Pomona will seek federal funds for street rehab projects

POMONA - The city will be seeking federal stimulus dollars to help it carry out improvements to several Pomona streets.

With the approval of the City Council granted this week, city administrators will be submitting an application to Caltrans and the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority seeking a share of funds from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.

County officials estimate the city could be eligible for at least $3.2 million and as much as $4.8 million for city projects, according to a city staff report.

The city will be submitting the application seeking money for extensive street improvements on sections of three differents streets.

Those streets are a portion of Towne Avenue on the southern end of the city; White Avenue along the northern end of the corridor; and South Campus Drive in the western end of the city.

In addition to those streets the city will also seek funding for 11 other street improvement projects should additional dollars be available.