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S.C. Transportation Department receives $9 million grant Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. - The state Transportation Department will receive $9.18 million in federal funds to purchase vehicles for 15 local transportation authorities. With the funds, the agency will buy 11 35-foot buses, 11 40-foot buses, 105 17-passenger Cutaways, 22 15-passenger handicapped-equipped vans, and two trolleys. "These new vehicles will help enable local transportation authorities deliver better service," said U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C. "In addition, improvements in transportation encourage future investment and economic growth." The funds, which were appropriated in fiscal year 2002, come from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration. | |||