California Invests Over $3.1 Billion in Projects to Rebuild and Upgrade State’s Transportation Infrastructure

District: District 11 – San Diego and Imperial Counties
Contact: Hayden Manning
Phone: (619) 688-6670

SACRAMENTO —This week, the California Transportation Commission (CTC) allocated more than $3.1 billion for projects to improve the state’s transportation infrastructure, making it safer, more sustainable, and more reliable.

The allocation includes nearly $1.8 billion in funding from the federal Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act of 2021 (IIJA) and almost $200 million in funding from Senate Bill (SB) 1, the Road Repair and Accountability Act of 2017.

“These state and federal investments will continue to allow Caltrans to rebuild our transportation system so that it is more climate-change resilient, reduces pollution and travel times, and improves goods movement,” said Caltrans Director Tony Tavares. “These projects will have a direct, positive impact on every Californian. Commuters, truckers, and visitors will all benefit from more reliable roadways and a safer transportation network.”

Projects the CTC approved include:

• $11.4 million in IIJA federal funding on State Route 78 (SR-78) in Brawley from 8th Street to Ben Hulse Highway and from Jasper Road to Niland Creek Bridge to install rumble strips, upgrade guardrail, and upgrade facilities to Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) standards. This project will improve safety—a total cost of $12.67 million. $35.8 million in IIJA federal funding to Caltrans and SANDAG for the Interstate 5 (I-5) Build North Coast Corridor HOV Extension Phase 1 in Carlsbad from Palomar Airport Road to SR-78. The total project cost is $39 million.
• $24.4 million in IIJA federal funding to Caltrans on Interstate 805 between State Route 52 and Nobel Drive to extend existing auxiliary lanes, widen the bridge, reconstruct on- and off-ramps, rehabilitate pavement, and upgrade guardrail—total project cost of $26.7 million.
• $40.7 million in IIJA federal funding to Caltrans for I-5 in Encinitas and Carlsbad between Leucadia Boulevard and Palomar Airport Road to construct a southbound auxiliary lane to facilitate merging movements, realign ramp at Palomar Airport Road, add complete street enhancements, and upgrade facilities to ADA standards. This is a Construction Manager/General Contractor project—total project cost of $44.5 million.
• $10.49 million to Caltrans for State Route 163 between Friars Road and Kearny Villa Road to upgrade Transportation Management System (TMS) elements, upgrade Weigh-In-Motion (WIM) scale, enhance highway worker safety, replace overhead signs, and make pedestrian safety improvements. This project will improve travel data accuracy.
• $24.4 million in IIJA federal funding to Caltrans for Interstate 805 between State Route 52 and Nobel Drive to extend existing auxiliary lanes, widen bridge, reconstruct onramps and off-ramps, rehabilitate pavement, and upgrade guardrail. The total project cost is $26.7 million.
• $938,000 to Caltrans for State Route 56 from I-5 to Carmel Valley Road to rehabilitate pavement, install Light Emitting Diode (LED) lighting, and upgrade facilities to Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) standards.
• $16.1 million to Caltrans for Interstate 805 in the cities of Chula Vista and Nation City from I-5 to State Route 15 to rehabilitate roadway, rehabilitate culverts, construct auxiliary lanes, add bike trail and pedestrian bridge as complete street elements, upgrade safety devices, enhance highway worker safety, upgrade lighting, and make bicycle and pedestrian improvements.
• $1.15 million to Caltrans for Interstate 805 in the cities of Chula Vista and Nation City from Palm Avenue to Federal Boulevard and on I-5 at Palomar Street to rehabilitate five bridges.
• $1.67 million to SANDAG for Planning, Programming and Monitoring.
• $3.4 million to Caltrans for State Route 125 in La Mesa at Panorama Drive under-crossing and on State Route 52 at the San Diego River – Hollins Lake Bridge to apply a polyester concrete overlay to bridge decks, apply methacrylate to approach slabs and repair spalls.
• $9.5 million to Caltrans for State Route 78 in Oceanside between El Camino Real and College Boulevard to replace damaged culverts, modify inlets and junctions, replace damaged pavement, replace damaged guardrail and concrete barrier, reconstruct embankment, and place erosion control.
• $1.3 million to Caltrans for I-805 at San Ysidro Boulevard to install shoring and backfill with rapid-strength concrete, clean out and inspect the drainage system, replace the culvert, and repair damaged pavement.
• $1.3 million to Caltrans for I-805 in Chula Vista from East H Street to Bonita Road to rebuild the compromised slope, repair the damaged irrigation system, replace the guardrail, and reconstruct the damaged road components.
• $1 million to Caltrans for I-805 in San Diego at El Cajon Boulevard to replace the damaged culvert and install an inlet, backfill with rapid strength concrete, rebuild the embankment, and install erosion control.
• $12.7 million to Caltrans for I-805 in San Diego at Carroll Canyon Road to excavate the roadway, perform injection grouting, install ground anchors, apply shotcrete to the retaining wall, replace the culvert, and repair pavement and concrete damage.
• $9.1 million to Caltrans forI-5, I-8, I-15, SR-54, SR-67, SR-78, SR-79, SR-94, SR-125, and I-805 at various locations to grind and replace damaged pavement portions with Hot Mix Asphalt (HMA) to repair damaged pavement.
• $150,000 to the city of Imperial Beach on Palm Avenue between 13th Street and Rainbow Drive for active transportation improvements, including Class IV bike lanes, crosswalks, curb extensions, street trees, lighting, transit islands, and ADA curb ramps and sidewalks.
• $1.1 million to the Imperial County Transportation Commission (ICTC) for the city of El Centro East Mail Street/Even Hewes Highway Rehabilitation Project from Dogwood Road to Eastern City Limits.
• $1 million to ICTC for the city of El Centro for the Evan Hewes Highway Rehabilitation Project from eastern El Centro to State Route. The project improvements include the grinding of an existing deteriorated pavement layer, crack sealing, pre-leveling course of asphalt concrete, and asphalt concrete overlay with a geosynthetic interlayer fabric.
• $258,000 to ICTC for Planning, Programming and Monitoring.

“Thanks to these funds from the CTC, our crews are paving the way for a safer and smoother tomorrow,” said Caltrans District 11 Director Gustavo Dallarda. “By fixing and replacing our concrete, asphalt, and culverts, we assure our users of a reliable transportation network.”

The IIJA, also known as the “Bipartisan Infrastructure Law,” is a once-in-a-generation investment in our nation’s infrastructure to improve the sustainability and resiliency of our energy, water, broadband, and transportation systems. California has received over $22 billion since the IIJA’s passage in November 2021.

SB 1 provides $5 billion in transportation funding that is shared equally between the state and local agencies annually. Road projects progress through construction phases more quickly based on the availability of SB 1 funds, including projects that are partially funded by SB 1.

For more information about California transportation projects funded by the IIJA and SB 1, visit RebuildingCA.ca.gov.