VITRAN HAS ACCESS TO $4.1 MILLION IN CARES ACT FUNDING

VIRGIN ISLANDS – The U.S. Department of Transportation allocated $4.1 million dollars for the Department of Public Works and VITRAN to prevent, prepare for and respond to COVID-19. The Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act was signed into law on March 27, 2020 and contains $25 billion for transit agencies throughout the United States to fund operating costs and lost revenue.

“VITRAN is a critical lifeline for many Virgin Islanders, and this funding will provide much needed support so we can continue to provide essential public transit services for both our fixed route and ADA paratransit clients, as well as medical transportation for kidney dialysis, cancer treatments and other critical care,” said Deputy Commissioner of Transportation Karole Ovesen-McGregor.

This funding can be used to purchase personal protective equipment for staff, paying administrative leave, training for social distance, COVID-19 testing, as well as the sanitization of buses, bus shelters, transfer stations and depots. 

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