$6.3M to improve city transportation
Congress passed legislation Friday that would hand over about $6.3 million to improve Lansing transportation.The bill gives the city $3.33 million for reconstruction of the Pennsylvania Avenue Bridge, $750,000 for the Intelligent Transportation System and $2.25 million for Capital Area Transportation Authority.If the bill passes the Senate and is signed into law by President Bush, CATAs portion of the money will be used to buy new buses, update equipment and fix fare boxes onboard.We are very pleased, said Brad Funkhouser, director of service development for CATA.