Long Beach – The California Transportation Commission (CTC) today allocated $1 billion for projects across the state that will improve safety and enhance the state’s vast network of streets and highways, including bicycle lanes, sidewalks and transit facilities. Guided by Governor Gavin Newsom’s Build More, Faster – For All infrastructure agenda, these improvements will make California communities safer, cleaner and healthier.
Approximately one-third of the investment, nearly $311 million, comes from the federal Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act of 2021 (IIJA) and another $301 million is from Senate Bill (SB) 1, the Road Repair and Accountability Act of 2017. Among the investments are more than $138 million to address safety upgrades and repairs to drainage infrastructure designed to increase resiliency and protect the state’s roads during storms.
"As California continues adapting to evolving transportation realities, it is important that we invest in emergent technologies to enhance system-wide safety for the public," said Caltrans Director Tony Tavares. "Today’s action dedicates vital funding for upgrades that will protect our infrastructure now and well into the future."
Included in the approved projects are:
- $40.9 million for State Route 99 in Tehama County near the Los Molinos Creek Bridge to improve drainage systems and safety.
- $27.8 million to build an integrated system that will include real-time traveler information along the Interstate 710 corridor in Los Angeles County between State Routes 91 and 60.
- $19.8 million to improve drainage systems and improve safety along 80-plus miles of U.S. Highway 101 in Humboldt County.
The latest CTC-approved projects also include:
Contra Costa County:
- $7,598,000 allocation in the City of Oakley for Valley Rail (Oakley Station) for constructing a new train station platform to increase ridership and providenecessary infrastructure to meet high-frequency service demands, ultimately decreasing vehicle miles traveled and greenhouse gas emissions.
- $1,000,000 allocation in Contra Costa County for the I-680 Express Bus Program (Bus on Shoulder Training at GoMentum Station - Technologies) for the construction, implementation, and refinement of Transit Bus on Shoulder support services, including the procurement of hardware technologies to enhance safety, reduce GHG emissions, and improve transit service reliability and accessibility.
- $700,000 allocation in Contra Costa County for the I-680 Express Bus Program (Bus on Shoulder Training at GoMentum Station - Pavement Striping) for installing and removing pavement markings, mobilizing, and demobilizing technology-equipped trailers, and testing at the GoMentum Station to enhance safety, reduce GHG emissions, and improve transit service accessibility.
San Francisco County:
- $27,965,000 allocation in the City and County of San Francisco, from Holloway Avenue to Lincoln Way and at the intersection of California Street and Park Presidio Boulevard (PM 5.75), for rehabilitating pavement and upgrading facilities to ADA standards, to extend pavement service life and improve ride quality.
Various Counties:
- $122,335,000 allocation in Alameda, Contra Costa, and Solano Counties, on I-580, I-680, and I-780, for installing 36 miles of fiber optic cable, 45 ramp metering systems, 61 Vehicle Detection Systems (VDS), 9 Closed-Circuit Television (CCTV) cameras, 1 Changeable Message Sign (CMS), 2 Variable Message Signs (VMS), widening ramps to provide High-Occupancy Vehicle (HOV) bypass ramp lanes, and upgrading ADA curb ramps to meet Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) standards.
- $37,371,000 allocation in San Francisco, Marin, Napa, Santa Clara, San Mateo, and Sonoma Counties, on SR-1, SR-17, SR-37, I-80,SR-82, SR-84, SR-85, SR-87, SR-92, US-101, SR-116, SR-121, SR-152, SR-237, I-280, I-380, I-580, I-680, and I-880, for replacing technology components of the Transportation Management System (TMS) elements.
IIJA 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. 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 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.
Visit build.ca.gov to learn about transformative infrastructure projects happening in communities throughout California.
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