NEWS
HIghway Upgrades Explained
— Daily Triplicate article published September 17, 2008
Approximately 35 Del Norters got some face-to-face time with California Department of Transportation officials to talk about improvements to Route 197 and U.S. Hwy. 199.
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State OKs Money for Hwy. 199
— Daily Triplicate article published May 30, 2008
On Thursday [May 29, 2008]...the California Transportation Commission approved an allocation of nearly $19 million for improvements to U.S. Hwy. 199 at Patrick Creek.
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County May Have Found Funding for U.S. Hwy. 199 Improvements
— Daily Triplicate article published January 12, 2008
After 10 years of head scratching to find a way to finance U.S. Hwy. 199 improvements vital to the county's economy, a solution may be in sight.
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Goods Movement Action Plan: U.S. Highway 199/197 STAA Route Compliance
To compete successfully in today’s globalized economy, companies must not only provide the best products at the best prices—they must deliver those products at the right time and in the right place.
The more global the supply chain becomes, the greater the challenges for California’s transportation system. Recognizing the critical importance of the goods movement industry to its economy, the State of California has invested two years in the creation of a Goods Movement Action Plan. The Plan states:
“The staggering growth of the goods movement industry as a consequence of changing global business trends provides California with great opportunities and great challenges. If needed infrastructure investments are made, growth of the industry can be a source of high wage jobs to California’s growing population. If infrastructure investments are stalled or not made, job growth may be more limited and aging infrastructure will likely be unable to serve the future needs of Californians.”
As an integral part of California’s transportation infrastructure, and as a gateway to Oregon, Del Norte County must be positioned to take advantage of the basic opportunities provided to nearly all other communities in an ever-expanding goods movement industry.
At present, however, Del Norte County lacks a viable trade corridor for the movement of goods and people. Highway 197/199 is the sole direct interregional and interstate route, linking east with Highway 101 and northwest with Interstate 5 at Grants Pass in Oregon. A number of locations along the California section of Highway 197/199 are too narrow and curvilinear to allow the use of Surface Transportation Assistance Act (STAA) trucks. The transportation industry has adopted STAA trucking as the universal standard of shipping.
Del Norte County’s leaders in government, economic development, transportation and private industry—as well as the general public—have long recognized the need to achieve STAA Route status for Highway 197/199.
Read the complete Goods Movement Action Plan PDF
Review the Goods Movement Project Map (updated 10/07) PDF
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