and Mike Ross (D-4) announced $2,124,800 in grants to the Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department.

The grants will be used to purchase vehicles for small urban and rural transit providers across Arkansas.

Awardees in Arkansas’ First Congressional District:

·        Mid-Delta Transit, Helena, AR - $63,200

o       For the purchase of replacement vans with and without handicap lifts

·        Black River Area Development, Pocahontas, AR - $80,000

o       For the purchase of replacement transit buses with handicap lifts

Other Awardees:

·        Fort Smith Transit, Fort Smith, AR - $336,000

o       For the purchase of new and replacement transit buses with handicap lifts

·        Ozark Regional Transit, Springdale, AR - $144,000

o       For the purchase of replacement transit buses and vans with handicap lifts

·        South Central Arkansas Transit, Malvern, AR - $364,000

o       For the purchase of replacement transit buses and vans with handicap lifts, support vehicles, sedans/station wagons, and replacement vans without handicap lifts

·        Southeast Arkansas Transit, Pine Bluff, AR - $456,000

o       For the purchase of sedans/station wagons, and replacement vans with and without handicap lifts

·        North Arkansas Transit Service, Harrison, AR - $120,000

o       For the purchase of replacement vans with and without handicap lifts

·        City of Hot Spring, Hot Springs, AR - $313,600

o       For the purchase of transit buses with handicap lifts

·        Eureka Springs, Eureka Springs, AR - $248,000