Reminder: Groundbreaking for I-680 Contra Costa Express Lane: Martinez-Walnut Creek Today

Construction begins this week on an 11-mile I-680 Express Lane from just south of Marina Vista Ave. in Martinez to Rudgear Road in Walnut Creek, establishing a continuous southbound Express Lane through Contra Costa County. The $127 million project includes expansion of the southbound freeway through Walnut Creek and conversion of the existing carpool lane from Marina Vista Ave. to North Main Street. The Contra Costa Transportation Authority and the Metropolitan Transportation Commission invite reporters to attend a groundbreaking event today and to learn more about the Bay Area's growing Express Lane network.

     
     WHEN:  
     Wednesday, Oct. 3 - 10 a.m.





     
     WHERE: 
     Benicia-Martinez Bridge Toll Plaza


               
     78 Mococo Road


               
     Martinez





     
     WHO:     Tim Grayson, California State
                  Assemblymember


                 Federal Glover, Contra Costa Transportation
                  Authority Chair and MTC Commissioner


                 Karen Mitchoff, Contra Costa County
                  Supervisor


                 Tony Tavares, Caltrans District 4 Director


                 Amy Rein Worth, MTC Commissioner and Orinda
                  City Councilmember

MTC is the transportation planning, financing and coordinating agency for the nine-county San Francisco Bay Area. CCTA manages Contra Costa County's transportation sales tax program, oversees countywide transportation planning efforts, and serves as the county's congestion management agency.

              Contact:                   John Goodwin, MTC  415.778.5262


                                          Linsey Willis, CCTA    925.256.4728

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 3, 2018 /PRNewswire/ --

SOURCE Metropolitan Transportation Commission