Congresspeople who serve the Los Angeles area met on Aug. 26 to urge the Trump administration to speed up funding.
Los Angeles-area congresspeople called on the Trump administration on Aug. 26 to speed up its delivery of $2 billion in transportation funding for the 2028 Olympic Games. Los Angeles must receive the funding by Sept. 1 for it to be useful, according to a letter from Rep. Sydney Kamlager-Dove, who represents the district that includes the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum and other venues, to Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy.
Officials say the money is needed to deploy 1,700 extra buses and to create high-speed lanes on streets and freeways to move athletes, officials and fans during the Summer Games, writes James Rainey for the Los Angeles Times.
L.A. Metro officials previously told the Metro Board of Directors that neither Washington nor the Democrat-ruled state Capitol in Sacramento has come through with transportation funding. California legislators’ 2026-27 budget did not include the $379 million Metro requested for infrastructure improvements, and the House did not approve an initial $875-million outlay for 2028 Olympic transportation.
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