On Monday, August 22nd, the U.S Department of Transportation announced five new recipients of funding under the Regional Infrastructure Accelerators (RIA) program, including an award of 1.5 million for the Resilient SR 37 Program. The Metropolitan Planning Commission will lead a comprehensive effort to address congestion, flood protection, sea-level rising issues and connections to transit and rail options along a 20-mile route of State Route 37 (SR 37), which traverses an area vital to communities in Sonoma and Napa counties.
