The money goes to many, including $3.59M for Friends of the Hollywood Central Park, $139M for Metro, $5M for the port.
The Los Angeles Olympics will be held July 14-30 in 2028, the LA28 committee announced in July 2022. Metro and elected officials on Wednesday, April 3, celebrated nearly $900 million in federal funding for the Los Angeles region to support transportation and infrastructure projects ahead of the 2028 Summer Olympic Games.
The money comes from a congressional spending package signed into law by President Joe Biden, and from new federal grant funding. A large share of the money — $709.9 million — will go toward two L.A. Metro projects: the East San Fernando Valley Light Rail Transit Project and sections two and three of the D Line Subway Extension Project.
The Purple Line subway extension is being constructed in three sections, and will connect downtown with West L.A. It is part of a broader 9-mile project that will provide a high-capacity alternative to driving for commuters. “So today as part of the $900 million that we’re celebrating, let’s acknowledge that $140 million of federal funding is specifically targeted to reconnect communities here in Los Angeles,” Padilla said. “It was one of the first bills I introduced in 2021, Removing Barriers and Creating Legacy. It became a component of the bipartisan infrastructure law.
— $9.96 million for a partnership between Metro, Caltrans and L.A. County Public Works for construction of a dedicated pedestrian and bicycle overcrossing adjacent to the existing Humphreys Avenue bridge over the 710 Freeway in East Los Angeles;
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