Encinitas Would Get $4M Under Infrastructure Bill

Encinitas CA

02 July, 2021

1:42 PM

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ENCINITAS, CA — The House of Representatives approved a $715 billion infrastructure plan, and if the Senate passes it, it will mean $4 million for Encinitas. If President Joe Biden signs it into law, it would be the nation's largest infrastructure investment in about 75 years: a 50 percent increase over the last infrastructure budget, according to The New York Times. California would be a big winner under the proposed law. The bill includes more than $900 million for projects throughout the Golden State. They include bridges, bike lanes and express lanes, railway expansions, electric vehicle charging stations, zero emission transit fleets, tunnels, transportation hubs, wastewater and drinking water projects and other infrastructure to prepare for rising sea levels. The surface transportation and water spending bill prioritizes a Democratic wish list of projects for combating climate change. Democratic legislators argued that the funding is needed to contend with the effects of climate change and reduce the nation's carbon footprint. The unprecedented heat wave gripping the Pacific Northwest, killing dozens, added a sense of urgency among Democrats, who pushed the bill forward this week over Republican objections in the House. "We have to rebuild in ways that we never even thought about before," Rep. Peter DeFazio (D-Oregon), chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, told The New York Times. "This is the moment. We have to be bold." Click here to see all California projects that would be funded under the current bill. Projects in San Diego County that would be funded under the current bill: Project name: LOSSAN Corridor ImprovementsCity: Del MarBudget (in millions): $12.5Requested by: Mike Levin Project name: North Coast Highway 101 BeautificationCity: EncinitasBudget (in millions): $4.0Requested by: Mike Levin Project name: I-15/SR- 78 Managed LanesCity: EscondidoBudget (in millions): $20.0Requested by: Darrell Issa Project name: Otay Mesa Truck RouteCity: San DiegoBudget (in millions): $1.3Requested by: Juan Vargas Project name: Trolley Yard ExpansionCity: San DiegoBudget (in millions): $2.0Requested by: Juan Vargas Project name: El Camino Real to Via De LaValleCity: San DiegoBudget (in millions): $2.5Requested by: Mike Levin Project name: Downtown MobilityCity: San DiegoBudget (in millions): $5.6Requested by: Scott Peters Project name: SR 11/Otay Mesa East Port of EntryCity: San DiegoBudget (in millions): $12.5Requested by: Juan Vargas Project name: Central Mobility Hub Pre-ConstructionCity: San DiegoBudget (in millions): $25.0Requested by: Sara Jacobs and Scott Peters Project name: Harbor Drive 2.0City: San Diego, National CityBudget (in millions): $8.0Requested by: Scott Peters and Juan Vargas Project name: Sidewalk Improvement on Nevada Ave. and Lemon Ave.City: VistaBudget (in millions): $0.8Requested by: Mike Levin Patch editors Paige Austin and Kristina Houck contributed to this report.