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Awards/FORMULA GRANT (A)

$85,120,585

Department of Transportation·Federal Highway Administration

to DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION CALIFORNIA

WORK BEGAN·LATEST ACTION2026-05-19·SOURCEUSASPENDING·SOURCE IDASST_NON_693JJ22330000Y001CAX079031_069
Award description

PROJECT TITLE: IN SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY AT AND NEAR CHOLAME ON ROUTE 41 FROM ROUTE 41/46 SEPARATION TO 0.8 MILE NORTH OF ROUTE 41/46 SEPARATION AND ON ROUTE 46 FRO :::: PROJECT DESCRIPTION: ON STATE ROUTE: 46. IN SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY AT AND NEAR CHOLAME ON ROUTE 41 FROM ROUTE 41/46 SEPARATION TO 0.8 MILE NORTH OF ROUTE 41/46 SEPARATION AND ON ROUTE 46 FROM 0.8 MILE WEST OF DAVIS ROAD TO 0.5 MILE WEST OF ANTELOPE ROAD. CONVERT TO A 4-LANE EXPRESSWAY AND CONSTRUCT NEW CONNECTORS.

Verbatim from USAspending.gov. Capitalization, abbreviations, and codes are unchanged.

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In plain English

Federal highway formula grant to California for converting Routes 41 and 46 near Cholame to a 4-lane expressway with new connectors.

Sub-sectors
highway-infrastructurefhwa-formula-grantstate-dot-entitlement
Why this matters

Part of ongoing federal-state highway modernization; improves safety and capacity on critical rural corridors in San Luis Obispo County.

Supply-chain signal

Drives demand for construction materials, heavy equipment, and engineering services in California's Central Coast region.

Generated by award_classification v2.1.0 via claude-haiku-4-5-20251001 on 2026-05-31. Cost: $0.002938.

Period of performance
Start
End
2030-05-22
Status
activein 1422 days
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