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SACRAMENTO, Calif. - The Federal Highway Administration has redistributed $136 million in funding to California. According to Caltrans, the funding was originally allocated to other states, but was not spent, and because California successfully demonstrated that it can deliver transportation projects, the state will benefit.
"This funding will not only help pay for projects that relieve the traffic congestion that clogs our freeways - it will create jobs and help stimulate California's economy," said Caltrans Director Malcolm Dougherty.
Caltrans and regional agencies worked together and allocated $83 million of the funding to 17 Caltrans projects.
Each year, the FHWA redistributes unspent federal funding. This year, $1.4 billion was handed out nationwide, and California's share was by far the largest.
