November 18, 2005

WASHINGTON, DC - Congressman David Dreier (R-San Dimas, CA), Chairman of the House Rules Committee, voted today to approve legislation that includes vital funding for transportation projects in the Foothills and across Southern California. The Treasury, Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Act Conference Report for Fiscal Year 2006, H.R. 3058, was approved with bipartisan support, 392-31.

"Meeting our region’s transportation needs is a top priority for me and the entire California delegation," Dreier said. "This conference report covers many important projects, especially the Alameda Corridor East. This project is critical to our region and will need continued focus and attention. The funding included in this bill is more progress for this project."

Included in H.R. 3058 is: $4.2 million for continued work on the Alameda Corridor East to alleviate traffic congestion through grade separations and improved safety for pedestrians at rail crossings; $3.3 million for Foothill Transit for the ongoing development of park-and-ride facilities to serve bus riders; $1.5 million for the Monrovia Transit Village, which provides bus layover facilities, improved bus access, and additional park and ride spaces; $100,000 for the Myrtle Avenue Streetscape Project which will improve Myrtle Avenue, the connection between Old Town Monrovia and the Transit Village; and, $1 million for ongoing construction of the I-15 Base Line Road Interchange. The conference report also includes $700,000 for road repair from heavy storm damage at Palmer Canyon Road.

Dreier noted that the projects receiving support in this conference report have proven to be efficient and effective, and represent the right kind of federal-local partnerships. "At a time when proper stewardship of taxpayer money is especially critical, these projects deserve the support they’re receiving. They deliver results for the residents of the San Gabriel Valley and the Inland Empire."