The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority will receive $482 million in state transportation funds for several projects, including a mass transit project planned for the eastern San Fernando Valley, according to Metro.

The 9.2-mile East San Fernando Valley Transit Corridor, which would connect the Metro Orange Line in Van Nuys to the Sylmar/San Fernando Metrolink station through busy Van Nuys Boulevard will secure $202 million from the State Transportation Improvement program approved by the California Transportation Commission, according to Metro.

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The funds became available under Senate Bill 1, which was signed into law by Gov. Jerry Brown. The bill increased the gas tax by 12 cents per gallon and raised vehicle registration fees.

Metro officials hope the funding will help support the agency’s Twenty-Eight by ’28 Initiative to build 28 major projects in time for the 2028 Summer Olympics and Paralympics.

The East San Fernando Valley Transit Corridor project, which is expected to begin construction in 2021, became a subject of controversy after Valley business owners said construction of a proposed maintenance yard and storage facility could force them to move. Some community members said one of the rail options, known as Option A, would displace more than 180 businesses for the potential maintenance yard, which would be located south of the Metro Orange Line just west of Van Nuys Boulevard.

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Among two other projects chosen by the commission were State Route 138 between Palmdale and the San Bernardino County line, which will receive $131 million for safety improvements. The existing route experienced several serious accidents and is above the statewide average rate of fatalities. The route experienced 13 deaths and 87 injuries between 2012 and 2015, according to Metro officials.

Another Metro program, the Bus Fleet Replacement program, will collect $47 million.