ROSEVILLE, Calif. — People living in Lincoln, Rocklin and Roseville will vote on a new ballot measure come November.
Measure B is a half-cent sales tax to reduce traffic congestion and build transportation projects in south Placer County. Some of those projects include widening Highway 65 and fixing the I-80/Highway 65 Interchange bottleneck.
The tax would be in effect for 30 years if passed and would raise about $1.58 billion for road and highway improvements. It would raise about $41 million annually, according to Placer County.
The Placer County Board of Supervisors created a special election for voters in the city limits, which will be consolidated as a measure on the 2024 General Election ballot, according to the county. Only voters in the three city limits can vote on this measure and the sales tax will be charged within the three city limits if the measure passes.
The Placer County Board of Supervisors approved the Draft South Placer County District Transportation Expenditure Plan in April along with the six city and town councils in the county.
“I’m excited about the unanimous vote by the Placer County Board of Supervisors to give the residents of Roseville, Rocklin and Lincoln the opportunity to vote on their transportation future this November,” Placer County Transportation Agency’s Executive Director Matt Click said in a statement.
Click said at an April 9 meeting transportation revenue is declining while traffic is increasing so they need to solve traffic congestion and revenue locally with a transportation sales tax. He said Placer County is the largest county in California without a measure.
What projects would this tax fund?
Click shared several projects in a presentation to the Placer County Board of Supervisors that funding from this measure could be used toward. According to Click, about 52% of the tax would be spent on road programs and major highways, which is about $825 million.
A portion of the sales tax would go toward local road improvements in Lincoln, Rocklin and Roseville including pothole repair and paving among other projects, according to Placer County. A smaller percentage of the funding will go to enhancing local transit systems and bicycle and pedestrian pathways, according to the county.
- The widening of Highway 65 would entail expanding it from three to five lanes in each direction between Galleria Boulevard and Twelve Bridges Road.
- Make operational and safety improvements to the I-80 and Highway 65 Interchange.
- Widen Baseline Road from four to six lanes from Foothills to Highway 99.
- Build the Placer Parkway, a new four-lane expressway from Highway 65 to Highway 99.
Find the whole expenditure plan HERE. Find other measures set to be on the 2024 ballot in Placer County HERE.
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