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Today, U.S. Representative Rick Larsen congratulated Island Transit for winning a federal grant awarded by the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Transit Administration.  Island Transit received $17.92 million to replace their current transit facility with a new main base to include a maintenance facility, bus washing and fueling facilities, and administration and operations facility.  

“This is huge news for Island Transit and for jobs on Whidbey Island.” Larsen said.  “This grant will create much-needed construction jobs on the island.  It will also replace an inadequate facility that no longer meets the needs of Island Transit’s growing operations,” he concluded.