A California infrastructure improvement project supported by U.S. Rep. Ken Calvert (R-CA) recently received a $50 million grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation.
The federal funds are designated for improvements on the Interstate 15 freeway and the French Valley Parkway interchange in Temecula, Calif.
The congressman advocated for the City of Temecula’s application seeking funds authorized under the Infrastructure for Rebuilding America (INFRA) grant program, noting in his letter that the city’s request was “narrowed from its 2017 application to request significantly less INFRA program funds — $50 million instead of $120 million — in order to be more competitive.”
Rep. Calvert said that the federal grant award “will provide desperately needed resources for a critical congestion relief project.”
“The people who commute on the [Interstates] 15 and 215 experience the traffic throughout the Temecula corridor every day and are looking for solutions like this project to become a reality,” said Rep. Calvert.
In fact, according to a Feb. 14 letter Rep. Calvert sent to Secretary Chao, traffic between the I-15 and I-215 junction in Riverside County and San Diego County to Gopher Canyon Road “can back up for over 20 miles.”
“This is an essential corridor for tourism, freight, commerce, trade, and commuter traffic,” wrote Rep. Calvert. “It is the direct connection from San Diego County to Nevada, Utah and beyond.”