Bakersfield 99 Rehabilitation (South)

Project Description

The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) proposes to resurface, restore, and rehabilitate State Route 99 in Kern County from 0.07 mile north of the White Lane Overcrossing to the California Avenue Overcrossing. To relieve congestion, improve operational deficiencies, and enhance safety, an auxiliary lane would be built between California Avenue and southbound State Route 99 to the State Route 58 eastbound connector ramp. The auxiliary lane would require building a new retaining wall, widening the California Avenue Undercrossing, and replacing the Palm Avenue Overcrossing. A soundwall would be built between the Wilson Road Overcrossing and the Wible Road Overcrossing. This project would also upgrade or install new safety barriers, signs, and Traffic Management System elements throughout the project limits to meet current standards.

 

 

Project Benefits

Purpose

The purpose of this project is to restore this segment of State Route 99 to a state of good repair to minimize maintenance expenditures, improve operational deficiencies, and relieve congestion between southbound State Route 99 at California Avenue and the State Route 99/58 Interchange.

Need

The condition of the pavement within the project limits has severely deteriorated due to considerable storm damage and the heavy amount of truck traffic on this segment. This has resulted in increased costs to maintain the existing pavement and the inability of state forces to continually maintain this section of freeway in good condition for the traveling public.

The auxiliary lane proposed in this project is needed to improve operational deficiencies and relieve congestion caused by increasing traffic volumes and nonstandard spacing between southbound State Route 99 at California Avenue and the State Route 99/58 Interchange.

 

Estimated Funding Breakdown

 

Partnerships

• Kern Council of Governments

 

Proposed Project Schedule

 

Project Contact

Shavonne Conley, Project Manager
Phone:  (559) 383-5609
Email:  shavonne.conley@dot.ca.gov

Shane Gunn, Senior Environmental Scientist
Phone:  (559) 832-0051
Email:  shane.gunn@dot.ca.gov

District 6 Public Information Office
Phone:  (559) 444-2409
Email:  d6.public.info@dot.ca.gov

 

Documents

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• FINAL - Initial Study with Negative Declaration - September 2023 (PDF, 4.2MB)

 

Title VI Information

The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) assures that no person shall, on the basis of race, color, or national origin, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be otherwise subjected to discrimination under any program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance, as required by Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended, the Civil Rights Restoration Act of 1987, and Federal Executive Order 12898 (Federal Actions to Address Environmental Justice in Minority Populations and Low-Income Populations).

Caltrans will make every effort to ensure nondiscrimination in all of its programs and activities, whether they are federally funded or not, and that services and benefits are fairly distributed to all people, regardless of race, color, or national origin. In addition, Caltrans will facilitate meaningful participation in the transportation planning process in a nondiscriminatory manner.

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