The Baton Rouge Metro Council agreed Wednesday to pay an engineering firm $1.2 million to study local drainage and transit.
That item passed easily, with little discussion and no dissent. The $440,000 earmarked for public transportation engendered some debate, though.
HNTB will develop and design service for a bus rapid transit line to serve as a replacement for the abandoned plan for a tram route between LSU and downtown.
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