Caltrans to Cut Ribbon on First Clean California Project at Vance Ave. Parklet

Published: Jul 08, 2022

District: District 1

Contact: Rhiannon Montgomery

Phone: (707) 601-9913

Who:
- Caltrans District Clean California Coordinator, Julia Peterson
- Caltrans District Clean California Lead, Tom Fitzgerald
- Manila Resident, Jennifer Savage
What: The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) will host a ribbon cutting ceremony for the Vance Ave. Parklet State Beautification Project. Funding for this project comes from Governor Newsom’s $1.1 billion Clean California initiative. The parklet will offer an ADA picnic area, benches for wildlife viewing, native plant beds, designated parking, and trash receptacles. The transformation will provide significant improvements to a high-profile eyesore in the community.
When: 10 a.m., Tuesday, July 12
Where: Intersection of State Route 255 and Vance Avenue in Manila.

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District 1 Funding Allocations - December 2019

Area projects allocated SB 1 funds include:

$1.1 million traffic management system elements project will improve traffic monitoring and data transmission on State Route 20 at Red Rock Road, Del Way and SR-53, on State Route 29 at Lake Street, Main Street, Wardlaw Street, Butts Canyon Road, Hartmann Road, SR-53, Main Street, Lee Barr Drive, and Live Oak Drive, on State Route 53 at Dam Road, 18th Avenue, Lakeshore Drive, Polke Avenue, Olympic Avenue and Ogulin Canyon Road and on State Route 175 at Red Hills Road, Emerford Road, Bottle Rock Road, Brookhill Road and Dry Creek Cutoff in Lake County.
$4.6 million traffic management system elements project will improve traffic monitoring and data transmission on State Route 20 at George's Last Change, Bridge Arbor, Government, Nice/Lucerne Roundabout, Rosemont Drive and Clear Lake Oaks maintenance yard, on State Route 29 at Seigler Canyon Road, Point Lakeview, Red Hills Road, Cole Creek, Highland Springs, Soda Bay Road, Caltrans Lakeport maintenance Yard and SR-29 traffic monitoring station, on State Route 101 at Old River Road and Hopeland, on State Route 175 at McDowell Creek, Woolridge Ranch Road and north of Red Hills Road, and on State Route 281 at Fairway Drive, in Lake and Mendocino Counties.

$38.8 million Bridge project will replace Panther Creek Bridge No. 01-0025 and Hunter Creek Bridge No. 01-0003 on US Highway 101 near Klamath in Del Norte County.