{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://kevinmccarthy.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/mccarthy-announces-175-million-dot-grant-to-expand-route-46-through-lost", "McCarthy Announces $17.5 Million DOT Grant to Expand Route 46 through Lost Hills", "2018-12-06", "2018", "2018-12", "Republican", "House", "CA", "Kevin McCarthy", "M001165", "kevinmccarthy.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Today, Congressman Kevin McCarthy is pleased to announce the U.S. Department of Transportation's intention to award a $17.5 million grant to the Kern Council of Governments forKern County California State Route 46 Widening Segment 4B project. The grant award is from the U.S. Department of Transportation'sBetter Utilizing Investments to Leverage Development (BUILD)Transportation Discretionary Grant program. This project will widen a 5.3 mile segment of 2-lane highway to a 4-lane highway. McCarthy released the following statement on the program:\nOur community is home to some of the most important economic industries in the country. With that prominence comes a responsibility to ensure the corridors to get to and from the Valley are safe and effective. In fact, the U.S. Department of Defense identified State Route 46 as a Strategic Highway Corridor Network. Unfortunately, State Route 46 through Lost Hills is so dangerous it has been dubbedBlood Alley. Understanding its national importance andhowour constituents frequentlytravelthis route, CongressmanDavidValadaoand I were committed to securing the necessary federal resources to widena portion ofState Route 46 from two lanes to four as part of the BUILD 46 project from the Kern Council of Governments (KernCOG).In September, we formally supportedKernCOG's requestfor these resources. I am proud to announce today thatDOT Secretary Elaine Chaoinformed me that the needed $17.5 million for the projectwill be granted to our community. The project will build on the success we have had over the years to upgrade our infrastructure that has opened upnewavenues into our growing region. This announcement recognizes that the Trump Administration -- and Secretary Chao specificallyunderstands and appreciates our communities' economic future.\nBACKGROUND: On September 6, 2018,Congressman Kevin McCarthy and Congressman David Valadao sent a letter to Secretary of Transportation Elaine Chao in support of the grant submitted for the project. Thatletter can be found here.", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://kevinmccarthy.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/mccarthy-announces-175-million-dot-grant-to-expand-route-46-through-lost"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.3688807375729084, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}