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Regional leaders and Speaker Pelosi mark stimulus milestone for Doyle Drive rebuild
Summary
Regional officials, Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Mayor Gavin Newsom hailed federal stimulus and regional funding that helped close a funding gap for the Doyle Drive reconstruction, emphasizing safety upgrades and job creation.
A special session of the Budget & Finance Committee at 1:30 p.m. highlighted the New Doyle Drive reconstruction and the region's effort to secure federal stimulus and other funds. Speakers included the mayor, regional transportation leaders, Caltrans and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, who joined mayors and transit officials in celebrating funding advances that narrowed a previously large shortfall for the project.
Mayor Gavin Newsom and regional partners described the structure as aging and seismically unsafe and noted that recent federal and state actions, plus regional cooperation, moved the project forward. "This project, Doyle Drive, which you see to your right...was built in 1936 and 1937," a regional speaker said, arguing the structure needed reconstruction for safety. The session credited coordinated regional decisions and federal stimulus dollars that enabled near-term contracting and expected summer work starts.
Speaker Nancy Pelosi called the moment "a happy day at long last," praising local and regional collaboration and the stimulus package's role in unlocking work. State, federal and local officials outlined a finance package that, combined with MTC and BATA actions, produced a path toward construction in 2009 and job creation tied to transportation investments.
Why it matters: The project is large-scale infrastructure affecting regional mobility, public safety and a major public-works procurement cycle. Officials said segments of the work would begin by summer contingent on federal apportionments and certifications.
