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Rock Region Metropolitan Transit Authority (METRO)

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Type
Transit authority — Central Arkansas transit authority running buses, paratransit and the METRO Streetcar between Little Rock and North Little Rock; the streetcar is an equal partnership of Little Rock, North Little Rock and Pulaski County
Market · Region
United States · Arkansas
Open tenders
0
Technology areas
Track & civil, Electrification

Operates the 3.4-mile METRO Streetcar; catenary rebuild after highway work due about 2027, federal rail grants small.

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Runs a 3.4-mile streetcar with three replica cars. Three Little Rock stops stay out of service until about 2027 while the overhead catenary removed for the 30 Crossing project is rebuilt. Its federal streetcar grants are state-of-good-repair parts, all below the floor.

Type
Transit authority — Central Arkansas transit authority running buses, paratransit and the METRO Streetcar between Little Rock and North Little Rock; the streetcar is an equal partnership of Little Rock, North Little Rock and Pulaski County
Where
Arkansas · Little Rock
Technology areas
Track & civil, Electrification

Structure

  • funded by FTA — FTA state of good repair grants for streetcar equipment and catenary repair, four awards between 2021 and 2024, each about half a million dollars (active)
Sources for these relationships (4)

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  • Award history (4)
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  • Portals (4)
  • Published contacts (1)

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8 sources · all primary
  • ● Rock Region METRO: streetcar · Agency page: METRO Streetcar is a 3.4-mile system between Little Rock and North Little Rock with three historic replica streetcars and 10 operators, about 100,000 riders a year (published undated · checked 2026-10-08)
  • ● Rock Region METRO: facts · Agency page: five branches including METRO Streetcar; streetcar is an equal partnership of Little Rock, North Little Rock and Pulaski County; funding mix; 2026 Program of Projects links (published undated · checked 2026-10-08)
  • ● Rock Region METRO: 2021-2027 streetcar service alert · Agency alert: 30 Crossing construction removed the overcatenary; three Little Rock stops stay out of service until about early or mid 2027 while the catenary is rebuilt; Green Line suspended (published 2021-07-13 · checked 2026-10-08)
  • ● Rock Region METRO: news · Agency news page; the Watchtower press index for the agency (published undated · checked 2026-10-08)
  • ● USAspending: FTA grant AR-2021-005 (Rock Region METRO) · Federal record: federal $332,874 state of good repair funds for streetcar and streetcar line parts; below the floor (published 2021-07-07 · checked 2026-10-08)
  • ● USAspending: FTA grant AR-2022-015 (Rock Region METRO) · Federal record: federal $501,558 state of good repair funds for streetcar inverters, compressors and line parts; below the floor (published 2022-09-13 · checked 2026-10-08)
  • ● USAspending: FTA grant AR-2024-002 (Rock Region METRO) · Federal record: federal $506,749 for rail equipment and repair of the overhead catenary on the Main Street bridge; below the floor (published 2023-12-18 · checked 2026-10-08)
  • ● USAspending: FTA grant AR-2024-028 (Rock Region METRO) · Federal record: federal $483,280 for catenary repair, design of an administration and maintenance facility and rail ITS items; below the floor (published 2024-11-20 · checked 2026-10-08)

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