EUREKA — The California Transportation Commission (CTC) on Friday approved more than $2 billion to improve and maintain a transportation system that serves as the backbone for the world’s fifth largest economy. The approved funding will support the next generation of transportation projects, ranging from bridge maintenance and rail system upgrades to enhanced railroad safety features and increased access for bicyclists and pedestrians. These benefits will help power economic opportunity as well as mitigate the effects of climate change.
The latest allocations include more than $483 million from the federal Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act of 2021 (IIJA) and approximately $443 million from Senate Bill (SB) 1, the Road Repair and Accountability Act of 2017.
“We are committed to providing a world-class transportation system by making smart investments to upgrade our infrastructure and better serve all travelers,” said Caltrans Director Tony Tavares. “Increasing mobility for Californians demands a multi-modal approach that prioritizes improved safety, system-wide resiliency and sustainability, equitable access, and continued support for the efficient movement of goods and services that help fuel the state’s economic engine.”
The CTC’s investments include $103 million for the North Coast Corridor Rail project in San Diego County, a transformative effort designed to expand and upgrade passenger facilities, decrease rider travel times with a second rail line to bypass slower freight locomotives, and construction of a new bridge spanning the Batiquitos Lagoon. The funding allocations include $17.8 million to improve Highway 99 and State Route 68 in Tulare County; $10 million to provide Santa Barbara residents with cleaner, climate-friendly electric buses and chargers; and expand facilities for people who walk and bike, such as $3.5 million for Stockton’s East Channel Street Streetscape, which will install bike lanes and sidewalk extensions. In addition, projects approved will enhance safety at railroad crossings, including $5.9 million for improved signaling, signage, and gates at two commuter rail crossings in the city of Montebello.
The latest CTC-approved projects also include:
- Approximately $31 million including more than $27.4 million in federal IIJA funding and $3.5 million in SB1 funding in support of allocations toward roadway and guardrail improvements and replace rumble strips on Route 1 from south of Philo Greenwood Road to north of Little Lake Road near Mendocino in Mendocino County.
- Approximately $6.5 million in SB1 funding in support of allocations toward culvert improvements at various locations on Route 169 from east of the Pecwan Creek Bridge to Route 96 near Weitchpec in Humboldt County.
- Approximately $3.5 million in support of allocations toward culvert and fish passage improvements and reduce sediment loads to the South Fork Eel River at various locations along Route 254 from north of U.S. 101 near Miranda to north of Holmes Flat Road near Weott in Humboldt County.
- Approximately $3 million in support of allocations toward the installation of fencing, gates, lighting, and camera systems at 5 maintenance stations in Del Norte, Humboldt, Lake, and Mendocino Counties.
- Approximately $4.5 million including more than $4 million in federal IIJA funding for support allocations toward roadway and other safety improvements on Route 1 from north of Havens Neck Drive to Gypsy Flat Road near Gualala in Mendocino County.
- Approximately $242,000 in support of allocations toward mitigation work, revegetation and monitoring for the Calpella Two Bridge Replacements Project on Route 20 near Ukiah in Mendocino County.
- Approximately $10.2 million in SB1 funding for emergency allocations toward the construction of a soldier pile retaining wall, guardrails, and roadway and culvert repairs on Route 36 near Bridgeville in Humboldt County following heavy rainfall in the winter months of 2024.
- Approximately $1.3 million in SB1 funding for emergency allocations toward roadway and culvert repairs on U.S. 101 south of Kane Road near Big Lagoon in Humboldt County following a series of large storms in the winter months of 2024.
- Approximately $3.2 million in SB1 funding in emergency allocations toward roadway, and culvert repairs and erosion control on Route 1 from the Blue Slide Gulch Viaduct to south of the Wages Creek Bridge near Westport in Mendocino County following heavy rainfall in the winter months of 2024.
- Approximately $2.6 million in SB1 funding in emergency allocations toward roadway and drainage repairs on U.S. 101 and Route 271 north of Hermitage Road near Cummings in Mendocino County following a series of large storms in the winter months of 2024.
- Approximately $1.3 million in SB1 funding for emergency allocations toward culvert and embankment repairs with rock slope protection on S. 101 near Cloverdale in Mendocino County following heavy rainfall in the winter months of 2024.
- Approximately $1.3 million in SB1 funding in emergency allocations toward roadway and drainage repairs along with the removal of debris and hazardous trees on Route 128 east of Route 1 near Navarro in Mendocino County following a series of large storms in the winter months of 2024.
- Approximately $1.1 million in SB1 funding in emergency allocations toward roadway and culvert repairs along with erosion control on Route 128 near Cloverdale in Mendocino County following heavy rainfall in the winter months of 2024.
- Approximately $447,000 in SB1 funding toward the Gualala Downtown Streetscape Enhancement Project on Route 1 in Mendocino County.
IIJA, 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. Since 2021, California has received more than $42 billion in IIJA funds, including more than $29 billion for transportation-related projects.
In addition, SB 1 provides $5 billion in transportation funding each year that is shared between state and local agencies. Road projects progress through construction phases more quickly based on the availability of SB 1 funds, including those partially funded by SB 1.
For more information about California transportation projects funded by IIJA and
SB-1, visit RebuildingCA.ca.gov and www.build.ca.gov.