INGLEWOOD – The city of Inglewood was awarded $407 million towards the Inglewood Transit Connector project from state surplus funds on Jan. 31. “Today’s award supporting the Inglewood Transit Connector will be transformative not just for the City of Inglewood, but for communities throughout the South Bay and Los Angeles County,” said Asm. Tina McKinnor, who represents Inglewood in the state legislature. The announcement came from the California State Transportation Agency that detailed awards were made for several projects. The city applied for $407 million from the state’s surplus under the Transit and Intercity Rail Capital Program (TIRCP) program on…