District: District 3/Headquarters
Contact: Deanna Shoopman
Phone: (530) 741-4572
Contact: Tamie McGowen
Phone: (916) 657-5060
Sacramento – The California Transportation Commission (CTC) allocated more than $1.1 billion for a total of 133 State Highway Operation and Protection Program (SHOPP) projects throughout California, including almost $994 million for 47 fix-it-first projects funded by Senate Bill 1 (SB 1), the Road Repair and Accountability Act of 2017.
“This summer, motorists are seeing our crews hard at work repairing and improving our highway’s infrastructure,” said Acting Caltrans Director Bob Franzoia. “Since SB 1 was passed, Caltrans has made progress on strengthening our transportation system and this new allocation of nearly $1 billion of SB 1 funds will be used to continue to address the backlog of repairs and upgrades.”
The SB 1 funded projects will replace or improve 880 lane miles, 30 bridges, 474 congestion reducing devices, and repair 83 culverts to prevent flooding on highways.
Area state highway projects allocated SB 1 funds include:
- Transportation Management Systems Project on U.S. Highway 50 and Interstate 80 in Yolo County: $46.7 million traffic management systems project will improve the flow of traffic in the cities of Sacramento, Rancho Cordova, West Sacramento and Folsom by installing Intelligent Transportation System field elements at various locations along U.S. Highway 50 from the Sacramento/Yolo County line to Folsom Boulevard in Sacramento County, along US-50 from Interstate 80 in the city of West Sacramento in Yolo County to the Sacramento/Yolo County line, and along I-80 from Enterprise Boulevard to US-50 in Yolo County. The project was allocated $3.5 million.
- Lagoon Creek and American River Bridge Project in State Route 99 and State Route 160 in Sacramento County: $30.7 million bridge project will replace three bridges on State Route 99 at South Lagoon Creek Bridge Number 24-0028, Lagoon Creek Bridge Number 24-0045L, and North Lagoon Creek Bridge Number 24-0027L, and place Rock Slope Protection and preserve the integrity of the American River Bridge Number 24-0001L in Sacramento County. The project was allocated $27.4 million.
- Bridge Preventative Maintenance Project on U.S. Highway 50 and Interstate 5 in Sacramento County: $21 million bridge preventative maintenance project will clean and paint steel bridge grinders within Interstate 5/U.S. Highway 50 Interchange on US-50 from the Sacramento River Viaduct (Pioneer Bridge to 4th Street in the city of Sacramento, and on I-5 from south of Broadway to S Street in Sacramento County. The project was allocated $950,000.
Other SB 1 funding included $10.5 million for the Trade Corridor Enhancement Program, which is dedicated to projects that will improve truck corridors, border access, the freight rail systems, the capacity and efficiency of ports, and highways to better handle and move freight.
More than $33.1 million of SB 1 funding was also allocated to the Local Partnership Program (LPP) to help match investments that local communities have made in their region through voter-approved transportation tax measures.
In addition, the CTC approved an allocation of almost $5.4 million in SB 1 funds for 16 locally administered Active Transportation Program (ATP) projects, which range from improving sidewalks and bicycle lanes to creating safer routes to school for children who ride their bicycles or walk to school.
SHOPP is the state highway system’s "fix-it-first" program that funds safety improvements, emergency repairs, highway preservation and operational highway upgrades. A significant portion of the funding for this program comes from SB 1.
Since SB 1 was signed into law April 2017, Caltrans has repaired or replaced 115 bridges and paved nearly 1,500 lane miles of the state highway system.
SB 1 invests approximately $5.4 billion per year to fix roads, freeways and bridges in communities across California as well as strategically investing in transit. These funds are split equally between state and local projects and will allow Caltrans to fix more than 17,000 lane miles of pavement, 500 bridges and 55,000 culverts on the state highway system by 2027.
More information and updates on these and other projects can be found on Caltrans’ social media channels.
Caltrans is committed to conducting its business in a fully transparent manner and detailing its progress to the public. For complete details on SB 1, visit Rebuilding CA website.
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