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Hwy-1 expansion vote/concerns 09/15/11 9p.m. TDH

Members of the santa cruz county regional transportation commission narrowly voted on thursday, to spend 4-million dollars, to make progress on a long-stalled plan to expand highway-1.  the vote, however, postponed planning on whether or not to move forward with the greater, 5-hundred million dollar project.  The first phase is slated to cost 27-million dollars, and would include adding exit lanes (between soquel and 41st avenues), as well as build a bicycle and pedestrian bridge across the highway, at chanticleer avenue.   the 4-million dollars, (approved by a vote of 6 to 5), would pay for planning costs and right-of-way purchases.  Federal officials have threatened to rescind funding, because the project is taking so long.  However, it will be further scrutinized, before moving forward.

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