Over $300M awarded for project that will restore section of Hwy 140

MARIPOSA COUNTY, Calif. (KSEE/KPGE) - Over $300 cardinal successful backing was approved and has been fixed to Mariposa County to conception a two-lane stone shed on Highway 140 adjacent the assemblage of El Portal and Yosemite National Park.

The full magnitude that was awarded was $387,560,000. This magnitude was allocated aft $5 cardinal was invested to summation proscription options passim the authorities and amended road safety.

The region says the Ferguson Rock Shed task volition reconstruct afloat entree to 1 of the main routes into Yosemite National Park.

The task volition reconstruct two-lane entree connected Highway 140 done the Ferguson descent country with the operation of a two-lane stone structure operation connected the archetypal alignment.

Upon completion, the task volition region 2 impermanent one-lane bridges and reconstruct afloat entree to Highway 140, providing a reliable way for vehicular and bicycle traffic, including ample commercialized trucks, exigency vehicles and recreational vehicles.