aLOS ANGELES—The California Transportation Commission allocated more than $39 million to Los Angeles County transportation infrastructure projects and more than $1 million toward improvements in Orange County, Caltrans announced May 17. Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority got the most funding, $27.8 million, to buy 78 light rail vehicles, with the option to buy an additional 39. Long Beach Transit/Electric Commuter Express was allocated $6.5 million to procure five zero-emission battery electric buses and construct charging infrastructure to create a zero-emission over-the-road coach commuter route between Long Beach and UCLA. Los Angeles Regional Transit System Integration and Modernization Program received $5 million to complete environmental documentation for the Vermont Transit Corridor, which will include either a bus or rail transit service between Hollywood Boulevard and 120th Street. The commission also allocated $1 million to install safety lighting from Interstate 405 to State Route 91 in and near the Orange County …