Blunt Welcomes $50.8 Million Grant Funding Announcement For KC Streetcar Extension

Kansas City MO

26 August, 2020

6:27 PM

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From the Office of Sen. Roy Blunt: August 26, 2020 WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Roy Blunt (Mo.) today applauded the Federal Transit Administration's announcement that it has awarded $50.8 million in Capital Investment Grant funding to the Kansas City Streetcar Main Street Extension project. "Kansas City is a great place to live and work, and has tremendous potential for growth in the years ahead," said Blunt. "Extending the KC Streetcar will boost economic development and provide reliable, no-cost transportation to more people in the region. I've been glad to join my congressional colleagues in advocating for this project on the federal level. I look forward to continuing to work with them and in partnership with the KC Streetcar Authority, KC Area Transportation Authority, Mayor Lucas, and local stakeholders to move this project forward." This press release was produced by the Office of Sen. Roy Blunt. The views expressed here are the author's own.