State to fund stormwater project in South Lake Tahoe

El Dorado County is getting $4.7 million from the California Transportation Commission.

The work will be done in South Lake Tahoe on Highway 50 from Herbert Avenue to Takela Drive. Drainage systems and best management practices will be installed. This includes sediment vaults and a force main to collect and treat stormwater.

The allocation, announced Dec. 6, is part of $306 million being spent on 44 projects. Part of the money — $114 million – is from Proposition 1B, a transportation bond approved by voters in 2006. The remaining $192 million in allocations came from assorted transportation accounts funded by state and federal dollars.

 — Lake Tahoe News staff report