Thursday, October 11, 2012

SMCTA approves funding for San Pedro Creek widening


Viewing the San Mateo County Transportation Authority funding chart, widening San Pedro Creek (not the bridge) is somewhat confusing.  Maybe an informed blogger will explain where in the graph this funding occurs.

San Mateo Daily Journal/Staff, 10/11/12, "County OKs $82.7M for highway projects."

"The San Mateo County Transportation Authority Board recently approved $82.7 million in funding for highway projects to reduce congestion and improve safety on key commute corridors throughout the county.
In May, 23 projects and plans were chosen for funding. The projects include both those that will start construction within the next 18 months and those in other stages.
More than $57 million is allocated with an extra $25 million committed to projects that still need to meet certain conditions for funding. The money comes from Measure A, a sales tax reauthorized in 2009 that has attracted an additional $47.9 million for highway and road improvements in San Mateo County. 

Soil engineering, not roads.  Your Measure A money at work
The projects include the Broadway interchange and a second eastbound lane to Triton Drive between Foster City Boulevard and Pilgrim Drive in Foster City and widening San Pedro Creek in Pacifica.

The Transportation Authority allocates revenue from Measure A, a voter-approved half-cent sales tax for transportation. A complete list of projects is available at  smcta.com."  

Reference - Fix Pacifica reprint, City Council Meeting, 6/11/12, Item 7, "widening of San Pedro Creek underneath the bridge." Photograph from San Pedro Creek Watershed Coalition. 

Somewhat Related - San Mateo County Transit Authority, "Public comment period for State Route 1/Calera Parkway environmental report extended to 10/22/12."

Posted by Kathy Meeh

6 comments:

Anonymous said...

Where will they widen it?

Anonymous said...

Widen the creek? Is that to reduce the risk of flooding or what?

Anonymous said...

You can raise the bridge or lower the river!

Anonymous said...

what is this about? some diabolical enviro plot to block the assisted-living place?
just kidding i think

Anonymous said...

Soil engineering isn't that the guy who wanted to build the ampiteather at Linda mar beach.

The guy who the hippies chased away

Anonymous said...

oh yeah that was the only problem with that idea