Getting your player ready...
The (Roaring Fork) valley’s bus operator is spinning its wheels waiting for a $25 million grant to be awarded for expansion of its system.
Roaring Fork Transportation Authority officials remain confident they will receive the funds from the Federal Transit Administration (FTA), but they fear the summer construction season could be largely wasted if they don’t score the funds soon.
“We anticipate we’re going to get word about our grant any day,” RFTA Chief Executive Officer Dan Blankenship told the organization’s board of directors at a meeting Thursday in Carbondale. When his comment drew a few chuckles, Blankenship added, “I realize we’ve been saying that for about six months.”
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