releases: https://sarbanes.house.gov/media-center/in-the-news/leggett-pushes-brt-in-eastern-montgomery
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| https://sarbanes.house.gov/media-center/in-the-news/leggett-pushes-brt-in-eastern-montgomery | Leggett Pushes BRT in Eastern Montgomery | 2016-11-25 | 2016 | 2016-11 | Democrat | House | MD | John Sarbanes | S001168 | sarbanes.house.gov | legacy | In July, Sarbanes helped the County secure a $10 million Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation to help fund the proposed 14-mile BRT along U.S. 29, which is estimated to cost $67 million…. “You know, it is not easy to get these TIGER grants, because a $10 million TIGER grant for this kind of a project represents a real win for Montgomery County and demonstrates the strength of the application,” Sarbanes said…. Sarbanes said he lobbied Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx to pledge the TIGER grant to the County for the BRT…. “I even called Secretary Foxx right in the final minutes of these decision and said, ‘You got to do this, this is a very competitive grant,’’ Sarbanes said. | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z |