NEWPORT BEACH, Calif.—Nearly $35 million was allocated to upgrade stretches of the Pacific Coast Highway, the state Department of Transportation (Caltrans) announced last week.
Funding for the projects will rehabilitate a 20-mile span of the highway which will include traffic light improvements, pavement alterations, and the addition of specially marked bike lanes running on both sides of traffic.
The busy—yet scenic—coastal route has not seen maintenance of this kind in over two decades.
“These projects are important because, along with pavement rehabilitation and bringing curb ramps up to current ADA standards … all to provide safer transportation for residents and travelers in Orange County,” Caltrans spokeswoman Raquel Ortiz told The Epoch Times….