Commuting between state routes 99 and 120 gets easier as two-year project wraps

Manteca Highway 99-120 interchange project opens, easing traffic at longtime bottleneck

LIFE IS A LITTLE EASIER for truckers, commuters and other drivers who navigate the interchange between state routes 99 and 120 in Manteca. The two-year, $50 million construction project to unsnarl connections between the two major thoroughfares is complete. The project — overseen by the San Joaquin Council of Governments, the consortium of eight cities nestled around Stockton — is being hailed as a bureaucratic victory as well. Stockton Mayor C…

Commuting between state routes 99 and 120 gets easier as two-year project wraps

Life is a little easier for truckers, commuters and other drivers who navigate the interchange between state routes 99 and 120 in Manteca. The two-year, $50 million construction project to unsnarl connections between the two major thoroughfares is complete. The project — overseen by the San Joaquin Council of Governments, the consortium of eight cities nestled around Stockton — is being hailed as a bureaucratic victory as well. Stockton Mayor Ch…