March 5, 2026

Public Notice

The Regional Metropolitan Transit Authority of Omaha d/b/a Metro published its CY 2027 Program of Projects (POP). The total federal share of Section 5307 funds available to the Omaha NE-IA urbanized area is $34,159,742 of which $18,774,600 will be requested for the following projects:

A table listing various projects, their source of funds, amounts, and descriptions. The projects include SUPPORT EQUIPMENT AND FACILITIES with an amount of $4,205,500 for updating BGE equipment; TRANSIT ENHANCEMENTS totaling $200,000 for designing a transit center; UNIFIED WORK PROGRAM with an amount of $2,000,000 for planning activities for 2027; and OPERATIONS costing $17,062,750 for preventive maintenance and staff training.

The total 5307 POP is $23,468,250 of which $18,774,600 is the federal share and $4,693,650 is Metro’s local share. This shall satisfy the public participation requirements in the development of the 5307 POP.

The total federal share of Section 5339 funds available to the Omaha NE-IA urbanized area is $3,190,534 of which $808,000 will be requested for the following projects:

A table displaying project funding information with columns for PROJECT, SOURCE OF FUNDS, AMOUNT, and DESCRIPTION. The row entries include "ROLLING STOCK" with federal and local contributions totaling $800,000 for 8 Moby vans, and "OPERATIONS" with federal and local contributions totaling $8,000 for training.

The total 5339 POP is $808,000 of which $686,400 is the federal share and $121,600 is Metro’s local share.

Direct comments to: Grant Administrator, 2222 Cuming Street, Omaha, Nebraska, 68102, until 4:00 p.m. Friday, March 20th.

The POP is available for public inspection from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Monday through Friday at Metro’s Administrative Offices located at the address provided above. If a written request for a public hearing is received prior to the end of the comment period, same shall be scheduled and the public notified. If no comments or requests for a public hearing are received, this will be considered the final POP.

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