District: District 7 - Los Angeles
Contact: Marc Bischoff
Phone: (213) 897-0303
Contact: Tamie McGowen
Phone: (916) 657-5060
LOS ANGELES — Caltrans announced today that the California Transportation Commission (CTC)allocated $758.1 million for 91 State Highway Operation and Protection Program projects throughout California, including $90.4 million for 26 fix-it-first projects funded by SB 1, the Road Repair and Accountability Act of 2017. This funding allows crews to improve 21 bridges and more than 189 lane miles of pavement, upgrade 292 congestion reducing devices, and repair or replace 81 culverts to prevent flooding on highways.
"While we are thankful for the rain, our crews worked around the clock this winter responding to the harsh weather conditions that took a toll on our roadways and culverts. The funds from SB 1 allow us now to proactively maintain our bridges, repair our roadways, and ensure our drainage systems can handle the winters ahead."
District 7 Funding Allocations - March 2019
District 7 state highway projects allocated SB 1 funds include:
- Pavement Rehabilitation Project on State Route 60 in Los Angeles County: $165.2 million pavement preservation project will replace bridge approach and improve auxiliary lanes, interchange connectors, shoulders, ramps and 78.7 lane miles of State Route 60 from west of Interstate 710 to I-605 in the cities of Monterey Park, Montebello, Rosemead and South El Monte, and on I-710 south and north of SR-60 in Los Angeles County. The project was allocated $164.5 million.
- Mobility Project in Los Angeles County: $24.6 million traffic management systems project will upgrade traffic monitoring elements and network on State Route 1 from Lincoln Boulevard to McClure Tunnel, on State Route 2 near West Broadway, on I-10 from Lincoln Boulevard to U.S. Highway 101/I-5 Junction, on US-101 near Tujunga Avenue, and on I-105 near La Cienega Boulevard in Los Angeles County. The project was allocated $3.2 million.
- Bridge Preservation Project on State Route 1 in Los Angeles County: $6.7 million bridge preservation project will paint and revamp the Wilmington Overhead on State Route 1 in the city of Los Angeles. The project was allocated $1.2 million.
The CTC also approved more than $5.1 million of SB 1 funding for 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 more than $28.1 million for 20 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. Of those, seven projects are SB 1 funded for $14.8 million.
Since SB 1 was signed into law April 2017, Caltrans has repaired or replaced 89 bridges and paved more than 1,300 lane miles of the state highway system.
For a complete list of the ATP, LPP, and State Highway Operations and Protection Program (SHOPP) projects allocated funds, among other items from the March meeting see: CTC Revised Complete Meeting Book - March 2019 (PDF).
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.
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 California - Senate Bill 1.