NORTHERN CALIFORNIA – In its latest phase of funding, the California Transportation Commission has allocated nearly $1 billion to 135 transportation projects statewide, including efforts around Northern California to improve highways, bike paths and pedestrian areas.
Approximately $600 million in funding was provided by Proposition 1B, a transportation bond approved by voters in 2006, the commission reported Thursday. The remaining allocations came from assorted state and federal transportation accounts.
The state reported that about $13.8 billion in Proposition 1B funds have been distributed statewide from the bond.
“Proposition 1B continues to fund key transportation projects, which translates into a strengthened economy,” said Caltrans Director Malcolm Dougherty in a written statement. “Investing in our infrastructure will improve mobility and create a better future for Californians.”
The largest funding award in this most recent round of funding went to the Stockton area, where $123.7 million was committed to widening four to six lanes of Highway 99.
The Lake County/City Area Planning Council received $65,000 for planning, programming and monitoring, funding which was contingent on passage of the state’s 2012 Budget Act.
Neighboring Colusa County received $9.2 million for a highway rehabilitation project. The project runs from the Lake County line to 6.8 miles east of Highway 16.
In all, the project will rehabilitate 20.4 lane miles of roadway to improve ride quality, prevent further deterioration of the traveling surface, minimize costly roadway repairs and extend the pavement’s service life, according to the project list.
Sonoma County received the most funding in the region to support various projects, including more than $400,000 in planning, programming and monitoring funds and $400,000 for drainage replacements near Fort Ross.
The Marin-Sonoma Narrows project received $4.7 million to add a southbound carpool lane and wide the Novato Creek Bridge, another $17.2 million to construct carpool lanes from just north of Atherton Avenue to just over a mile south of Redwood Landfill Road, and $32.8 million for modifications to the Highway 101 and Highway 116 interchange in Petaluma.
In Mendocino County, the Mendocino Council of Governments received $140,000 in planning, programming and monitoring funds.
Mendocino County also received $3.3 million to clean and paint the steel structures of the Salmon Creek and Albion River Bridges on Highway 1, and $600,000 to improve the Pacific Coast Bike Route along Highway 1 by widening shoulders at various locations from Point Arena to Manchester.
The commission also allocated $1.4 million for a native planting project along the Interstate 5 corridor, from Glenn County to the Shasta County line.
Neighboring Glenn County received another $308,000 for pedestrian improvements in various locations of Hamilton City.
Napa County received nearly $1.4 million to stabilize and reconstruct the roadway and replace a drainage culvert that had been damaged by heavy rainfall that is located near Lake Hennessey, 2.8 miles east of Silverado Trail, as well as $13,000 in planning, programming and monitoring funds.
Farther up the North Coast, Humboldt County was awarded $14.2 million to rehabilitate nine miles of Highway 101 between Eureka and Arcata, $2.2 million to rehabilitate the bridge decks on all three Samoa Bridges on Highway 255 near Eureka.
Humboldt County also was allocated $54,000 for a sidewalk and bike lane project in McKinleyville; $10,000 for downtown pedestrian and streetscape improvements in Rio Dell; $5,000 for sidewalk construction at Redway School; and $155,000 for Trinidad pier and harbor enhancements.
The city of Arcata received $243,000 for the Samoa Gateway project’s phase two, which includes landscaping, irrigation, sidewalks, crosswalks and color treatment for bike lanes.
The city of Eureka received $372,000 for bike lanes and sidewalks along Waterfront Drive and $60,000 for the construction of a 1.38-mile section of the Eureka Waterfront Coastal Trail.
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