Metro Board Commits More Than $150MM in Measure M, R Funds, With South Bay Capturing $115MM

Metro's Board of Directors steered nearly $119 million in Measure M and Measure R sales-tax dollars to 25 South Bay and North County projects, then layered on up to $35 million more to keep a federally backed overhaul of Long Beach's Shoreline Drive from losing its $30 million grant.