LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Louisville's Transit Authority of River City (TARC) is receiving more than $2 million in federal funding.

U.S. Senator Mitch McConnell (R-KY) announced TARC and Lexington's public transportation system, Transit Authority of the Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government (Lextran), will receive a combined $8,724,000 from the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) to help improve their bus maintenance facilities.

TARC will receive $2,624,000 of that funding to create a new bus brake maintenance shop, according to McConnell's office.

“This federal funding will allow TARC to expand its operations, and the new brake-maintenance shop will help keep buses running safely, reliably, and on time,” the senator said. “Reliable public transit connects riders across Louisville and

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