California Invests Nearly $1 Billion in Transportation Infrastructure, Including Clean Energy, Bike Lanes and Pedestrian Projects

California Invests Nearly $1 Billion in Transportation Infrastructure, Including Clean Energy, Bike Lanes and Pedestrian Projects

Sacramento – The California Transportation Commission (CTC) today allocated nearly $1 billion for projects aimed at solving mobility challenges and aiding California’s continued effort to make the highway system more resilient to climate change.

“These investments will harden the transportation system against the devastating results of extreme weather events,” said Caltrans Director Tony Tavares. “The allocations made today will add to the electric charging infrastructure, increase mobility options for people who walk and bicycle and enhance our goal to improve safety and economic equity for all users.”

Of the total investment allocated this month, nearly $623 million comes from the federal Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act of 2021 (IIJA). Another $264 million comes from Senate Bill (SB) 1, the Road Repair and Accountability Act of 2017.

Among the projects approved:

• $15 million for the installation of electric charging infrastructure to power electric buses at San Mateo County’s SamTrans system.
• $9.5 million to help pay for new bike lanes, crosswalks, pedestrian push buttons, signal heads and other safety upgrades on an 8-mile segment of SR-82 in Santa Clara County.
• $6 million for the city of Sacramento to help build a new light rail station serving Sacramento City College.
• $114,000 for the construction of service bays needed to maintain a new fleet of fuel cell electric buses to serve Humboldt County.

District Projects Include:

• $640,000 for a bridge maintenance project on State Route 12 in San Joaquin County. On September 23, 2024, near the city of Rio Vista the Mokelumne River Bridge became inoperable after being lowered to accommodate vehicular traffic and could no longer allow for the passage of maritime or recreational vessels. A damage assessment was performed which showed failed pillow block bearings and a bent drive bar which help raise the structure for vessel traffic. The project funding will be used to replace the failed mechanical components.
• $5,915,000 million for an intersection improvement project in Calaveras County. The project is designed to enhance traffic safety at the intersection of State Route 26 and Lime Creek Road near the community of Valley Springs. This intersection improvement project will reduce the number and severity of traffic collisions along State Route 26.
• $1,000,000 to assist the San Joaquin Regional Rail Commission and San Joaquin Council of Governments to improve rail and transit services. The funding will be used to improve transit network integration and connectivity to other rail and transit services. The enhancements will improve local and regional system integration in the Central Valley subsequently increasing ridership and improving safety for transit passengers.

IIJA is a once-in-a-generation investment in our nation's infrastructure to improve the sustainability and resiliency of the energy, water, broadband and transportation systems. California has received nearly $62 billion in federal infrastructure funding since its passage. This includes investments to upgrade the state's roads, bridges, rail, public transit, airports, ports, waterways and the electric vehicle charging network. The funding alone has already created more than 170,000 jobs in California.

Senate Bill 1 (SB 1) has invested approximately $5 billion annually toward transportation projects since 2017. It provides funding split between the state and local agencies. Road projects progress through construction phases more quickly based on the availability of funds, including projects that are partially funded by SB 1.

For more information visit: Build.ca.gov.