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Measure S: Half-Cent Transportation Sales Tax
Better Roads – Safer Streets Program
In November, Stanislaus County voters may have the opportunity to vote on a half-cent sales tax. Money raised by the proposed
half-cent sales tax can only be spent on local transportation improvements. The proposed tax would automatically expire after
20 years – after raising approximately $700 million.
The following are Modesto-area projects proposed in the event of a half-cent sales tax dedicated to
transportation improvements:
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Intersection and Interchange Improvements: |
| Oakdale Road and Scenic Drive |
Intersection improvements* |
| Beckwith Road |
Freeway ramp widening (on and off ramps)* |
| Carpenter Road and Kansas Avenue |
Interchange improvements* |
| Pelandale Avenue |
Interchange improvements* |
| Various locations throughout Modesto |
Slurry/Cape Seals/Surface Treatment* |
| Overlay and Reconstruction: |
| 9th Street |
Overlay and reconstruct from Tully Road to Carver Road |
| Oakdale Road |
Overlay from Floyd Avenue to Sylvan Avenue |
| Oakdale Road |
Overlay from Briggsmore Avenue to Floyd Avenue |
| Claus Road |
Overlay from Scenic Drive to Briggsmore Avenue |
| E. Rumble Road |
Overlay from east of Coffee Road to west of Keller Street |
| G Street |
Overlay from east of 9th Street to west of Burney Street |
| Carpenter Road |
Overlay from Maze Boulevard to the end of C and G Streets |
| Woodland Avenue |
Overlay from Morse Road to Carpenter Road (city portion only) |
| Dale Road |
Overlay from Standiford Avenue to Nightingale Drive |
| Prescott Road |
Overlay from Rumble Road to Cheyenne Way |
| B Street |
Overlay from east of 9th Street to west of 12th Street |
| Oakdale Road |
Overlay from north of Scenic Drive to south of Wylie Drive |
| Tully Road |
Overlay from Yale Avenue to Briggsmore Avenue |
| Tully Road |
Reconstruct from W. Rumble Road to Standiford Avenue |
| Lakewood Avenue |
Overlay from Scenic Drive to Briggsmore Avenue |
| Paradise Road |
Overlay from Sutter Avenue to Ellen Avenue |
| 7th Street |
Overlay from I Street to K Street |
| Prescott Road |
Overlay from Cheyenne Way to Snyder Avenue |
| Dale Road |
Overlay from Nightingale Drive to Pelandale Avenue |
| Kansas Avenue |
Overlay and reconstruct from west of Carpenter Road to Rosemore Avenue |
| Needham Avenue |
Overlay and reconstruct from east of College Avenue to west of L Street |
| H Street |
Overlay from 5th Street to Sutter Avenue |
| Rosemore Avenue |
Overlay from Woodland Avenue to Bluegum Avenue |
| San Juan Avenue |
Overlay and reconstruct from north of Yosemite Boulevard to south of Miller Avenue |
| Penny Lane |
Overlay from Pirinen Lane 170 feet to the east |
| Hatch Road |
Overlay from east of Dallas Street to east of Ustick Road |
| College Avenue |
Overlay from Briggsmore Avenue to Bowen Avenue |
| Kingswood Drive |
Overlay from north of Sylvan Avenue to west of Forest Glen Drive |
| Forest Glen Drive |
Overlay from south of Sylvan Avenue to south of Sylvan Meadows Drive |
| Semple Street |
Overlay from north of Jones Street to south of Morris Avenue |
| Whitmore Avenue |
Overlay from west of Tucson Avenue to city limit |
| Plaza Parkway |
Overlay from Sisk Road to Prescott Road |
| Rosemore Avenue |
Overlay from Kansas Avenue to Woodland Avenue (city portion only) |
| Lincoln Avenue |
Overlay from Yosemite Boulevard to Dry Creek Drive |
Construction Relief and Pavement Management: |
| Various locations throughout Modesto |
Pothole repair – minor |
| Various locations throughout Modesto |
Pavement maintenance repairs |
| Various locations throughout Modesto |
Roadway improvements |
| Various other locations throughout Modesto |
Overlay and/or reconstruction |
| Various other locations throughout Modesto |
Intersection improvements |
| Local Match Funds throughout Modesto |
For State and Federal programs/grants |
Glossary of Terms: |
Slurry seal: a mixture of various materials such as: asphalt oil, rock, water and additives
aluminum sulfate, latex, etc.
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Cape seal: a rock chip seal followed by a slurry seal which provides a more durable road surface
than a slurry seal alone.
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Reconstruction: involves the addition of a lane or a significant change in the road.
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Overlay: a new layer of asphalt over existing asphalt. It can protect and strengthen the existing pavement,
reduce the rate of deterioration and make the ride of the road smoother.
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Surface patching/treatment: an interim repair using all-weather asphalt materials.
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P.O. Box 642, Modesto, CA 95353