WHAT: Groundbreaking ceremony for the next phase of the State Route 4 widening through Pittsburg and Antioch in the area of the Somersville Road interchange. Construction on the project began in March. The prime contractor for the project is R&L Brosamer.

WHEN: Friday, April 8, 2011, at 9:00 a.m.

WHERE: Southwest corner of the State Route 4 Somersville Road Interchange, next to the Denny’s restaurant at 2006 Somersville Road, Antioch Ca.

SPEAKERS: John Garamendi, Representative, 10th Congressional District; Mark DeSaulnier, Senator, California Senate 7th District; Cindy McKim, Director, California Department of Transportation; Randell Iwasaki, Executive Director, Contra Costa Transportation Authority (CCTA); Federal Glover, Supervisor, Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors; James Davis, Mayor, City of Antioch; David Durant, Board Chair, CCTA; Joel Keller, District 2 Director, Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART).

INVITED: Susan Bonilla, Assemblywoman, California 11th District Mary Piepho, Supervisor, Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors

WHY: This is the second of five projects planned for the corridor that will widen the freeway from two lanes to three mixed flow lanes and one HOV lane in each direction. The project will also widen the median to accommodate the eBART extension to Antioch.

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