Federal funding to help improvements along San Joaquin River

In the past 30 years, the San Joaquin River Conservancy has worked to reclaim much than 3,000 acres of onshore for nationalist use.

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- The City of Fresno has received $2 cardinal successful national backing to enactment improvements on the San Joaquin River.

The concern volition assistance beforehand projects that grow nationalist access, heighten recreation, and support earthy resources on the 25-mile-long parkway.

That includes enlargement of the fashionable Lewis Eaton Trail done Woodward Park.

Valley Congressman Jim Costa made the announcement connected Tuesday against the backdrop of falling rain, upwind and overcast skies.

"Working with the City of Fresno, this concern volition make aggregate ADA-accessible introduction points truthful that radical of each abilities tin bask the parkway," helium said.

In the past 30 years, the San Joaquin River Conservancy has worked to reclaim much than 3,000 acres of onshore for nationalist use.