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| PNN | 1504 |
| Work Detail | Many natives on the North Coast know just how traveled its roads are, because unfortunately, it shows. According to the Federal Highway Administration, Californians drive an average of 14,435 miles per year. So, it’s clear to see why funding to repair worn out roads in necessary. The California Transportation Commission is providing just that. In all, it has allocated $814 million to 135 projects throughout the state. Together, Mendocino, Humboldt and Del Norte will benefit from 11 of those projects. “This is an important project because it’ll help maintain the integrity of the highway in the future,” said Phil Frisbie, Public Information Officer for Caltrans District 1. “All along the North Coast we have a lot of unstable soils,” explained Frisbie. “So that is a recurring issue all along the coast, all the way from Mendocino through Del Norte counties.” $19,389,000 will go towards rehabilitating Highway 101 0.3 miles north of the Big Lagoon Bridge to 0.3 miles south of the Prairie Creek Park Undercrossing. The project is described as a rehabilitation of ‘37 lane miles of pavement with asphalt overlay to extend pavement service life and improve ride quality.’ It will also ‘upgrade pedestrian ADA ramps and reconstruct the guard rails.' “This money is important because it's going to restore the road and construct a retaining wall to ensure that future storms don't cause problems with the highway such as a slide or the roadway slipping away,” said Frisbie. Down in Mendocino, $3.3 million will go towards repairing 29 culvert systems on Highway 101 near Willits. “The culverts are like drainage pipes that go underneath the highway,” explained Frisbie. “Culvert maintenance is extremely important because if a culvert fails, if it plugs up, water could actually flow over the highway which would be very dangerous or a culvert could sometimes fail and get a hole in it and so that's what sometimes creates sinkholes.” Del Norte will receive at total of $60,000 that will go towards infrastructure projects in that County. $16,000 will be used for The Sunset Circle Multi-Use Trail project that will create a shared-use path for bicyclists and pedestrians along Highway 101. |
| Country | United States , Northern America |
| Industry | Transportation |
| Entry Date | 02 Sep 2016 |
| Source | http://www.krcrtv.com/north-coast-news/california-transportation-commission-allocates-814-million-to-135-projects-throughout-the-state/64902939 |
