And soon, parkway officials finally said they would start moving on an overpass project that had been stalled for decades.
State officials said the five-year, $85 million overpass project took such a long time getting off the ground because the financing was hard to come by.
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The county agency — which Najarian helps steer as a member of its board of directors representing Glendale and other cities — is heading up the overpass project.
The planned overpass project, which was first considered 15 to 20 years ago, would eliminate the Rice Avenue rail crossing at East 5th Street, which has been identified as one of the most dangerous rail intersections in California.
The authority that oversees the development of the bullet train, which is expected to run from San Francisco to Los Angeles in less than three hours by 2029, is slated to contribute funding to the overpass project, which doesn't have a price tag yet.
Every overpass along the project's path would have to be rebuilt, including the Fairview Road bridge, which was redone a few years ago.
Some of the projects, including overpasses, a museum and the hotel, are financed or owned by the Kurdistan Regional Government, Mr. Saeed said, underscoring the direct financial partnership.
Mr. Doll works for FCI Constructors Inc., a company in California that is building the concrete and steel overpass for the Butte County project.
