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Pelosi Announces Department of Transportation Funding for Doyle Drive
Friday, June 6, 2008
Contact:Brendan Daly/Nadeam Elshami, 202-226-7616
Washington, D.C. – House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced today a Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration grant of $1.35 million for the replacement of Doyle Drive in San Francisco:
“This award is a significant step forward for San Francisco and the Bay Area. Funding will be used to replace an aging and unsafe roadway with a new parkway connecting the City of San Francisco, the Golden Gate Bridge and the Presidio.
“Doyle Drive is one of the Bay Area’s most critical emergency routes, but also one of the most unsafe and unsound roads. With this announcement, San Francisco will be able to proceed with project design work necessary for the eventual replacement of the roadway, which will provide residents and visitors a new southern approach to the Golden Gate.
“I have long supported the replacement of Doyle Drive and have secured millions of dollars in federal funding to assist with this important project. However, there is still more work that needs to be done. I will continue to work with city, state and federal officials and agencies to meet the transportation and safety needs of those in San Francisco and throughout the Bay Area.”
