District: District 8 - San Bernardino / Riverside
Contact: Terri Kasinga
Phone: (909) 383-4646
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. 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.
District 8 Funding Allocations - August 2019
Area state highway projects allocated SB 1 funds include:
- Traffic Managements Systems Project on Interstate 10 in San Bernardino County: $10.6 million traffic management systems project will improve the flow of traffic by installing wireless Vehicle Detection Stations (VDS) pole, Changeable Message Signs (CMS), Closed Circuit Television (CCTV), Data Node Cabinet and Fiber Optic elements along Interstate 10 from State Route 210 Junction in the city of Redlands in San Bernardino County to the Riverside/San Bernardino County line. The project was allocated more than $10.3 million.
- Pavement Preservation Project on Interstate 15 in San Bernardino County: $30.4 million pavement preservation project will upgrade safety devices and replace 11.5 lane miles of Interstate 15 from south of Sierra Avenue in the City of Fontana to Glen Helen Parkway in San Bernardino County. The project was allocated $27.9 million.
- Pavement Project on Interstate 10 in Riverside County: $42.3 million pavement project will replace 12 lane miles of Interstate 15 from the Riverside/San Diego County line to north of Temecula River Bridge in the city of Temecula in Riverside County, and from south of the Riverside/San Diego County line in San Diego County to the Riverside/San Diego County line. The project was allocated more than $39.1 million.
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 California - Senate Bill 1.