San Joaquin County – Today, the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans), the city of Stockton and the San Joaquin Council of Governments celebrated the completion of the Interstate 5 (I-5) French Camp Interchange Project.

The $53 million French Camp Road Interchange Project widened French Camp Road to six lanes, constructed new on-ramps and added new auxiliary lanes on I-5 between French Camp Road and Downing Avenue. The average daily traffic volume along this stretch of the freeway surpasses 100,000 vehicles. 

The project received nearly $4 million from Proposition 1B, a transportation bond approved by voters in 2006. In total, nearly $14.6 billion in Proposition 1B funds have been distributed statewide. The project is also supported by funding from Measure K and federal highway dollars.

The French Camp Interchange Project was one component of an overall plan to improve traffic circulation in South Stockton. Construction extending Sperry Road to French Camp Road, creating a new link between I-5 and State Route 99 was completed earlier this year.

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