Highway 101 Resurfacing in Brisbane Complete

Bay City News – Caltrans has announced the completion of a $2.6 million repaving project on a stretch of U.S. Highway 101 through Brisbane.  

The federally funded project used 16,000 tons of rubberized asphalt concrete to pave a three-mile stretch of highway that runs from Harney Way just south of the San Francisco border to Oyster Point Boulevard in South San Francisco, Caltrans officials said.

The repaving project was funded in full by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, according to Caltrans.

"With the help of Recovery Act funding, we were able to provide a smoother and safer freeway for Bay Area commuters and truckers who regularly travel along Highway 101 in Brisbane," Caltrans Director Cindy McKim said in a statement.
The asphalt used in the project contained material from about 60,000 recycled tires, Caltrans said. 

The new pavement is expected to last a decade, even though nearly 200,000 cars travel that stretch of Highway 101 through Brisbane every day, Caltrans said.
About $2.6 billion in federal stimulus dollars is paying for about 1,000 highway, local street and transportation projects statewide, as well as job training, according to Caltrans. 

"This funding is improving our transportation and infrastructure for generations to come while creating jobs and helping drive California down the road to economic recovery," Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger said in a statement.