Congressman Kevin Kiley announced Friday that California transportation agencies had won a $22.5 million federal grant to add a third southbound lane on 1.4 miles of Highway 65 in Rocklin.
The Placer County Transportation Planning Agency estimated that construction on an additional standard lane near the interchange with Interstate 80 would finish in December 2028. Caltrans and its local partner agency would also add 0.8 miles of an auxiliary lane. The total cost of the project is estimated to be $28 million.
A news release from Kiley’s office said he had advocated for federal funds, awarded by the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Better Utilizing Investments to Leverage Development or BUILD grant program. Many commuters are headed to Beale Air Force Base, which is a little over 20 miles north of Rocklin’s City Hall…