Tag: Transportation Sun, May 19, 2013
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City Names Transportation Director
CommunityLocal Mar 30, 2011, by Danny WoolHans Larsen has been named the Director of the San Jose Department of Transportation.
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San Jose may have the worst roads in the country, but the cost of fixing those roads—$100 million a year for the next five years—is fare greater than the $20 million that the city has budgeted for road repairs. Considering how desperate the situation is, are new taxes for road repair really off the table?
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Because the state budget is stalled in the Legislature, the California Transportation Commission has put $932 million in transportation funding on hold. When added to the $3 billion that it put on hold last month, the total amount of transportation funding for roads and rail that is being delayed across the state amounts to almost $4 billion. Among the projects that are delayed are several local road improvements.
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It’s Official. San Jose Has the Worst Roads
LocalNews Sep 23, 2010, by Danny Wool
You may have known it instinctively, but now you have the evidence to back it up. San Jose has the worst roads in the US, with 64 percent of the city’s roads in poor condition. The poor roads take a toll on local drivers, who end up paying $600 to $750 more on car repairs every year because of potholes, cracks, and bumps. The estimated cost of fixing the roads is over $250 million.
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