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Projects in Visalia, California

Below are the "shovel-ready" projects for which this city submitted in the 2008 U.S. Conference of Mayors report. You can click on a project to read (and add to) its description. You can also discuss the project and vote on whether you believe it is critical or not.

The total cost of all the projects submitted by Visalia is $100,210,254

Description City State Jobs Cost Program Type Vote Ratio
Ben Maddox overcrossing of State Route 198 Visalia CA 184 $8,500,000 Streets/Roads 25
Street Rehabilitation - Major Overlays Visalia CA 55 $2,500,000 Streets/Roads 11
Civic Center Block Infrastructure - Oak and School extensions and Burke Street widening Visalia CA 43 $2,000,000 Streets/Roads -5
Tulare Avenue Extension from Lovers Lane to McAuliff Street Visalia CA 43 $2,000,000 Streets/Roads 1
Street Rehabilitation - Cape Seals Visalia CA 44 $2,000,000 Streets/Roads -3
Street Rehabilitation - Dig Outs Visalia CA 33 $1,500,000 Streets/Roads -6
Street Rehabilitation - Minor Overlays Visalia CA 22 $1,000,000 Streets/Roads -6
Burke Street from Houston to Roosevelt Visalia CA 11 $500,000 Streets/Roads -1
Traffic Signal at Court and Whitendale Visalia CA 5 $200,000 Streets/Roads -3
Traffic Signal at Demaree and Mill Creek Visalia CA 5 $200,000 Streets/Roads -11
Sewer Installation in Annexed Areas Visalia CA 65 $3,000,000 Water 4
Mineral King Avenue Sewer Visalia CA 33 $1,500,000 Water -2
Computer Control System at each liftstation that provides operating information to Treatment Plant Visalia CA 20 $1,000,000 Water -5
Westside Hangar Development & Infrastructure Visalia CA 111 $5,000,000 Airport -13
Access Road North of Runway Visalia CA 33 $1,500,000 Airport -9
Construct 10-unit Nested Tee Hangar - East side Visalia CA 18 $810,000 Airport -15
Type III Wildland Fire Engine (for ability to mitigate open area wildland fires. Currently, we do not have an off-road fire engine for wildland fires. The airport is surrounded by acres of open areas). Visalia CA 3 $305,000 Airport -4
Personnel Protective Equipment (turn-outs firefighter clothing - 18 sets) Visalia CA 1 $36,000 Airport 3
Thermal Imaging cameras (2) Visalia CA 0 $30,000 Airport -28
AFFF (foam for aircraft firefighting) - 200 gal. Visalia CA 1 $6,000 Airport 3
Facemasks for SCBA dedicated to the ARFF (5) Visalia CA 0 $3,500 Airport -6
Bank of chargers for airport radios Visalia CA 0 $1,000 Airport -10
Multi-modal transit center expansion Visalia CA 60 $3,000,000 Amtrak 2
Municipal Animal Control Facility Visalia CA 133 $6,000,000 CDBG 387
Convention Center Remodal Visalia CA 44 $2,000,000 CDBG -18
Recreation Park Renovation Visalia CA 11 $500,000 CDBG -7
Job Incubator Facility Remodal Visalia CA 11 $100,000 CDBG -8
Oval Park Renovation Visalia CA 2 $90,000 CDBG -9
Solar on city facilities Visalia CA 44 $20,000,000 Energy -18
Low income housing energy retrofits Visalia CA 111 $5,000,000 Energy -10
Water efficiency measures Visalia CA 111 $5,000,000 Energy 3
Municipal energy retrofits Visalia CA 44 $2,000,000 Energy 0
CNG Slow Fill Station at Corporation Yard - Solid Waste Trucks Visalia CA 10 $450,000 Energy -2
Water controllers in L&L districts Visalia CA 9 $400,000 Energy -1
Replacement of incandescent traffic signals with energy efficient LED lights Visalia CA 7 $300,000 Energy 9
Water controllers in parks Visalia CA 5 $200,000 Energy 2
Housing Unit Project #30-16 Visalia CA 35 $264,030 Housing -11
Housing Unit Project #30-19 Visalia CA 15 $139,775 Housing -10
1 sergeant and 4 officers for Street Crime Unit - focus on violent offenders Visalia CA 5 $812,270 Public Safety 25
Dispatchers - for fire calls Visalia CA 4 $400,000 Public Safety 1
Financial crimes detectives to address growing problem of identity theft Visalia CA 3 $398,679 Public Safety 11
Install Emergency Vehicle Detectors at 50 signalized intersections Visalia CA 8 $360,000 Public Safety -1
Arson Investigators Visalia CA 2 $250,000 Public Safety -5
Crime View - advance mapping interface to existing CAD and RHS Visalia CA 0 $23,000 Public Safety 22
iBridge software - uncover connections, patterns and relationships hidden in data Visalia CA 0 $9,000 Public Safety -6
Software by 'Systeen' to conduct a forensic analysis on a cell phone Visalia CA 0 $2,000 Public Safety -3
Quick connection outlets for emergency power (portable generators) for school gyms/mulitpurpose rooms. These sites would be used for shelters during disasters/emergencies. 40 sites x $50,000 Visalia CA 30 $2,000,000 Schools -7
Mt. Whitney HS alarms/telephones/network Visalia CA 20 $1,000,000 Schools -7
Redwood HS school/community pool Visalia CA 30 $650,000 Schools -3
Multiple school site irrigation system modernization Visalia CA 12 $550,000 Schools -4
Mineral King Bowl lighting systems Visalia CA 10 $500,000 Schools -11
Golden West HS electrical infrastructure Visalia CA 15 $500,000 Schools 3
Mt. Whitney HS electrical infrastructure Visalia CA 15 $500,000 Schools 2
Mt. Whitney HS school library Visalia CA 25 $250,000 Schools -4
Large Knox Box for 40 school sites at $500 each (secure steel boxes are designed to hold keys for building access as well as emergency site documents; these are used by fire and police personnel during emergency incidents) Visalia CA 1 $20,000 Schools -10
Transit Maintenance Facility Expansion Visalia CA 88 $4,000,000 Transit -9
Transit Center Expansion Visalia CA 66 $3,000,000 Transit -11
Transit Shuttle Center Construction Visalia CA 66 $3,000,000 Transit -4
Transit Buses for shuttle service Visalia CA 57 $2,750,000 Transit -17
E-85 Fueling Station Visalia CA 4 $200,000 Transit -16