Highway 1 sees pre-pandemic level traffic but help is on the way Share Updated: 7:15 PM PDT May 14, 2021 Share Updated: 7:15 PM PDT May 14, 2021
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Show Transcript AT FIVE-AM ON KSBW ACTION NEWS 8 SUNRISE. ## AS COVID RESTRICTIONS EASE U. AFTRFIC ON T HE ROADS IS GETTING BACK TO NORMAL WITH INCREASED VEHICLES.. ESPECIALLY ON HIGHWAY E ONIN SANTA CRUZ COUNTY. BACK IN 20- 16..VOTERS PASSED MEASURE D... WHICH IMPOSED A HALF CENT SALES TAX TO EXPAND HIGHWAY ONE. TA O THIRD LANE. NOW IT LOOKS LIKE IT MAY FINALLY HAPPEN. ACTION NEWS EIGHT REPORTER PHIL GOMEZ HAS MORE ON HOW THOSE PLANS ARE MOVING ALONG. It feels like the congestion is back. People aren t paying attention WITH COVID RESTRICTIONS EASING, PEOPLE ARE DING IN OUT AND TRAVELING AND HIGHWAY ONE IS NOW JUST AS CONGESTED AS IT WAS BEFORE THE PANDEMIC. ANIT SD EVEN MORE FRUSTRATING IF YOU RE BEHIND THE WHEEL OF AN EMERGENCY VEHICLE. To maneuver to an emergeny,
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February 03, 2021
CTC Allocates $6.45MM for Short Line Improvement Projects Written by Marybeth Luczak, Executive Editor
The Short-Line Railroad Improvement Program provides funds to short-line railroad infrastructure projects “intended to improve freight mobility, volume thresholds and support modern rail freight traffic and the communities and industries they serve throughout California.” (BNSF)
The California Transportation Commission (CTC) will distribute $6.45 million to seven short line railroad infrastructure projects.
The projects are funded through the 2020 Short-Line Railroad Improvement Program (SLRIP), which was established under California’s Short-Line Infrastructure Improvement Act of 2019. SLRIP provides funds to infrastructure projects intended to “improve freight mobility [and] volume thresholds, and support modern rail freight traffic and the communities and industries they serve throughout California.�
Santa Cruz County Regional Transportation Commission had to say about the project.
“This trail is a much needed addition to our county’s transportation infrastructure and built on a vision of providing a robust, active transportation network so we can live in a healthier and more sustainable community”, Guy said.
“I see a transformation occurring, where people of all ages and abilities are seeking safe and more enjoyable travel outside of a vehicle. We have done this together. We went so far as to tax ourselves via Measure D to ensure that we had the funding to deliver. For that I thank you the public along with the city of Santa Cruz who has been an amazing partner to the RTC.”