Placer County was awarded money this week from the California Transportation Commission for the Kings Beach project.

The commission doled out $1 billion in funding for 153 transportation projects that are designed to strengthen the state’s economy by sustaining and creating jobs while providing congestion relief for motorists statewide.

The allocations include nearly $541 million from Proposition 1B, a 2006 voter-approved transportation bond. In total, more than $15.5 billion in Proposition 1B funds have been put to work statewide.

The $1 million Placer County received will be used to construct one mile of pedestrian/bicycle and water quality improvements along Highway 28 from Highway 267 to Chipmunk Avenue.

— Lake Tahoe News staff report