BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — California is investing nearly $2.5 billion in statewide transportation projects to enhance safety for pedestrians and cyclists, including work on Highway 58 and Weedpatch Highway in Kern County.
Caltrans said the California Transportation Commission recently approved funding for more than 150 new projects, which include rebuilding key routes damaged by extreme weather and expanding access for transit users.
In Kern County, a Highway 58 project near Bakersfield will rehabilitate pavement and a bridge deck, upgrade guardrail and Traffic Management System elements, and replace a Weigh-In-Motion system from Weedpatch Highway to 0.2 miles east of Bealeville Road. The SB 1 funding allocation for that project is $2.87 million, with full funding also listed as $2.87 million…