Yes on Placer Measure M

“Yesterday, a strong majority of Placer County voters backed Measure M’s plan to fund critically needed transportation improvements to Keep Placer Moving. However, while there are some 60,000 ballots to count in Placer County and we believe our margin will increase, it appears Measure M will fall short of the 2/3 majority vote needed to pass.” Read the rest of the Yes on Measure M campaign's issued statement here:http://www.yesmeasurem.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/YesonMeasureMCampaignStatement.pdf

Today is the day! Vote Yes on Measure M to fix the dreadful and dangerous I-80/Highway 65 interchange. Vote yes to help Placer County get its fair share of state and federal transportation funds. Vote Yes to Keep Placer Moving!

Placer County Economic Development Board affirms the projects and programs contained in the Transportation Investment Plan, or Measure M, will positively impact the County's economic competitiveness.

Placer County Economic Development Board Members Support Major Investments in Local Transportation Members of the Placer County Economic Development Board at a special Oct. 27 meeting expressed support for the Placer County Transportation Planning Agency’s funding priorities for major investments in local infrastructure.

Tom Cosgrove, CEO of the Lincoln Area Chamber said in today's Lincoln News Messenger, "Our transportation infrastructure is in dire need of repair, rehabilitation and improvement. The good news is Measure M will get us where we need to be."

Vote for Measure M for economic prosperity | Lincoln News Messenger Local Lincoln news. Latest Current News. Breaking News, Local newspaper's online edition with news, classifieds, and editorials.

Another Reader Input in today's Auburn Journal... This one comes from Kim Haswell, former Commissioner, Placer First5 Children and Families Commission... "I read the details of the final approved spending plan, which made it clear to me that the folks that live “up the hill” from Rocklin, Roseville and Lincoln have plenty to like in this Measure."

Reader Input: Measure M will improve Highway 49 | Auburn Journal Local auburn news. Latest Current News. Breaking News, Local newspaper's online edition with news, classifieds, and editorials.

Measure M is about Highways and Local Street and Roads projects, but it is also about funding for safe routes to school. Helping children get to and from school, each and every day, safely.

Reader Input: Measure M for student safety | Auburn Journal Local auburn news. Latest Current News. Breaking News, Local newspaper's online edition with news, classifieds, and editorials.

Veronica Blake is the CEO of the Placer Community Foundation, an organization that forms partnerships between community groups and local residents. Spending time sitting in traffic - and some Placer residents spent an extra 160 hours in traffic last year - is time away from family and volunteering in the community. If we want to keep Placer County a great place to raise families, we need to do something about the traffic.

Meeting Placer County's Transportation Challenge: Veronica Blake

Today, the League to Save Lake Tahoe endorsed Measure M!

Keep Tahoe Blue Whether you're a visitor or long-time local, you can support efforts to protect and preserve Lake Tahoe now and for future generations.

The I-80/Highway 65 Interchange Improvement project just might be the most popular project included within Measure M. Have you ever wondered what the new interchange would look like? Check out this simulation that Placer County Transportation Planning Agency - PCTPA had done that demonstrates the new improved interchange. The final environmental document for the entire interchange was approved in September 2016. This means should voters approve Measure M, Phase One construction can begin in 2017!

Planned I-80/SR 65 Interchange Improvements

Now this isn't a Submission, but it is a photo that was sent to the campaign by one of our supporters up in Auburn. Who said there was no morning traffic in Auburn? Measure M will not only improve Highway 49, but it will also deliver $17 million to Auburn over 30 years for local Auburn street and road improvements. http://www.yesmeasurem.com/auburn/

"[Measure M] is a good deal for our schools, our public safety organizations and the residents of Auburn," said Auburn Council Member Daniel Berlant in today's Auburn Journal.

Another View: Measure M for better, safer roads | Auburn Journal Local auburn news. Latest Current News. Breaking News, Local newspaper's online edition with news, classifieds, and editorials.