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State Route 99 (SR 99) is a major north–south state highway in the U.S. state of California, stretching almost the entire length of the Central Valley. From its southern end at Interstate 5 (I-5) near Wheeler Ridge to its northern end at SR 36 near Red Bluff , SR 99 goes through the densely populated eastern parts of the valley.
The concrete barriers that were lining the the northbound side of Highway 99 were removed late last week, eliminating the “tunnel lane” that had plagued drivers for more than two years.
Work has started on another Highway 99 widening — nine miles of southbound lanes between the Turlock and Livingston areas. The project will add a third lane from the Stanislaus/Merced county ...
A new marker of what’s known as the halfway point between California’s northern and southern borders will be placed on the west side of the highway. Highway 99’s Palm and Pine in Madera will ...
The basic former route of U.S. Route 99 in California started at the Mexico–United States border in Calexico, and then ran north through the Imperial Valley and along the western shore of the Salton Sea to the Coachella Valley (roughly present-day California State Route 86 and California State Route 111). US 99 then headed west to Los Angeles ...
This list does not include these state routes as they are listed separately. A few cases exist, such as SR 110, where a defined California State Route partially overlaps with a federally defined Interstate Highway, while the remaining portion is signed as a state highway. This table only addresses the portion signed as a California State Route ...
Opinion by Marek Warszawski: “Even though construction on 99 might feel endless and random, there is actually a plan.”
The 424-mile (682 km) stretch between Wheeler Ridge and Red Bluff is signed as SR 99 which makes it California's second-longest state highway behind SR 1. However, the newly enacted Historic U.S. Route 99 extends from Indio starting from I-10 in the Coachella Valley all the way down the Imperial Valley to Calexico on the Mexican border with ...