SM Gets $5.4 Million from Metro for Light Rail-Related Projects

New bike lanes, better traffic signals and more signs are just some of the improvements coming to Santa Monica after L.A. County Metro awarded City Hall $5.4 million in grants.

Metro announced in late September that it would fund four of the seven projects City Hall submitted to the County agency as part of 2013 Countywide Call for Projects, City officials said.

While City Hall will have to look elsewhere for money to pay for about $3.5 million in improvements to the future 17th Street Expo Light Rail station, including better lighting and a mobility hub, it can begin moving forward with other projects.