The county's sales tax rate will jump by a half-cent beginning today, thanks to voters' approval in November of Measure R, which is expected to generate an estimated $40 billion for transportation and transit projects across the region.
With the Measure R tax hike, the county's sales tax rate will rise to 9.75 percent.
Among the projects expected to be funded by the tax is the so-called ``subway to the sea,'' a $200 million extension of the Metro Green Line to connect it to Los Angeles International Airport; a host of street resurfacing and repair projects; freeway improvements and bus service enhancements.
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