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The commission unanimously approved flexing approximately $420,000 in federal highway funding to Nantucket Regional Transit Authority projects, including staff housing, bus stop lighting, maintenance equipment, and vehicle tracking systems. It also advanced a five-year transportation plan that includes more than $31 million in transit investments and authorized public review of the 2027 transportation planning work program.
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The funding change directs federal transportation dollars toward transit improvements rather than highway work. The draft five-year plan would support transit operations, a new maintenance facility, staff housing, and expansion of electric and low-emission buses. Residents will have another opportunity to comment on the 2027 planning work program during a 21-day review period from June 1 through June 22, 2026.
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