Sacramento Region’s Largest Road Project In Recent Memory Coming to Life

The Joint Powers Authority (JPA), an organization formed in 2006 by Elk Grove, Folsom, Rancho Cordova, and El Dorado and Sacramento Counties, is hitting a critical stage of the planning process to build the Capital SouthEast Connector.  What is described as the largest road project the Sacramento region has seen in decades, the Connector is currently in its environmental review and road design stage.

The Connector is being planned as a 35 mile expressway designed to alleviate the congestion on Highway 50 and give eastern Sacramento residents a quicker commute.  The Connector will span from El Dorado Hills, Folsom, Rancho Cordova and Elk Grove, and connecting Highway 99 and Interstate 5.  Much of the four to six traffic lane expressway will be built as an expansion of Grant Line and White Rock roads.

In addition to relieving the pressure from Highway 50, the construction is anticipated to provide a substantial economic boost.  A regional study, conducted by the dean of the College of Business at Sacramento State, predicts the construction alone will create 5,400 new full-time jobs and $23 million in new indirect business tax revenue.  The study also predicts that between this year and 2035, the construction and use will generate more than $2.5 billion in new economic output in part by keeping traffic flowing and linking communities with employment centers.

The Connector is expected to cost $463 million through 2035.  A portion of those funds will inevitably be used for negotiations and/or eminent domain in order for the cities to acquire portions of the properties surrounding the roads that will be expanded.

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