{"id":1798,"date":"2021-08-11T01:07:14","date_gmt":"2021-08-11T08:07:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.newsmolo.com\/EDC\/2019\/2021\/08\/11\/will-sacramento-spend-its-share-of-1-trillion-infrastructure-bill-on-edh-to-elk-grove-expressway\/"},"modified":"2021-08-11T09:48:25","modified_gmt":"2021-08-11T16:48:25","slug":"will-sacramento-spend-its-share-of-1-trillion-infrastructure-bill-on-edh-to-elk-grove-expressway","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.newsmolo.com\/EDC\/2019\/2021\/08\/11\/will-sacramento-spend-its-share-of-1-trillion-infrastructure-bill-on-edh-to-elk-grove-expressway\/","title":{"rendered":"Will Sacramento Spend Its Share Of $1 Trillion Infrastructure Bill on EDH to Elk Grove Expressway"},"content":{"rendered":"
By James Taylor<\/pre>\n
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SACRAMENTO (CBS13) \u2013 In Washington, there was a rare display of bipartisanship as a massive infrastructure bill cleared the senate.<\/p>\n
Nineteen Republicans, joined every Democrat in voting yes, on the landmark $1 trillion bill. It\u2019ll pay for traditional infrastructure projects like roads, bridges, airports, waterways, and broadband service.<\/p>\n
So just where will all that money go once it reaches Sacramento?<\/p>\n
From flood protection to traffic congestion, plans are already underway on how to spend Sacramento\u2019s share of the $1 trillion infrastructure finding.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe investment in infrastructure has been long overdue,\u201d said Congressman Ami Bera.<\/p>\n
He says the region has an extensive list of needed projects that could be eligible for this funding.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019ve all got roads bridges highways that need repairing,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Transportation advocates say there\u2019s more than $100 billion worth of needed repairs to California\u2019s roads<\/p>\n
\u201cWhen the federal funds hit local and state coffers, they\u2019ll be ready to put it to use to fill potholes, repair bridges, get traffic moving quicker,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Bera hopes the bill will provide more money towards the \u201csoutheast connector\u201d, a new expressway linking I-5 south of Elk Grove with Highway 50 near El Dorado Hills.<\/p>\n
\u201cBecause it really does reduce congestion and start to open up our community,\u201d said Bera.<\/p>\n
Sacramento Regional Transit wants to see money spent on improving public transportation, such as adding light rail service to Sacramento International Airport. And the levee district that protects Natomas from flooding says it has a $35 million backlog of needed improvements.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe have pumping plants that haven\u2019t been replaced for 30 or 40 years now,\u201d said Bera. \u201cThat infrastructure, you never know until you need it and it has to be relied on has to be redundant and we\u2019re really looking forward to investing in that.\u201d<\/p>\n
Money is also needed to improve the Yolo Bypass between Davis and West Sacramento, which helps divert floodwaters during times of high river runoff.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019re certainly welcome to and appreciate levee protection and flood protection being included in that bill,\u201d said Bera.<\/p>\n
It\u2019s a multi-million dollar spending spree across the Sacramento region with a potential big benefit for the local economy.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s a good thing; it not only rebuilds our country and our community, but it also puts a lot of people to work.<\/p>\n
The bill still has to pass in the house before funding would become available.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
See Video from: https:\/\/sacramento.cbslocal.com\/2021\/08\/11\/republicans-democrats-infrastructure-bill\/<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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