WRTA expecting good bidder response for office expansion project

YOUNGSTOWN — The Western Reserve Transit Authority expects to have between 12 and 15 bidders for its administration office expansion project, said Don Meszaros, director of maintenance.

The board passed a resolution today for the transit authority to begin soliciting bids for the job.

The WRTA received $3.51 million from the federal stimulus package’s transportation funding program. Of that total, $2.2 million will be used for construction.

No money from the 0.25 percent, five-year sales tax, that was passed in November, will be used for the purpose of the expansion, transit officials said.

Original renovations of the offices began in 2005, but because of financial constraints the project couldn’t move forward, Meszaros said.

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