NEWS RELEASE						 September 18, 2009

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE			Contact: Dan Regan, 916-874-7056
      Communication & Media Officer							
$9.3 Million Federal Stimulus Funded 
Roadway Resurfacing & Repair Project
~Construction Start-up Event: September 21 @ 11:15 A.M~

	 Sacramento CA – The Sacramento County Board of Supervisors and Department of Transportation (SACDOT) are hosting an event to celebrate construction startup for a $9.3 million Federal Stimulus funded roadway resurfacing and repair project for 17 sections of unincorporated area streets. Teichert Construction was awarded a contract for this work by the Board of Supervisors in August.   Information about the construction startup event is as follows:

Date/Time	Monday, September 21 @ 11:15 A.M.

Location	Ridgepoint Park (Corner of Galbrath Drive and McDermott Drive)
      
Speakers	Supervisor Susan Peters, Chair of the Board
		Supervisor Roger Dickinson
		Representative, Congresswomen Doris Matsui’s Office
		Representative, Congressman Dan Lungren’s Office 
		Michael J. Penrose, Director, Department of Transportation
							  
	According to Supervisor Peters, “The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act passed by Congress is designed to help stimulate the economy, create jobs and address infrastructure needs.  This project - using Federal Stimulus funds - does all that by creating 200 private sector jobs and repairing worn out roads in the unincorporated area. This is just one of 63 transportation projects using Stimulus funds that are 


pumping a total of $109 million into our regional economy.” (Visit www.sacog.org for more information about these projects approved by the Sacramento Area Council of Governments.)  
      Mike Penrose, SACDOT Director added, “The Stimulus Funds have come to Sacramento County at an opportune time and will be put to good use.  There is a need to simulate the economy but to also address aging infrastructure – in this case, unincorporated area streets.  We have a significant pavement maintenance backlog and this project will help us to repave streets that are in urgent need of repair.  We are pleased that we have been able to move forward quickly to solicit bids and award a contract for this work.” 
	The following is a list of unincorporated area streets that will be resurfaced and repaired as part of this Stimulus project:
Location
District
Street
From
To
1
1
44th Street
23rd Avenue
14th Avenue
2
1
Elverta Road
9th Street
Rivergreen Drive
3
1
Galbrath Drive
Walerga Road
Monument Drive
4
1
Monument Drive
Don Julio Boulevard
Galbrath Drive
5
2
Center Parkway
Sacramento City Limits
“A” Parkway
6
3
Eastern Avenue
Fair Oaks Boulevard
Arden Way
7
3
Edison Avenue
Howe Avenue
Watt Avenue
8
3
Fulton Avenue
Munroe Street
Arden Way
9
4
Greenback Lane
Hazel Avenue
Chestnut Avenue
10
4
Kenneth Avenue
Greenback Lane
Central Avenue
11
4
Pershing Avenue
Hazel Avenue
Filbert Avenue
12
4
Winding Way
San Juan Avenue
Sunrise Boulevard
13
5
Cottonwood Lane
Elsie Avenue
Stevenson Road
14
5
Huntsman Drive
Kiefer Boulevard
Rosemont Drive
15
5
Kiefer Boulevard
South Watt Avenue
Huntsman Drive
16
5
Power Inn Road
Elk Grove City Limits
Stevenson Road
17
5
Rosemont Drive
Kiefer Boulevard
Huntsman Road

        
      Please contact Dan Regan (Communication & Media Officer) at 874-7056 or regand@saccounty.net, for additional information.
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Visuals to Support Story: Elected officials and representatives will provide a photo opportunity with equipment being used as part of roadway repairs.      



Stimulus Road Resurfacing & Repair
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Municipal Services Agency
Department of Transportation
Michael J. Penrose, Director




County of Sacramento
Terry Schutten, County Executive
Paul Hahn, Agency Administrator


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