BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) – The Birmingham-Jefferson County Transit Authority (BJCTA) MAX Transit has been awarded a $25 million grant from the United States Department of Transportation so they can construct a new maintenance and operations facility.
The BJCTA says that this grant will be pivotal in driving forward on the next level of improving their transit. They say this will include the development of an innovative, modern operations and maintenance facility for services in Birmingham-Jefferson County.
“With these funds, BJCTA will incorporate advanced technologies and cleaner energy solutions into our operations and fleet supporting compressed natural gas vehicles and establishing new infrastructure for electric vehicles,” wrote BJCTA MAX Transit Marketing and Communications Manager, Amanda Hare…