State route 245 and cajon avenue in woodlake (TC). Roundabout. TC

The Federal Highway Administration awarded the California Department of Transportation $312,500 on September 18, 2025, under the Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Improvement Program (CMAQ, CFDA 20.268) to fund construction of a roundabout at State Route 245 and Cajon Avenue in Woodlake, California.

The roundabout project is designed to reduce transportation-related emissions in air quality nonattainment or maintenance areas. Caltrans, operating as California's state transportation authority, serves as the grant recipient and implementing agency for this FHWA formula award. Performance extends through December 14, 2027, with all work conducted in California.

CMAQ funding supports projects and programs that reduce congestion and improve air quality in areas that do not meet National Ambient Air Quality Standards for ozone, carbon monoxide, or particulate matter, or in former nonattainment areas now in compliance. Each state receives a statutory apportionment calculated under 23 U.S.C. 104(b)(4). Funds remain available for obligation for three years after the end of the fiscal year of authorization.