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Transit Briefs: LACMTA, NJ Transit
Written by Marybeth Luczak, Executive Editor![LACMTA is planning a 19.3-mile light rail line linking Artesia in southeast L.A. County and downtown L.A.](https://www.railwayage.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/MetroLead.png)
LACMTA is planning a 19.3-mile light rail line linking Artesia in southeast L.A. County and downtown L.A.
The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s (LACMTA) West Santa Ana Branch Transit Corridor project has entered the Project Development phase of FTA’s Capital Investment Grants program. Also, there will be no fare hike at New Jersey Transit for Fiscal Year 2023.