$4.5 Million Allocated for Freeway Repaving
The California Transportation Commission has allocated $4.5 million to repave a stretch of the Simi Valley Freeway that joins Ventura County and the San Fernando Valley.
The commission awarded funds for the freeway improvement project at its Feb. 18 meeting in Oakland, said Pat Reid, spokeswoman for the state Department of Transportation. The money comes from state and federal tax revenues generated from the sale of gasoline and diesel fuel.
Caltrans will use the funds to resurface a 4.8-mile section of the six-lane freeway between Kuehner Drive in Simi Valley and De Soto Avenue in Chatsworth, Reid said. This stretch, which handles more than 100,000 vehicles trips a day, has deteriorated at various points over the years and is badly in need of repair, she said.
Work is expected to begin in June and should be completed in late January, Reid said.
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