(Yuba-Sutter, CA) –The Sacramento Area Council of Governments approved yesterday millions in funding that will directly benefit the Yuba-Sutter region.

According to The Appeal-Democrat, at the Board of Directors meeting yesterday morning in Sacramento, a majority of the money coming to the area was greenlit after the board approved the 2022-2023 Regional Funding Round that included several funding awards for various projects throughout the four-county region that agency represents.  The money is “primarily derived from state and federal transportation revenue sources.” In total, more than $131.7 million was approved as a budget for the 2022-2023 Regional Funding Round – much of which will go to the cities in Yuba and Sutter counties as well as the counties themselves.

Included in the funding is money that will help improve the safety of E. 22nd Street in Marysville. Officials said the improvements identified for this area of the city will allow children to travel more safely to and from school. In Yuba City, A more than 4 million dollar project to improve Garden Highway between Lincoln and Bogue was approved, as was a project that would provide a framework for restoring gateway signs welcoming visitors to Yuba along highway’s 99 and 20.