Crain's is reporting the federal government is giving the Chicago Transit Authority $200 million that will go toward purchasing 300 new state-of-the-art cars.
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The CTA is expected to have to come up with at least another $200 million to fully pay for the new cars.
The federal funding comes from President Joe Biden's $1 trillion infrastructure bill, which was passed and signed into law in 2022.