Alpine County will receive $1.5 million from the federal stimulus package to resurface 14.6 lane miles of Highway 4 near Markleeville.

Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger’s California Recovery Task Force on Thursday announced that $53 million in American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funding has been allocated by the California Transportation Commission to five additional transportation projects in California.

“My Administration is working hand in hand with President Obama’s team to pump Recovery funding into California quickly and responsibly to help drive our economy,” Schwarzenegger said in a statement. “Investing in California’s infrastructure helps put Californians back to work and supports long-term economic growth, while also reducing traffic congestion and improving our very quality of life.”

Other projects being funded are in San Luis Obispo, Santa Clara and Santa Barbara counties, and the Inland Empire.

For a comprehensive list of all projects that received allocations funding, visit: www.dot.ca.gov/docs/ctcprojectallocationsoct2009.pdf.