What you need to know
The Federal Transit Administration awarded the grant in 2018 to build a bus maintenance facility in Lewisville, according to the agenda. The facility would’ve been located at the Rail Operations and Maintenance Facility site and could have accommodated up to 45 buses.
After approval, the grant money will be deobligated and refunded to the Federal Transit Administration.
The transportation authority currently has no plans to build another bus maintenance facility, Marketing and Communications Director David Magaña said in an email.
The details
Transportation authority staff inquired if the project scope for the funds could be readjusted since buses are no longer operating in Lewisville. The grant funds were discretionary, however, and the project scope could not be changed, according to the agenda.
The Connect bus service currently operates on three routes that run through Denton. The transportation authority also partners with Trinity Metro to offer a regional bus service connecting Denton with downtown Fort Worth.
Buses travel to the transportation authority’s Bus Operations and Maintenance Facility in Denton for routine maintenance.
Connect buses completed about 22,000 rides during September, according to the transportation authority’s performance dashboard. As of September, the service has completed more than 138,000 rides in 2023.
One more thing
Since 2021, GoZone ridership has increased by about 200% in Lewisville, according to an August presentation from staff. The board renewed the transportation authority’s contract with Via in September for an extension of GoZone’s services.
