The Kern Council of Governments has awarded the City of Bakersfield $2.65 million in federal gas tax funds, which City Manager Alan Tandy said will replace local money set aside to widen Truxtun Avenue, reducing the city’s “overall debt obligation.”
It remains unclear whether the funds could reduce the $200 million Bakersfield officials expect to have to borrow to build the Centennial Corridor freeway link between Highway 58 and the Westside Parkway.