City / County News

Reconstruction of the Mt. Vernon Avenue Bridge in San Bernardino has resumed. The project was delayed while BNSF Railway moved a building in their yard and some tracks so their trains could keep running while the bridge was worked on, according to a statement on the city’s website. With that …

The extension of Clinton Keith Road from the 215 Freeway to Highway 79 is nearly finished. The Riverside County Transportation Department started the $88 million project in 2001 after county officials acknowledged the need for a six-lane east-west corridor in southwest Riverside County, according to a statement on the county’s …

San Bernardino has received a $5 million state grant that it will use to pay for a park. City officials plan to develop an affordable housing project on a portion of Seccombe Lake Park, which covers 44 acres just east of downtown, according to a statement on San Bernardino’s website. …

San Bernardino has received a $6.4 million state grant that will finance an upgrade to the Norman F. Feldheym Central Library. The money, from the California State Library, will pay for energy efficiency and other upgrades at the 64,000-square-foot building at 555 W. 6th St., according to a statement on …

Riverside has received $10 million from the California State Library that will help pay for a branch library. The Spc. Jesus S. Duran Eastside Library, named for one of the city’s three Congressional Medal of Honor recipients, will be developed at Bobby Bonds Park, 2060 University Ave., according to a …

Riverside will spend $23 million upgrading its parks and recreation facilities during the current fiscal year. The city council recently agreed to spend another $3 million on several recreational projects, bringing the city’s current investment in that department to $23 million, according to a statement on the city’s website. Projects …