The federal funding is part of a $58.9 million allocation in grants supporting six projects in California designed to strengthen roads against the worsening effects of climate change.
A major project to overhaul a flood-prone section of Highway 37 has received $20 million from the Biden administration.
The $20 million allocation will specifically support the installation of sheet pile walls, slope reinforcement and raising the grade at two segments. The resilience improvements are scheduled to begin in 2026. Highway 37, the 21-mile corridor connecting Marin County and Vallejo, is used by 40,000 commuters daily and has become a centerpiece in the local and national debate on how to adapt to climate change.
Today, the 10 miles of the corridor between Sears Point and Mare Island bottlenecks to one lane in each direction. The pinch point causes traffic delays of up to an hour during the westbound morning commute and up to 100 minutes during the eastbound evening commute. The $20 million grant is part of President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law’s Promoting Resilient Operations for Transformative, Efficient and Cost-saving Transportation, or PROTECT.
The first closure of the westbound lanes between State Route 29 in Vallejo and State Route 121 in Sonoma begins at 9 p.m. Friday and last until 4 a.m. Monday. The highway will be closed in the same section at the same hours from April 26 to April 29.
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