Santa Cruz County Chamber of Commerce | Santa Cruz, CA
  • About Us
    • Membership
    • Board of Directors
    • Ambassador Program
    • Contact Us
  • Events & News
    • Chamber Events Calendar >
      • Business After Hours
      • Ribbon Cutting
      • Annual Membership Meeting
      • Women in Business
      • Recognition Awards Gala >
        • Awards: Awards Gala
        • Sponsors: Awards Gala
        • Entertainment: Awards Gala
      • Community Leadership Visits
      • Golf Tournament
    • Community Calendar
    • Chamber News
  • Visit & Live
    • Annual Events
    • Local Events
    • Community Services
  • Resources
    • Emergency Resources
    • Inflation Reduction Act
    • Black Owned Santa Cruz
    • Business Intelligence
    • Learning & Consulting Resources
    • Employment/Intern Opportunities
    • Business & Project Startups
    • Starting Your Business
    • Employment Stats
  • Advocacy
    • Racial Equality Statement
    • Chamber Action
    • 2024 Candidate Interviews
    • Community Leadership Visits
    • Core Economic Issues
    • Projects & Policies
    • Santa Cruz County Governments
  • Directory
  • Login
  • About Us
    • Membership
    • Board of Directors
    • Ambassador Program
    • Contact Us
  • Events & News
    • Chamber Events Calendar >
      • Business After Hours
      • Ribbon Cutting
      • Annual Membership Meeting
      • Women in Business
      • Recognition Awards Gala >
        • Awards: Awards Gala
        • Sponsors: Awards Gala
        • Entertainment: Awards Gala
      • Community Leadership Visits
      • Golf Tournament
    • Community Calendar
    • Chamber News
  • Visit & Live
    • Annual Events
    • Local Events
    • Community Services
  • Resources
    • Emergency Resources
    • Inflation Reduction Act
    • Black Owned Santa Cruz
    • Business Intelligence
    • Learning & Consulting Resources
    • Employment/Intern Opportunities
    • Business & Project Startups
    • Starting Your Business
    • Employment Stats
  • Advocacy
    • Racial Equality Statement
    • Chamber Action
    • 2024 Candidate Interviews
    • Community Leadership Visits
    • Core Economic Issues
    • Projects & Policies
    • Santa Cruz County Governments
  • Directory
  • Login

Chamber blog

Storm Induced Road Damage

2/22/2017

0 Comments

 
  • In light of recent intense storms, one of the major issues in regard to regional transportation facing Santa Cruz County has been intense road and infrastructure damage, estimated to have caused 20 million dollars worth of road damage and $1,685,000 worth of damage to local water supply lines in the last month.
  • With Santa Cruz County having received some of the heaviest damage in the state and the Public Works Department running on overdrive, the City and the County have declared an emergency and are in desperate need of federal funding from the Federal Highway Administration to repair the country-wide extreme road damage sustained by intense flooding, falling trees and mudslides.
  • A vast majority of the damage has occurred in District 5 of Santa Cruz County, made up of San Lorenzo Valley, the Santa Cruz mountains, and the city of Scotts valley, with some of the worst damage striking Zayante Canyon, the Narrows, Bear Creek, and Nelson Road. Dangerous mudslides, falling trees, and collapsing mountainsides in areas of the Santa Cruz mountains have prevented road access to mountain living residents, sealing residents into their homes for days at a time, and posing a major fire hazard for the future if not repaired soon. 
  • While federal funding is expected within the coming weeks, it is unlikely that such funding will be utilized until the storms blow over and there is a consistent break from the rains.
For questions and more information please contact the Santa Cruz Public Works department. 
0 Comments



Leave a Reply.

    Authors

    Casey Beyer
    ​Ilan Zur
    ​Mireya Avila

    Archives

    August 2017
    June 2017
    May 2017
    March 2017
    February 2017
    July 2016

    Categories

    All
    Budgets
    Chamber Economics
    Education
    Health Care
    Housing
    SCCity Economic Development
    SCCounty Economic Development
    State
    Transportation
    UCSC
    Utilities
    Water

    RSS Feed

Member Login
Privacy Standards
Santa Cruz Area Chamber of Commerce
Mailing Address: 7960 Soquel Drive, Suite B112, Aptos CA 95003
Phone: (831) 457-3713

Click Here to Join Our Weekly Newsletter