State Funds Sought for Freeway, Rail Projects
The Orange County Transportation Authority Monday approved a list of projects to be submitted for $187 million in state funding over the next seven years.
“This fills a funding gap,” OCTA spokesman John Standiford said.
The largest project on the list is the proposed $106-million improvement of the Costa Mesa Freeway between the Garden Grove and Riverside freeways. The plan is to add carpool lanes as well as improve interchanges.
Other proposed expenditures include $53 million to improve the San Diego Freeway interchange with the Corona del Mar freeway; $24 million to build additional track and buy cars for the MetroLink commuter rail line; and $4 million to build a soundwall along the I-5 Freeway in San Clemente.
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