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:
Monday, October 20th – Best Western 7 Seas
San Diego Highway Development Association Lunch Meeting
"GAPS Report Overview with SANDAG"
Guest Speaker:
Heather Werdick, AICP
Senior Transportation Planner
SANDAG
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
LA Times
CONSTRUCTION
Bonds may help get state economy moving. Gov. Schwarzenegger hopes transit and building project bond issues will create jobs.
SACRAMENTO — Two years ago, California voters approved the sale of nearly $43 billion in state bonds for housing, transportation, education and water projects. Today, the borrowing is beginning to pay off, one job at a time.
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SD Union Tribune
California 241
The U.S. Department of Commerce will hold a public hearing Sept. 22, beginning at 10:30 a.m., at the Del Mar Fairgrounds on whether the proposed extension of state Route 241 from Orange County into northern San Diego County should be approved.
A project critical to county's economy, by Julie Meier Wright and Ruben Barrales
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