LOS ANGELES—President Joe Biden paid a visit to a Metro subway construction site in West Los Angeles Oct. 13, touting federal investments in the nation’s infrastructure and saying the dollars will support projects across the Southland, including transit improvements for Los Angeles International Airport and the ports.
Overlooking the future Metro D (Purple) Line subway terminus near the West Los Angeles VA complex, Biden said the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law was making funding available for critical projects locally.
“Every year, people take more than 22 million rides on your subways, your light rail, and your buses,” Biden told the crowd of dignitaries and workers. “It’s how so many people get to work [and] school and how tourists and locals explore this world-class city. But the transit system needs an upgrade, badly. You know that. You need to connect more neighborhoods, ease traffic congestion, air pollution, [and] make it easier for people to get around to where they need to go….