Governor Steve Beshear and Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (KYTC) officials today announced the award of $2,501,591 in Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality (CMAQ) funds to LexTran to improve safety and air quality. Additionally more than $1.2 million in CMAQ funds were awarded to the Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government to improve safety and air quality in Kentucky’s second-largest city, and more than $3 million for three projects in Jefferson County to improve safety and air quality in one of the busiest areas of the Commonwealth.