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TARC receives $3.6M to replace older buses

The money will be used to replace almost 100 buses with high mileage.
Credit: WHAS
18th Street - Valley Station TARC bus

LOUISVILLE (WHAS11) -- You'll soon notice some new TARC buses around the Louisville area thanks to federal funds.

The Federal Transit Administration is awarding TARC $3.6 million to replace its oldest and highest mileage buses in its fleets.

The money will go toward replacing some of the more than 60 buses that have traveled over 500,000 miles and 23 buses with 700,000 miles.

TARC's 225 buses carry nearly 12-million passengers a year with 50,000 trips every day.

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