CALTRANS ALLOCATES $138 MILLION FOR 32 PROJECTS
The California Transportation Commission (CalTrans) has released information on new funding for various infrastructure projects throughout the state. CalTrans has allocated $138 million in new funding to 32 projects that is supposed to improve highways, bridges, and passenger rail service.
The allocations include approximately $25 million from Proposition 1B, a transportation bond approved by voters in 2006. The remaining funds come from assorted transportation accounts funded by state and federal dollars.
Among the projects where funds have been allocated include:
$8,858,000 for the State Route 12 Mokelumne River Bridge Project near Isleton.
$13.7 million will provide improvements to drainage facilities on State Route 89 between US Highway 50 and Cascade Road in South Lake Tahoe.
$27,000 to the Sierra County Transportation Commission.
$7 million for the Cartmill Avenue Interchange Project on State Route 99 near Tulare.
$7.7 million for the Pavement Rehabilitation Project on State Route 99 near Tulare.
$1 million for the McFarland Rumble Strip Project on State Route 99 near McFarland.
$1.9 million for the Gilman Drainage Safety Project on Interstate 5 near Lakehead.
To read more about the funds CalTrans has allocated head here.