Caltrans Announces $40 Million Investment in Los Angeles and Orange Counties

A Caltrans Changeable Message Sign (CMS) warns motorists on the Interstate 5 freeway in Anaheim, Calif., on March 14, 2020. David McNew/AFP via Getty Images

LOS ANGELES—The California Transportation Commission allocated more than $39 million to Los Angeles County transportation infrastructure projects and more than $1 million toward improvements in Orange County, Caltrans announced May 17.

Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority got the most funding, $27.8 million, to buy 78 light rail vehicles, with the option to buy an additional 39.