County contributing up to $3.4M to Yucca Loma project

SAN BERNARDINO • The San Bernardino County Board of Supervisors agreed this week to fund up to $3.4 million for drainage improvements needed for construction of Apple Valley's Yucca Loma Bridge, which is now scheduled to begin around fall 2012.

Yucca Loma Road suffered damage during the intense storm events last December. The town of Apple Valley requested that funding earmarked for flood control in Apple Valley be assigned to the Yucca Loma drainage project.

According to a press release from 1st District Supervisor Brad Mitzelfelt, the drainage improvements are critical to protecting existing property and for construction of the Yucca Loma Bridge.

The bridge will give drivers another east/west route through to Victor Valley, without facing the congestion of Bear Valley Road or Highway 18. It will tie into the planned La Mesa/Nisqualli interchange at Interstate 15 in Victorville.

Acting as the governing board of the Flood Control District, the Board of Supervisors approved the funding Tuesday. The town will be responsible for the remaining cost of the project.

The bridge is scheduled to go under construction around fall 2012 and be complete in 2014, according to the release.

“The Yucca Loma Bridge and Yates Road project are regionally important to the entire Victor Valley, and this funding demonstrates a great cooperative effort between Apple Valley and the County,” Mitzelfelt said. “With construction of the La Mesa/Nisqualli Interchange beginning in January, it is critical to keep the Yucca Loma project on track to create a new and complete east-west corridor in the Victor Valley.”

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