Supervisors authorize bid process for Pauba Road widening

The Riverside County Board of Supervisors authorized the bid process to widen Pauba Road.

A 5-0 vote Sept. 10 authorized bids for the project. The bids must be received by Oct. 2. The supervisors’ action also approved the plans and specifications for the widening project and found the widening of Pauba Road to standard lane widths and the creation of shoulders for safety and equestrian use to be categorically exempt from California Environmental Act review.

“I’m just so excited about this project,” said Supervisor Chuck Washington. “My constituents in that region just outside of Wine Country h...