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Sacramento Regional Transportation Projects In SAFETEA LU

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
July 15, 2005
 Contact:  Rebecca Thornton Sloan
(916) 321-9000

SACRAMENTO - The Sacramento Area Council of Governments (SACOG) watched closely as Congress passed SAFETEA LU (Safe Accountable Flexible and Efficient Transportation Equity Act Legacy for Users) today, which will deliver hundreds of millions in transportation projects and air quality improvements in the six-county Sacramento region.

"Nearly all of our top priorities could receive some funding by this bill, which is good for the region and each of our local jurisdictions," said SACOG Board Chair and Placer County Supervisor Ted Gaines. "Our local elected officials were resolute in lobbying through group efforts during the Sacramento Metro Chamber Cap-to-Cap trip in March and independent meetings urging our congressional delegation to support TEA LU. The region owes a great deal of gratitude to our entire congressional delegation for taking the charge to ensure significant improvements to our transportation network."

Each of the 22 cities and six counties in the Sacramento region worked collaboratively with the Sacramento congressional delegation including Congresswoman Doris Matsui, Congressman John Doolittle, Congressman Dan Lungren, Congressman Mike Thompson, Congressman Wally Herger, Senator Barbara Boxer and Senator Diane Feinstein to support a list of high priority regional projects. The region will receive $98 million in earmarks toward 10 of the 12 regional priority projects, proving collaboration among jurisdictions can result in broad benefits. The region will also received $34.2 million in earmarks for 12 local projects.

Sacramento Regional & Local Transportation Priorities

Regional Priority Projects TEA LU Funding
Regional Bus Service Support
(Yolo County Transportation Dist. Improvements) 		$3.3 million
Downtown-Natomas-Airport Transit Corridor (Sacramento Regional Transit Dist.)
(Authorized new light rail start) 		 
Winters Bridge (Yolo County) $1.6 million
Sacramento Intermodal Station (City of Sacramento) $5.9 million
South Line Light Rail Phase 2 (Sacramento Regional Transit Dist.)
(Authorized new light rail start) 		 
SECAT (SACOG Region)
(Sacramento Emergency Clean Air Transportation Program) 		$5 million
Watt Avenue Mobility Improvements (Sacramento County) $3.2 million
I-80 Carpool Lanes (Placer County, Lead Agency: Placer County Transportation Planning Agency) $71.6 million
Western Placerville Interchange (El Dorado County) $2.4 million
Road Rehabilitation Beale Air Force Base Access

 $3 million
Earmarks Requests for Local Projects in Regional Plan
U.S. Hwy. 50 Empire Ranch Interchange (City of Folsom) $1.44 million
Pacific Flyway Visitor Center Access Road (Yolo County) $800,000
Hwy. 99 Interchange in Central Galt (City of Galt) $2.4 million
Hwy. 99 Interchange at Sheldon Road (City of Elk Grove) $3.2 million
Folsom Boulevard Enhancements (City of Rancho Cordova) $6.6 million
Lincoln Bypass on Hwy 65 (Placer County) $2.4 million
I-80 Harbor Boulevard Interchange (W. Sacramento) $1 million
Hazel Avenue Road Improvements (U.S 50 to Madison Ave.) $2.8 million
Auburn Boulevard Improvements (City of Citrus Heights) $400,000
North Central Business District Access Improvements
(City of Sacramento) 		$8.4 million
Feather River Bridge Improvements
(Yuba City/City of Marysville/Sutter County/Yuba County)		 $4 million
Davis Multi-modal Station Parking $800,000

SACOG is the Metropolitan Planning Organization for the greater Sacramento region responsible for coordinated transportation planning and project delivery for the six-county region. The SACOG Board of Directors includes elected officials from Sacramento, El Dorado, Placer, Yolo, Sutter and Yuba counties and the cities within them. For more information, please contact SACOG Director of Transportation Planning Pete Hathaway at (916) 321-9000.

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