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Despite Beverly Hills Council Vote, Metro Says Purple Line Is Moving Forward
The agency says the Purple Line Extension project will proceed with help expected from a $65 million match in federal funds.
The Metropolitan Transit Agency said the Purple Line Extension project is moving forward despite a recent vote by the Beverly Hills City Council to condition its support of the Purple Line on a change in the proposed route.
It is currently designed to run directly under Beverly Hills High School property.
In the statement, the agency noted that the project went through "five years of exhaustive environmental, technical and public review."
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The statement also says that President Obama has included an "initial $65 million in federal matching funds for the project" in his new budget.
Metro's statement concludes by saying that the money "is a down payment on what we hope will be a full funding grant agreement with the federal government and that it demonstrates their continued confidence in our agency and this project."
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