El Dorado County roads will be benefiting from state money.

The California State Transportation Agency and Caltrans have money through the passage of the Road Repair and Accountability Act of 2017 (Senate Bill 1) that was recently passed by the Legislature and signed by the governor.

Construction will begin this summer on 13 pavement projects across the state. Additionally, Caltrans has expedited the design of an additional 50 projects, which will also begin construction this fiscal year.

Caltrans is expediting more than $285 million in road repairs across California months before the revenue from SB 1 even starts to accrue this fall. The road repair projects will include repairing and resurfacing hundreds of miles of highways to extend the service life of California roads. Caltrans will also improve lane-line visibility and motorist safety with new striping. The new striping will include highly reflective and durable beads, making it easier to see lane demarcations in all weather conditions. In some locations, roads will get completely repaved.

Projects include:

• In El Dorado County: A $2.8 million project to resurface more than three miles of Highway 50 through Placerville. Construction is scheduled to start this year.
• In El Dorado County: A $7.1 million project to resurface 10 miles of Highway 50 between Cedar Grove and Riverton east of Placerville. Work is scheduled to start in 2018.