U.S. Transportation Secretary in Monterey - Central Coast News KION/KCBA

MONTEREY, Calif.-  U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood will celebrate new Monterey bus terminals Monday.  

At 11:30 a.m., Secretary LaHood will join local officials in Monterey for the grand opening of the first high-tech bus shelter on the new Monterey-Salinas Transit JAZZ Bus Rapid Transit Line. The new BRT service, funded in part by the Federal Transit Administration (FTA), will cut commuting times roughly in half for riders using existing bus service and improve transit connections for thousands of active-duty military, hospitality workers, and tourists traveling to Cannery Row, the Monterey Bay Aquarium, and other attractions.

Congressman Sam Farr and Sand City Mayor David Pendergrass will be among those officials at the Sand City Station on the Corner of Playa & California Avenues.