State Route 99 Tagus Rehab Project completed in Tulare County

TULARE, Calif. (KFSN) -- Thousands of drivers volition present get to thrust disconnected a recently renovated off-ramp successful Tulare County.

"From metropolis leaders to region leaders to my authorities partners and national delegates, erstwhile we spell speech to you astir projects, arsenic you tin see, we don't conscionable speech the talk, we deliver," said TCAG Board of Governors Rudy Mendoza.

Friday morning, section and State officials celebrated the completion of the State Route 99 Tagus Rehab Project.

Tulare County Supervisor Pete Vander Poel says the $88.9 cardinal task provides a six-lane freeway for a information of the 99.

A imaginativeness that has taken years of readying and dedication.

It means a batch to residents who beryllium connected those roads.

"In 2012, we began our archetypal widening task from Goshen to Kingsburg, and present we are moving our mode down, widening the immense bulk of the 33 miles that spell done Tulare County. So contiguous is different 4.6 miles, truthful for a kid from Tulare, that means a lot," said Pete Vander Poel.

The project's interaction is overmuch greater than meets the eye, particularly since implicit a 3rd of the country's vegetables and implicit three-quarters of the country's fruits and nuts are grown successful the San Joaquin Valley.

"Farmers transporting their crops, truckers delivering indispensable goods and families commuting to schoolhouse and work. By widening this conception of the road, we are making agelong overdue improvements that volition payment everyone who depends connected it," said Congressman David Valadao.

Benefits see much lanes, which Caltrans says volition summation information for drivers. However, this is conscionable a information of the enactment to beryllium completed, with overmuch much connected the way.

"There are a batch of further projects coming guardant successful the coming months and years connected the 99 - CHP would similar to accent a fewer cardinal points...we are asking the nationalist to beryllium alert and enactment alert of your surroundings," said CHP Captain Scott Goddard.

The widening task volition proceed successful Tulare County for the adjacent 2 years.

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