Pete Buttigieg announces $25 million investment in Sacramento County road improvements

U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg speaks during a hearing in Washington, DC, U.S., Thursday, May 9, 2024. The Department of Transportation and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFBP) are hosting a hearing jointly with industry representatives, labor leaders and consumer advocates on competition issues with airline and credit card rewards programs. Photographer: Tierney L. Cross/Bloomberg via Getty Images

(FOX40.COM) — U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg recently announced that a road improvement project in Sacramento County will receive nearly half of its funding from a federal grant.

Through the Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity (RAISE) grant program, Sacramento County will receive $25 million for the Grant Line Highway Safety Improvement Project, which aims to make critical safety improvements and more “multi-modal transportation” options along Grant Line Road.

The total cost of the first phase of the Grant Line project is $55.5 million, and Sacramento County said the remainder of the funding will come from the Sacramento Transportation Authority, another grant from the California Transportation Committee and Measure A.

Sacramento County and the city of Rancho Cordova will also contribute financially to the project, officials added.

“After decades of underinvestment, the state of America’s infrastructure is finally improving instead of getting worse, and today we are proud to announce our support for 148 additional projects in communities of all sizes across the country,” Buttigieg said.

He continued: “Through President Biden’s bipartisan infrastructure bill, we are funding projects across the country to make roads safer, make it easier for people to get around their communities, make transportation infrastructure more resilient to extreme weather, and improve supply chains to keep costs down for consumers.

In total, $1.8 billion in federal funds have been awarded to nearly 150 projects across the United States. According to the Department of Transportation, nearly $13 billion in RAISE funds have been requested.

Grant Line Road begins slightly east of Rancho Cordova and runs southwest to Elk Grove.