Merced receives $4 million in federal funding for infrastructure improvements
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- Congressman secured over $16 million for 15 San Joaquin Valley projects.
- Merced receives $4M total: $3.15M for Bear Creek flood resiliency and habitat.
- $3.15M funds Bear Creek flood resiliency, habitat restoration to protect city and farms.
Merced Congressmember Adam Gray secured over $16 million for projects “deemed essential” in the San Joaquin Valley, his office shared in a press release.
Of those funds, $4 million was allocated to two projects in the city of Merced.
One initiative will reconstruct vehicle lanes and add sidewalks, bike paths and streetlights to busy roads in South Merced. The other aims to boost flood resiliency infrastructure along Bear Creek to protect city infrastructure and agricultural land.
In total, Gray secured funding for 15 projects that range from creating a wellness center in Gustine, new radios for the Modesto Police Department and renovating streets throughout his district.
The House Appropriations Committee guidelines allow every representative to request funding for up to 15 projects for the coming year.
Here are more specifics on the projects in Merced:
- Bear Creek Infrastructure and Flood Protection Initiative: $3,150,000 allocated to “construct and complete critical flood resiliency infrastructure and habitat restoration features along Bear Creek.”
- Childs and Canal Roadway Construction: $850,000 allocated to “reconstruct 2,000 feet of roadway and add critical infrastructure such as sidewalks, bike paths, streetlights, pedestrian crossings and ADA-compliant access ramps.”
“This Congress has been one of the most contentious in living memory,” Gray said in the news release, “But people didn’t send us to Washington to argue about ballrooms or gold-plated picture frames. They sent me here to work, to get things done. Doing that work is the most important thing I do.”
