Ridgefield and Stevenson are among 114 cities and counties statewide to receive money through the state’s Transportation Improvement Board.
Ridgefield will receive $104,350, as part of a $300,000 joint project with the county to “rubble-ize” bumpy concrete panels on the former state Highway 99 along the east edge of city limits. Once the concrete is pounded into rubble, city Public Works Director Steve Wall said, the road will be overlaid with asphalt. The city will contribute $11,594 to match the state grant.
Stevenson will receive $129,155 to rebuild a stretch of Columbia Avenue near Stevenson Elementary School and the high school. City Administrator Mary Ann Duncan-Cole said the project will add sidewalks on both sides of the road, and carry the basalt column theme of Highway 14 through the city’s main drag. The city will match the state grant with $14,328.
The state board awarded a total of $99.4 million for 138 separate projects.
