District: District 8
Contact: Terri Kasinga
Phone: (909) 383-4631 or (951) 232-4268
Contact: Tamie McGowen
Phone: (916) 657-5060
SACRAMENTO — Caltrans added nearly 1,200 lane miles of pavement repair and 66 bridges to its growing list of projects to be delivered sooner than planned thanks to the imminent influx of revenue from the Road Repair and Accountability Act of 2017 (SB 1), the transportation funding and reform package passed in April. To date, Caltrans has now expedited nearly $5 billion in "fix-it-first" projects since the spring.
"Years of unfunded maintenance needs have plagued our roadways, so Caltrans is expediting projects with the expectation of SB 1 funds coming in November. We are lining up projects that are going to deliver real results for all users of the state transportation system."
This latest approval of 90 major "fix-it-first" transportation projects, worth nearly $3.4 billion, are part of a list Caltrans submitted to the California Transportation Commission (CTC) that was voted on at the Commission's October meeting.
Improvements to be made by these projects include:
- improving or replacing 66 bridges
- rehabilitating nearly 1,200 lane miles of pavement on highways across the state
- repairing more than 300 culverts and drainage systems
- and installing nearly 2,400 elements that are part of traffic management systems that help manage traffic and reduce congestion.
Among the projects that received funding allocations were:
District 8 CTC Funding Allocations October 2017
| COUNTY | ROUTE | PROJECT/COST |
|---|---|---|
| Riverside | 10 | $201.9 million pavement preservation project will construct an eastbound truck lane, improve shoulders, ramps and 52.4 lane miles on Interstate 10 from east of Coachella Canal to Hazy Gulch Bridge in Riverside County. |
| Riverside | 10 | $339.4 million pavement preservation project will improve shoulders, ramps and 116 lane miles on Interstate 10 from Rice Road/State Route 177 to Teed Ditch Bridge in Riverside County. |
| Riverside | 10 | $266.1 million pavement preservation project will improve shoulders, ramps and 90 lane miles on Interstate 10 from Teed Ditch Bridge in Riverside County to the California/Arizona State line. |
| San Bernardino | 10 | $91.8 million pavement preservation project will improve ramps and 48 lane miles on Interstate 10 from the San Bernardino/Los Angeles County line to I-10/I-15 Separation in San Bernardino County. |
| San Bernardino/ Riverside | 10/60 | $82.4 million bridge project will improve the vertical clearance for trucks to improve freight movement on the Etiwanda San Sevain Bridge and Colton Overhead Bridge on Interstate 10 in San Bernardino County, the Ramona Avenue Overcrossing on State Route 60 in San Bernardino County, and the Highland Springs Avenue Undercrossing and the Eagle Mountain Road Bridge on I-10 in Riverside County. |
| San Bernardino | 18 | $11.7 million drainage project will replace culverts along State Route 17 from 48th Street to SR-138 in San Bernardino County. |
| San Bernardino | 71 | $15 million traffic management systems project will upgrade traffic monitoring elements on State Route 71 from the Los Angeles/San Bernardino County line to the San Bernardino/Riverside County line. |
| San Bernardino | 210 | $42.1 million pavement preservation project will improve 24.3 lane miles on State Route 210 from Sterling Avenue to Lugonia Avenue in San Bernardino County. |
The projects authorized today come on the heels of more than $285 million in accelerated existing highway repair projects announced earlier in July, and nearly $901 million in "fix-it-first" projects in August.
SB 1 provides an ongoing funding increase of approximately $1.8 billion annually for the maintenance and rehabilitation of the state highway system, including $400 million specifically for bridges and culverts. SB 1 funds will enable Caltrans to fix more than 17,000 lane miles of pavement, 500 bridges and 55,000 culverts by 2027. Caltrans will also fix 7,700 traffic operating systems, like ramp meters, traffic cameras and electric highway message boards that help reduce highway congestion.
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 http://www.rebuildingca.ca.gov/.