{"id":94762,"date":"2025-12-20T00:04:09","date_gmt":"2025-12-20T00:04:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/94762\/"},"modified":"2025-12-20T00:04:09","modified_gmt":"2025-12-20T00:04:09","slug":"el-paso-county-receives-12-8m-grant-to-build-first-headquarters-for-transit-authority-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/94762\/","title":{"rendered":"El Paso County receives $12.8M grant to build first headquarters for transit authority"},"content":{"rendered":"

EL PASO, Texas (KFOX14\/CBS4) \u2014 County officials were awarded over $12 million to build the first headquarters for the El Paso Transportation Authority (ETA), which provides bus services to the greater El Paso County area.<\/p>\n

According to El Paso County, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Transit Administration (FTA) gave it $12.8 million to help build what is to become ETA’s permanent home for the bus service’s administration, operations and maintenance for its 36 transit vehicles and six support vehicles.<\/p>\n

Thanks to the money, the County said it will now move ETA out of the City of El Paso’s Mass Transit Department, which had been leasing space there since 2015.<\/p>\n

The new facility will be built in Far East El Paso, by Windermere Avenue and Cherrington Street near Montwood Heights Park.<\/p>\n

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Map of where the ETA headquarters will be built. Credit: El Paso County<\/p>\n

“We are grateful for this significant federal support, which marks an important step toward building a cleaner and more modern transit system for El Paso County,” said ETA Executive Director John Andoh. “This investment will directly benefit the residents of El Paso County by improving the comfort, reliability, and sustainability of public transportation.”<\/p>\n

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Following news of the grant, the chair of the ETA Board of Directors and El Paso County Commissioner Jackie Butler said, “Over the past five years, El Paso County has been making huge investment in its public transit program, by adding additional routes, additional days of service, forming ETA to oversee public transit and adding infrastructure to support the continued growth of the transit program. This award, in partnership with the Texas Department of Transportation, is a huge win for El Paso County and demonstrates the County\u2019s commitment towards providing a sustainable public transit program to serve County residents.”<\/p>\n

While El Paso County didn’t say when the ETA headquarters will be ready, it said the land has been bought, and the project is currently being designed in partnership with the Camino Real Regional Mobility Authority, as they expect construction to begin in 2026.<\/p>\n

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Digital renderings of the ETA headquarters. Credit: El Paso County<\/p>\n

The $12.8 million comes from a $36 million grant that was given to the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) to support 27 rural transit agencies across the state.<\/p>\n

The grant comes through the FTA’s Low or No Emission (Low-No) Grant Program and Grants for Buses and Bus Facilities Program.<\/p>\n

Below are renderings of the new facility and more information regarding the transportation services.<\/p>\n

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Additionally, ETA will be providing free bus services for all routes starting Monday. <\/p>\n

\"Free<\/p>\n

Free ETA bus rides graphic. Credit: ElPasoTransitAuthority.org<\/p>\n

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