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Mendocino wins largest climate-adaptation award in cycle for 2-mile Retemeyer Road extension

Mendocino Council of Governments (MCOG) · November 12, 2025
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MCOG staff described a roughly $56 million Retemeyer Road extension — including a bridge over the Russian River and bike lanes — noting Mendocino County secured about $39 million from a climate-adaptation grant program; staff said environmental and cultural reviews could extend the schedule beyond 2029.

Mendocino Council of Governments staff on a field tour told attendees that Mendocino County’s proposed Retemeyer Road extension — a roughly two-mile secondary access that includes a bridge over the Russian River and a railroad crossing — is budgeted at about $56 million and will include bicycle lanes and evacuation benefits.

The project won a major climate-adaptation grant: “Mendocino County actually received the largest grant in the whole program … $39,000,000,” said Alicia Winneker, deputy director of the…

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