Riverside – The California Transportation Commission (CTC) allocated $830 million at its December meeting to fund a broad range of investments to improve access and safety, provide sustainable projects and help support the infrastructural backbone of the globe’s fifth-largest economy. Guided by Governor Gavin Newsom’s Build More, Faster – For All infrastructure agenda, these transformative projects are making communities safer, cleaner and healthier.
The approved allocations include $249 million from the federal Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act of 2021 (IIJA) and another $306 million via Senate Bill (SB) 1, the Road Repair and Accountability Act of 2017.
“These investments will help provide the next generation of transportation projects in California, strengthening efforts for bridge maintenance and renovation, increasing safety for people who walk and bike, expanding equitable access and continuing support for the movement of goods and services that fuel the state’s economic engine,” said Caltrans Director Tony Tavares.
In addition to major undertakings, such as the rehabilitation of the Vincent Thomas Bridge in Los Angeles and the Silicon Valley rail extension in San Jose, the allocation contains funds for local projects, including:
- The Orange Family Street Project in San Diego’s City Heights community will install traffic circles and buffered bike lanes and raise crosswalks to reduce traffic and improve pedestrian safety.
- Nearly 10 miles of new bike lanes in the Wilmington neighborhood near the Port of Los Angeles will also include pedestrian and ADA upgrades, new sidewalks, shade trees and lighting.
- The L.A. River Greenway project will connect East San Fernando Valley with LA Metro’s North Hollywood rail station through a network of pedestrian and bicycle trails.
- The purchase of zero-emission, high-capacity buses to serve residents of Alameda and Contra Costa counties.
Other projects include:
Alameda County:
- $67,625,000 allocation on I-880 and SR-260 between 5th Avenue Overhead and 5th and 6th Street Viaduct in Oakland and Alameda for improving access along I-880, with the addition of 12.2 miles of new roadway, 3 miles of new bicycle lanes, and the construction of new bridges and tunnels.
- $13,500,000 allocation on 7th Street in the City of Oakland within the Port of Oakland, from east of Maritime Street to just west of I-880 near Bay Street, for the reconstruction of the existing underpass and multi-use path also includes the reconstruction of rail tracks and other rail infrastructure.
Contra Costa County:
- $4,385,000 allocation on I-680 in and near Concord and Pleasant Hill, from SR-242 to the Solano County line, for rehabilitating pavement, upgrading drainage systems, installing lighting, constructing concrete barriers, and upgrading facilities to Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) standards.
- $2,002,000 allocation on SR-123 (San Pablo Avenue) in El Cerrito and Richmond, from the Alameda County line to I-80, for rehabilitating pavement and upgrading facilities to ADA standards.
Santa Clara County:
- $258,360,000 allocation in San Jose from Berryessa to North San Jose Station and Santa Clara Caltrain Station, for the final design of a six-mile BART extension, providing enhanced mobility and transportation alternatives to heavily congested highways and roadways; enabling better access regionally.
San Francisco County:
- $1,000,000 allocation in San Francisco County for The San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency Muni Metro Modernization Planning Study to identify infrastructure improvements aimed at increasing capacity, reliability, safety, and accessibility within the Muni Light Rail Network.
San Mateo County:
- $795,000 allocation on I-280 in Daly City, from King Drive to 0.1 mile north of King Drive, for sinkhole repairs including backfilling, grout abandonment of the existing underdrain, and reconstruction efforts.
Solano County:
- $9,948,000 allocation on West Texas Street between Beck Avenue and Pennsylvania Avenue in the City of Fairfield, for constructing Class IV separated bikeways, Class II buffered bike lanes, traffic signals, marked crosswalks, curb extensions, and improving lighting and sidewalk infrastructure.
Sonoma County:
- $2,316,000 allocation on SR-12 near Sonoma, at Sonoma Creek Bridge No. 20-0027 and Hooker Creek Bridge No. 20-0030, for mitigation work near Sonoma Creek Bridge and Hooker Creek Bridge for plant establishment and erosion control.
- $2,142,000 allocation on SR-12 in Santa Rosa, from east of Brigham Avenue Undercrossing to Fourth Street, for rehabilitating pavement, drainage systems, upgrading guardrails, and ADA facility improvements.
- $1,722,000 allocation on SR-1 near Stewarts Point, 2.7 miles south of Skaggs Springs Road, for replacing an existing culvert and upgrading the headwall and wingwalls.
Various Counties:
- $121,676,000 allocation on I-80, I-580, and I-980 in Alameda, Contra Costa, and Solano Counties for the installation of 26 miles of fiber optic cable, three Closed-Circuit Television (CCTV) cameras, one Variable Message Sign (VMS), four Vehicle Detection Stations (VDS), and upgrading the Transportation
Management System (TMS) equipment. - $81,171,000 allocation on I-80, US-101, I-880, and I-980 in Alameda, San Francisco, and San Mateo Counties to install and upgrade Transportation
Management System (TMS) elements, including CCTV cameras, Vehicle Detection Systems (VDS), Changeable Message Signs (CMS), ramp meters, and fiber optic cable.
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 country's energy, water, broadband and transportation systems. California has received nearly $62 billion in federal infrastructure funding since its passage. It 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.
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.
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