ADDS LOCAL PROJECTS COULD START SOONER - FILE - In this Oct. 15, 2015, file photo, vehicles pass a highway construction site on Interstate 80 in Sacramento, Calif. California drivers will see their gas prices rise in November 2017 and will pay more to register their vehicles come January. The California Transportation Commission prioritize projects for the funding and the first construction work will likely begin in the summer of 2018, said Mark Dinger, a spokesman for Caltrans. However, local projects could get off the ground sooner, said Randy Breault, a public works director in Brisbane who serves on the board of directors for the California League of Cities. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, File)
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