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Post by Jason Saunders on Mar 8, 2008 12:16:03 GMT -8
Governor Schwarzenegger announced March 7th, 2008 where some of the Proposition 1B funds, the $20 billion infrastructure bond approved by voters in 2006, will go. Amongst Los Angeles projects: * 12 miles of bus lane on Wilshire Blvd. ($5 million) * Expo Line ($73.5 million unevenly split between Phase I and II) * 95 new natural gas busses ($50 million) * Bus rehab ($27.5 million) A total of transit projects are being funded statewide at the cost of $1.9 billion, creating 7,200 jobs. Los Angeles County received the highest amount at a $171 million. List of transit projects.
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Post by JerardWright on Mar 8, 2008 17:02:54 GMT -8
Wow, less than 10% of the money yet we provided close to 35% of the statewide votes.
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Post by kenalpern on Mar 9, 2008 1:03:33 GMT -8
Good point, Jerard. I cannot help but wonder if the $20 million for Expo Phase II is allotted to extend the project to Venice/Robertson in 2010.
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