San
Diego
Welcome to SDHDA - Dedication & Service since 1935
The SDHDA is a dedicated public service organization whose members have worked diligently since 1935 to encourage all aspects of highway and street development in San Diego County.
SDHDA Policy:
To develop among general public and state and local legislative bodies and related agencies of government and awareness of the urgent need for the continuing development and improvement of highway facilities.
To promote an understanding of the planning and financing concept of California's highway programs and of the national system of interstate and defense highways and of the county road and city street programs.
To support the concept that the special highway user taxes should be used exclusively for the construction, maintenance, operation and administration of the State Highway System.
Article by Jim Schmidt
Transportation funding: Good news, bad news
By JIM SCHMIDT
Monday, May 5, 2008
At the Feb. 20 meeting of the California Transportation Commission (CTC)
held in San Diego, SANDAG and other government and civic leaders made
presentations asking for $511 million in funding from the $2 billion in
funds from Proposition 1B passed in November 2006 for border infrastructure.
Los Angeles was trying to get about two-thirds of the funds. San Diego
usually gets less than 10 percent of state funding for transportation.
I attended the hearing and saw the outstanding local presentations..
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Reminder:
San Diego Highway Development Association Lunch Meeting
"Sate and Local Transportation Issues"
Guest Speaker:
John Chalker, Commissioner, California Transportation Commission
Monday, July 14th – Best Western 7 Seas
No RSVP needed - Info
- Map
For our members:
- Check out our Calendar for 2008!
- Review the Advocacy Commitee Report (04-14-2008)!
News in brief
SD Union Tribune
Underground undertaking?
Tunnel options among traffic-relief proposals
Coronado has spent eight years and $9.4 million studying proposals to alleviate traffic, including a controversial one-mile tunnel from the bridge to the Navy base.
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LA Times
Federal agency to hold hearing on O.C. toll road
The Commerce Department's move comes in response to the Coastal Commission's rejection of the 16-mile Foothill South, which would cut through a state beach.
The U.S. Department of Commerce said Wednesday it would hold a public hearing on a state panel's rejection of a controversial toll road through southern Orange County.
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