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State commission approves Lake County projects among latest infrastructure work
The commission approved $700 million in projects at its Thursday meeting in Fresno.
Of that $700 million total, $272 million — or one third of the funding — comes from Senate Bill 1, the Road Repair and Accountability Act of 2017, the commission reported.
SB 1 provides $5 billion in transportation funding annually split between the state and local agencies.
In Lake County, $384,000 was approved for mitigation work at Bachelor Creek Bridge No. 13-4001 on Highway 20 near Upper Lake.
The second project approved in Lake County will see $3.9 million used for emergency allocations for embankment, guardrail and drainage repairs on Route 175/Hopland Grade near Hopland.
“This critical investment will help Caltrans continue repairing, maintaining and upgrading our state’s aging transportation infrastructure for improved safety and sustainability,” said Caltrans Acting Director Steven Keck. “It reflects both the CTC’s and Caltrans’ commitment to providing travelers and communities — as well as California’s dynamic and growing economy — with a world-class, multimodal transportation system.”
Other projects on the North Coast approved this week include:
• Approximately $8.7 million toward median and drainage improvements along U.S. Highway 101 from the Route 36 junction to Fortuna in Humboldt County.
• Approximately $3.9 million of emergency allocations toward guardrail, sign, fence and drainage repairs as well as the removal of hazardous trees near Willow Creek on Route 299 and Route 96 and Route 196 near Pecwan in Humboldt County.
• Approximately $6.5 million of emergency allocations toward guardrail, sign, fence, and drainage repairs as well as the removal of hazardous trees along Route 299 from Blue Lake to the Trinity County line.
• Approximately $5.9 million toward improvements at South Fork Eel River Bridge No. 10-0218 on U.S. 101 in Mendocino County.
• Approximately $1.1 million toward road signage improvements on Route 1 at Abalobadiah Creek near Fort Bragg in Mendocino County.
• Approximately $1.9 million toward construction of a retaining wall and roadway and drainage improvements on Route 253 near Boonville in Mendocino County.
• Approximately $5.2M toward emergency allocations for embankment, guardrail, drainage and road repairs on U.S. 101 near Willits in Mendocino County.
Road projects progress through construction phases more quickly based on the availability of SB 1 funds, including projects that are partially funded by SB 1.
More information about transportation projects funded by SB 1 is available here.