Costa, other House members urge state transportation commission to fund local projects

WASHINGTON,D.C - Congressman Jim Costa, D-Fresno, has joined three other CaliforniaHouse members from rural counties in calling on the state transportationcommission to fund rural projects.

Costa, along with Reps. Lois Capps, D- Santa Barbara; GeorgeRadanovich, R-Mariposa; and Mike Thompson, D-Napa, have sent a letter toMarian Bergeson, Chair of the California Transportation Commission calling forfunding for rural projects.

"We are concerned by reports that distribution of projectfunding may not include congestion projects in rural areas of the state," theletter stated. The Highway 198 four-lane expressway in Kings Countyis one of the projects noted in the letter as having been under considerationfor decades.