Rancho Cordova has approved a $182 million plan to add a new interchange along U.S. Highway 50, advancing a decade-old proposal to improve access south of the freeway.
The project will extend Rancho Cordova Parkway roughly two miles from White Rock Road to the highway, forming a new connection between existing Hazel Avenue and Sunrise Boulevard exits. City officials said the investment is designed to improve network connectivity and ease congestion on major east–west routes.
Preliminary engineering and environmental review will continue through 2026, supported by allocations in the city’s long-term Capital Improvement Plan. Caltrans previously cleared the project concept in 2015.
The new corridor would cross an area identified by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency as a Superfund site, where historical industrial contamination from Aerojet General Corp. remains under remediation. City staff said ongoing coordination with federal and state agencies will ensure compliance with cleanup and safety standards.
Residents of the neighboring Gold River community have voiced concerns about potential increases in local traffic and emissions. Rancho Cordova officials said future design work will evaluate mitigation measures before final construction approval.
If implemented, the interchange will mark one of the largest transportation investments in the city’s history, improving direct freeway access for emerging commercial and residential districts south of Highway 50.