Two Monterey County projects get state transportation funding

The California Transportation Commission has allocated funding for two safety projects in Monterey County.

The county is getting $2.2 million to install a high tension cable median barrier on Highway 101 near Soledad. The project will stretch from north of Hudson Road to the Salinas River Bridge. It’s aimed at reducing the severity and frequency of cross-median collisions.

Another $109,000 will go toward installing median rumble strips on State Route 1 from Carmel Valley Road to north of Carpenter Street to reduce the potential for cross median collisions.

A total of $1.3 billion is being allocated for transportation funding statewide, including $541 million to implement California’s “fix it first” strategy for preserving and maintaining California’s 50,000 lane miles of highways.

“This investment will help preserve California’s existing transportation infrastructure and implement our fix-it-first approach to the highway system,” said California State Transportation Agency Secretary Brian Kelly.