PASADENA : Light Rail Line Gets $40-Million Appropriation
In a victory for supporters of the Pasadena Blue Line, the California Transportation Commission has appropriated $40 million for right-of-way acquisition and construction.
The allocation from Proposition 116 rail bonds brings to $88 million the state’s investment in the planned 13.6-mile light rail line between Downtown Los Angeles and east Pasadena.
Pasadena and Metropolitan Transportation Authority officials said the money will allow new construction contracts to be awarded on the project, which broke ground last year.
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