Nevada Leaders Push Federal Transit Authority to Let Las Vegas Have More Backup Buses

Nevada’s congressional delegation is calling on the Federal Transit Authority (FTA) to raise the federal cap on spare buses to help Las Vegas meet its growing transportation demands. Currently, federal rules limit spare buses to 20% of a fleet, a threshold the Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada (RTC) is struggling to maintain. Going over the cap jeopardizes federal funding utilization, and the FTA does not have a history of granting waivers for additional buses…

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