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Orlando Montoya: Public transportation in metro Atlanta's Gwinnett County will see some major changes after a $20 million boost in federal funding. GPB's Amanda Andrews reports.

Amanda Andrews: Sen. Jon Ossoff and Rep. Lucy McBath joined officials from Gwinnett County and the U.S. Department of Transit to announce the new project. The funding from the bipartisan infrastructure law will be used to replace the Gwinnett Place Transit Center with an improved facility. Gwinnett District 2 Commissioner Ben Ku says the updated center will have new services for riders and bus operators.

Ben Ku: That will offer travel training and help riders with disabilities seek mobility assistance and qualify for paratransit service, 12 bus bays with amenities, including overhead canopies, real-time displays and seating and designated bays that will accommodate electric vehicle charging.

Amanda Andrews: County officials will finalize the design over the next two years and then begin construction. For GPB News, I'm Amanda Andrews.