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Aug 15, 2007 11:46 am US/Pacific
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City Council To Vote On Wilshire's Bus-Only Lane
LOS ANGELES (CBS) ―
The Los Angeles City Council is scheduled to decide Wednesday whether to apply for a $27 million federal grant, in partnership with the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, to partially fund construction of a bus-only lane on Wilshire Boulevard.
If approved, the funding would be made available in October 2008 and require a 20 percent local match, about $5.4 million, from the city of Los Angeles, officials said.
The first phase of the project calls for repairing the curb lane between Fairfax and Western avenues; traffic signals and signage; widening Wilshire between Barrington and Federal avenues; and removing curbs between Selby Avenue and Westwood Boulevard and Selby and Comstock Avenue.
"To date, this is the most promising option we've found to make our plans for a dedicated bus lane along Wilshire Boulevard a reality," Councilwoman Wendy Greuel, chair of the Council's Transportation Committee, said.
"To reduce Westside traffic the public needs and wants this improvement. The city and the county are pursuing every avenue to deliver this crucial tool for fighting congestion."
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