Valley drivers about to run into highway-building spree

"Valley motorists are about to see a renewed freeway-construction spree, affecting nearly every major route in the area.

The flurry of heavy equipment, work crews and cones might mislead drivers into thinking federal stimulus money is at work. Instead, it's mostly being paid for by the regional sales tax from Proposition 400, which eclipses the stimulus money coming out of Washington for highways.

When the last of this year's new projects ends in 2012, the region's freeways should be less congested. The freeway network will feature at least three lanes reaching out to its extremities, including dozens of miles of new high-occupancy-vehicle lanes to speed up bus service and take solo drivers off the roads."

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Valley drivers about to run into highway-building spree