The Greater Lynchburg Transit Company is being applauded by state transportation officials after winning a national award for excellence earlier this year.

The money, part of a statewide $41.3 million package of economic stimulus funds, will buy seven buses, equipment and passenger amenities.

The Greater Lynchburg Transit Company is moving forward with plans to cut service along two bus routes this summer.

The Greater Lynchburg Transit Company has been awarded an initial sum of $5.2 million in federal stimulus funding for new buses and other capital purchases.

Greater Lynchburg Transit Company officials plan to move forward with choosing a consultant to conduct a facility study, but they want to rein in the price before awarding the contract.

The Greater Lynchburg Transit Company this week replaced six of its 12 buses that operate at Liberty University with newer, “clean” diesel models.

A decline in state funding likely will bring service reductions along Lynchburg’s public bus routes later this year.