Capital SouthEast Connector

Greater Sacramento

grade-separated interchanges. As the connector reaches towards the Sacramento–El Dorado county line, it returns to a six-lane thoroughfare ending at the Silva Valley Parkway Interchange.^{[citation needed}

freeway revolt from local residents during 1970–90,^{[citation needed]} the Sacramento Area Council of Government (SACOG) proposed a new expressway in southeast Sacramento County to alleviate traffic congestion along SR 99 and US 50. With increased suburban development in Elk Grove, Folsom, and El Dorado County, travel time and delays have caused concerns with local residents prompting SACOG to initiate a much needed alternative route from Sacramento's current freeway systems (which all connect to Downtown Sacramento). This resulted in the formation of the Capital SouthEast Connector Joint Powers Authority (JPA) in December 2006.^[3] Along with the board members of the JPA, Elk Grove, Rancho Cordova, Folsom, Sacramento County, and El Dorado County "formalized their collaboration to proceed with planning, environmental review, engineering design and development of what was initially called the Elk Grove-Rancho Cordova-El Dorado Connector Project."^[3] Currently known as the Capital SouthEast Connector, some initial work has begun on the northern end of the project at the Silva Valley interchange in El Dorado County^[4] as well as the Grantline interchange at SR 99. In February 2014, a two-mile (3.2 km), four-lane segment between White Rock Road and Prairie City Road was completed as one of the earliest stages of the new expressway.^[5] The JPA has made it a priority to start from the west (Elk Grove) and east (El Dorado County and Folsom) ends of the project until both ends meet. Phase I of the project is expected to be completed by 2025, pending financing; phase II within 2030–40.^{[citation needed}