BILLION-DOLLAR FREEWAYS FUNDED BY SALES TAX

The article describes how Santa Clara Conty, California is expediting its freeway program with an half-cent sales tax over a 10-year period. The county funded, state owned, billion dollar program will upgrade an existing trafficway to freeway standards, provide capacity improvements to a heavily-used freeway, and will construct a new connecting expressway through suburbs south of San Jose. A unique partnership was established between the state (California Department of Transportation, Caltrans) and the county agency. The work is being done by the Santa Clara County Traffic Authority (SCCTA) launched by enabling legislation from the State of California. Details of the freeway system are summarized. The design of the highway is the result of extensive consultation with the municipalities impacted by the project. The Aesthetics Review Committee and the visual guidelines it developed are described.

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• Corporate Authors:

  Scranton Gillette Communications

  380 E Northwest Highway, Suite 200
  Des Planes, IL  United States  60016-2282
• Authors:
  • Kuennen, T
• Publication Date: 1989-8

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 95-98
• Serial:
  • Roads & Bridges
  • Volume: 27
  • Issue Number: 8
  • Publisher: Scranton Gillette Communications
  • ISSN: 8750-9229
  • Serial URL: http://www.roadsbridges.com/rb/

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Aesthetics; County government; Finance; Financing; Freeways; Highways; Improvements; Modernization; State government; Taxation
• Geographic Terms: California
• Subject Areas: Finance; Highways; I10: Economics and Administration;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00488369
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Sep 30 1989 12:00AM