Caltrans releases bid package for SR76 widening - Expected cost in vicinity of $100 million

The California Department of Transportation released the bid package for the work to widen State Route 76 between South Mission Road and Interstate 15.

The request for bids was advertised on April 28 and carries a June 19 bid opening date.

“We’re happy to get it out there. We’re looking forward to finishing the State Route 76 corridor,” said Caltrans acting project manager Carl Savage. “It’s been on our list of things to do for quite some time.”

In November 1987, the county’s voters passed the TransNet half-cent sales tax for transportation. The original TransNet measure included the widening...