The Biden administration announced Tuesday it will spend $1.75 billion to upgrade and improve accessibility at public rail stations across the country, including retrofitting stations with elevators to assist travelers with disabilities.
The funds will come from the bipartisan infrastructure law’s All Stations Accessibility Program. Roughly $343 million will be available to transit agencies this year, with the rest to be allocated over the next few years.
Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg will unveil the program at an event Tuesday, the 32nd anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act.
More than 900 transit legacy station stations across the country were built before 1990, and are not fully accessible to people with disabilities.