Those funds are coming from the $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill signed late last year.
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This first round of funding will focus on improving transit systems, including purchasing new bus and rail car units.
The City of Fresno will receive $4.3 million. More than $2 million will go to Visalia, and $1.4 million will go to Hanford.
Porterville will receive $1.2 million, and Merced will get $1.3 million.
Congressman Jim Costa spoke with Action News about how that government funding was divided.
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"The city of Fresno got the largest segment. It's the fifth-largest city in California. It's clearly the largest city in the Valley. The numbers that the cities get is a reflection of their population and the nature of their transit districts," Costa said.
The funding will also help create new transit jobs across the Central Valley.