SACRAMENTO (OBSNews.com) - The City of Sacramento Department of Transportation will be able to resurface 12 streets with federal stimulus funds, twice as many as originally estimated given the competitive bids. Sacramento-based Teichert Construction and Watsonville-based Granite Construction were the lowest bidders. “Based on the federal formula of one job per every $35,000 investment, we are creating or sustaining 219 local jobs via stimulus money and a dozen streets will be repaired and restored to a nearly new condition,” explained Mayor Kevin Johnson. “The contractors will be hitting the streets in just a few weeks.”

Johnson also thanked U.S. Rep. Doris Matsui for her leadership and support in seeing that Sacramento got a fair share of the federal dollars. “This month, Sacramentans will see the benefits of the Recovery package throughout the city as eight million dollars worth of roads, from Arden Way to Truxel Road, will be rehabilitated. These projects will create jobs, make our local streets safer, and leave a tangible benefit in our community,” Matsui said.

The streets chosen for the overlay, which is the most comprehensive street maintenance treatment, are among the highest ranked streets in the City’s street maintenance database. The database contains background info about all City streets including date of construction, maintenance history and traffic.

If approved, the following streets will be resurfaced by Granite Construction in September.

•Truxel Road: Del Paso Road to 300 foot south of Gateway Park Boulevard
•Arena Boulevard: East Commerce Way to Gateway Park Boulevard
•Arden Way: Del Paso Boulevard to Evergreen Street
•Florin Road: 24th Street to Franklin Boulevard
•Calvine Road: Franklin Boulevard to Bruceville Road
•San Juan Road: Azevedo Drive to Zenobia Way

If approved, the following streets will be resurfaced by Teichert Construction, beginning in September:

•T Street: 16th Street to 30th Street14th Avenue: 65th Street to Power Inn Road
•14th Avenue: 65th Street to Power Inn Road
•El Camino Avenue: East Levee Road to Business 80
•Elder Creek Road: 65th Street Expressway to Power Inn Road
•Grand Avenue: Norwood Avenue to Rio Linda Boulevard
•Rio Linda Boulevard: North Avenue to Grand Avenue

For more information on the work hours and potential impacts of each job and to see the map, please go to www.cityofsacramento.org/transportation under News and Traffic Alerts, which will be updated when the contractor schedules are determined in September.

Source: Office of Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson

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