SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Sacramento drivers already see digital billboards rising above Interstate 5 in the Railyards. Soon, there could be more.
The Sacramento City Council voted Tuesday night to approve two additional digital billboards tied to the long-planned Railyards development north of downtown, a project city leaders say is key to transforming the largely vacant area and nearly doubling the size of downtown Sacramento.
Supporters say the billboards are a tool to help developers move forward with construction without putting the city’s general fund at risk. City staff say developers plan to invest $325 million in the first phase of the project, which includes the Republic FC stadium and Central Shops…