California Makes $495 Million Transportation Investment

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SACRAMENTO — The California Transportation Commission (CTC) this week allocated more than $495 million for projects to fix and improve transportation infrastructure throughout California. Senate Bill (SB) 1, the Road Repair and Accountability Act of 2017, accounts for more than two-thirds of this critical investment – $328 million.

"This substantial investment will help improve transportation for all Californians now and in the future. This includes moving toward a more climate-friendly, safe, and equitable state transportation system."

Toks Omishakin, Caltrans Director 

Projects approved today include:

Contact:  Myles Cochrane, Caltrans District 1 PIO
Phone:    (707) 498-4272 

  • Approximately $796,000 toward pavement, guardrail, lighting, and other upgrades on Route 299 from the 101 junction to east of Blue Lake Boulevard in Humboldt County. 
  • Approximately $853,000 toward pavement, guardrail, and other upgrades on Route 299 from Blue Lake to east of the Burney Vista Point in Humboldt County. 
  • Approximately $841,000 toward pavement, guardrail, and signage upgrades on U.S. 101 near Willits in Mendocino County. 
  • Approximately $776,000 toward culvert upgrades on U.S. 101 near Laytonville, Leggett, and Piercy in Mendocino County. 

Contact: Kurt Villavicencio
Phone: (530) 225-3426

  • South Market Street ADA (State Route 273 near Redding in Shasta County): Construction of curb ramps, sidewalks and driveways to meet Americans with Disability Act (ADA) standards, along with the construction of a retaining wall.
  • Buckhorn New Disposal Sites PR (State Route 299 near Lewiston in Trinity County): Improve material disposal sites and construct culverts.
  • Trinity Culverts (State Route 299 near Salyer and Junction City): Rehabilitation of deteriorated culverts to restore drainage system functionality.
  • Portuguese and Cade Creek Fish Passage (State Route 96 near Happy Camp in Siskiyou County): Replace deteriorated large-diameter culverts with natural-bottom structures, reduce fish passage barriers, and adjust new approaches.
  • Thomes Creek Bridge (Interstate 5 near Corning in Tehama County): Apply polyester concrete overlay to bridge deck, replace joint seals, repair concrete and upgrade guardrail.

Contact: Janis Mara
Phone: (510) 715-9291

  • A $2,310,000 preventive maintenance project that will help keep three Contra Costa County bridges in Walnut Creek and Martinez safe. The bridges are the Rudgear Road undercrossing and the Olympic Boulevard undercrossing in Walnut Creek and the Mococo overcrossing. The project will apply polyester concrete overlay to the bridge decks.
  • A $1,631,000 preventive maintenance project in Alameda County on Interstate 580, 680 and 880 near Fremont and Hayward that will help keep bridge decks safe. The project will apply polyester concrete overlay to the bridge decks at various locations.
  • A $780,000 safety enhancement project in San Mateo County at the intersection of State Route 35 and Sharp Park road in Pacifica and the intersection of State Route 35 ad Hickey Road in South San Francisco. The project will upgrade and reposition traffic signals and upgrade facilities to Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) standards.

Contact:         Jim Shivers or Heidi Crawford
Phone:           (805) 549-3237 or (805) 549-3318    

  • $6 million to rehabilitate the bridge deck, bridge joints and railing to preserve the service life of the North Soledad Overhead on US Highway 101 near Soledad in Monterey County.
  • $3.1 million to construct a retaining wall to stabilize the slope, widen the shoulder, repair pavement, improve drainage and install erosion control on Highway 1, one mile south of the Pfeiffer Canyon Bridge in Monterey County.

Contact: Christian Lukens
Email: D6.Public.Info@dot.ca.gov     

  • Wastewater Systems Project on State Route 99 in Tulare County: $7 million will upgrade water and wastewater systems at the C.H. Warlow Safety Roadside Rest Area.
  • Highway Safety Project on Interstate 5 in Kern County: $1.1 million allocation for construction of a median cable barrier near Buttonwillow on Interstate 5 from 2.2 miles north of Stockdale Highway to Blue Star Memorial Highway.

Contact: Marc Bischoff
Email: marc.bischoff@dot.ca.gov

The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro)
Union Station Master Plan: Alameda Esplanade.
Located in downtown Los Angeles, directly in front of Los Angeles Union Station on Alameda Street between Arcadia Street to the south and Cesar E. Chavez Avenue to the north. A multi-modal connection between Union Station and surrounding communities through a road-diet and a pedestrian and bicyclist esplanade with mixing zones. This project will construct 14,000 of feet sidewalk, install road diet for 2,000 feet of roadway, and provide lighting for 12 intersections. $10.2 million.

Metro

Reconnecting Union Station to the Historic Cultural Communities of DTLA.

The northernmost segment of Los Angeles Street and its intersection with Alameda Street between Los Angeles Union Station and the El Pueblo de Los Angeles Historical Monument in Downtown Los Angeles. Design and construction of key pedestrian and cyclist safety improvements connecting Los Angeles Street, Union Station, and El Pueblo. Improvements include creating a pedestrian plaza, construction of 300' of Class 1 bike lanes, and a raised bike/pedestrian crosswalk. $5.3 million.

City of Bell Gardens: Complete Streets Improvements Phase 1

Various locations within the city. Citywide pedestrian, bike, & traffic calming improvements to create complete streets. Install or refresh 31 white or yellow high visibility crosswalks, four miles of Class 3 bike routes, two raised intersections, ten speed humps, twelve curbs, mini traffic circles, HAWK beacons, ADA ramps, and striping. $200,000.00

Huntington Park: Safe Routes and Childhood Obesity Project

Multiple streets within the city. Construction of ramp improvements at 106 intersections, 4,804 lineal feet of improved sidewalks, three HAWK beacons and pedestrian scramble will improve safety for student pedestrians in the State's most dangerous walking corridors. $50,000.00

Contact: Terri Kasinga
Phone: (951) 232-4268 

  • (Riverside) State Route 111 In Palm Springs, from Golf Club Drive to Gateway Drive. Outcome/Output: Reconstruct and construct curb ramps, add detectable warning surfaces, reconstruct sidewalks, and add pedestrian crosswalk push buttons to comply with Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) standards.
  • (Riverside) State Route 60 In Riverside and San Bernardino Counties, at various locations on Routes 60 and 215. Reduce wrong-way collisions by installing wrong-way pavement markers and sign panels and upgrading pavement markings at onramps and off ramps.
  • (Riverside) State Route 60 in Moreno Valley, from Day Street to east of Moreno Beach Drive. Upgrade facilities to Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) standards.
  • (Riverside) State Route 60 in Riverside and San Bernardino Counties, at various locations on Routes 60 and 215. Reduce wrong-way collisions by installing wrong-way pavement markers and sign panels and upgrading pavement markings at onramps and offramps.
  • (Riverside) Interstate 215 in and near Perris, from south of San Jacinto River Bridge to north of Ramona Expressway. Rehabilitate pavement, upgrade facilities to Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) standards, upgrade guardrail, enhance highway worker safety, and install slope stabilization and erosion control measures.
  • (San Bernardino) Interstate 15 in Hesperia, at Joshua Street Overcrossing No. 54-0666; also, on Route 40 near Barstow at Nebo Street Undercrossing No. 54-0662L; also on Route 40 near Needles at Fenner Overhead No. 54-1270L. Apply polyester concrete overlay to bridge decks and replace bridge rails.

Contact:  Myles Cochrane, Caltrans District 1 PIO
Phone:    (707) 498-4272 

  • Approximately $796,000 toward pavement, guardrail, lighting, and other upgrades on Route 299 from the 101 junction to east of Blue Lake Boulevard in Humboldt County. 
  • Approximately $853,000 toward pavement, guardrail, and other upgrades on Route 299 from Blue Lake to east of the Burney Vista Point in Humboldt County. 
  • Approximately $841,000 toward pavement, guardrail, and signage upgrades on U.S. 101 near Willits in Mendocino County. 
  • Approximately $776,000 toward culvert upgrades on U.S. 101 near Laytonville, Leggett, and Piercy in Mendocino County. 

Contact:  Bob Highfill
Phone:    (209) 986-9428

  • A project to widen southbound State Route 99 from two lanes to three lanes in the city of Livingston in Merced County received nearly $35.5 million.The project will widen the highway from about one mile south of Hammatt Avenue to the Merced/Stanislaus County Line.
  • A project to provide safer routes to school on Morgan Road in the city of Ceres in Stanislaus County received $674,000.The project on Morgan Road from Service Road to Whitmore Avenue will provide sidewalk connectivity, Class II bicycle lanes, enhanced safety crossing with pedestrian refuge islands, striped crossings, and traffic signage.More than 2,000 feet of sidewalk and 10,566 feet of Class II bicycle lanes will be constructed.The Stanislaus Council of Governments also is part of the project.
  • A project to provide complete street elements and upgrade facilities to meet Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA) standards in the city of Angels Camp in Calaveras County received $1.7 million in support allocations.New sidewalks and widened shoulders to accommodate bike lanes as complete street elements will be constructed on State Route 49/Main Street from north of Brunner Hill Road to Pine Street.
 

Contact: Hayden.Manning@dot.ca.gov
Phone: (619) 688-6723

  • $8,941,000 to the San Diego Association of Governments (SANDAG) for San Diego Regional Border to Bayshore Bikeway Project to construct Class I, Class II bicycle boulevard and cycle segments lanes as well as provide intersection treatments and traffic calming devices on various roadways from the intersection of Palm Avenue and Seacoast Drive in Imperial Beach to the San Ysidro Port of Entry.
  • $6,415,000 to for pavement, drainage, and signs; upgrade Transportation Management System elements such as closed-circuit televisions and changeable message sign; and upgrade facilities to Americans with Disabilities Act standards on Interstate 5 (I-5) in the cities of San Diego, Chula Vista, and National City from Camino De La Plaza to Via De La Valle.
  • $4,900,000 for the Port of San Diego Tenth Avenue Marine Terminal Beyond Compliance Environmental Enhancement Project to implement the bonnet system that will allow the San Diego Unified Port District to capture air emissions from non-shore power capable vessels while at berth.
  • $4,609,000 for landscape interchanges on State Route 905 in San Diego from Caliente Avenue to the La Media Road undercrossing.
  • $1,107,000 to construct a continuous separated pedestrian pathway and Class II bicycle lanes as well as upgraded crossings and improved traffic signals in the city of Escondido near Juniper Elementary School. It also provides education and encouragement activities to facilitate active transportation at Juniper, Oak Hill, and Central Elementary Schools
  • $300,000 for bridge deck preservation including applying polyester concrete overlay to bridge decks, methacrylate on approach slabs, and repair spalls on I-5 in Chula Vista at the Palomar Street overcrossing and in San Diego at the I-5/State Route 163 separation and De Anza off-ramp overcrossing.
  • $250,000 for bridge deck preservation including applying polyester concrete overlay to bridge decks, methacrylate on approach slabs, and repair spalls on State Route 125 in La Mesa at the Panorama Drive undercrossing and in San Diego at San Diego River - Hollins Lake Bridge. 
  • $95,000 to construct the city of National City’s Bike Wayfinding project that will install more than 100 bicycle wayfinding signs at decision points throughout the City's recently constructed bicycle network.

Contact: Raquel Ortiz 
Phone:
(424) 413-1107 

  • $14 million allocated for a project in Costa Mesa and Irvine along I-405, between
    I- 5 and Harbor Boulevard. This project will rehabilitate pavement, replace bridge approach and departure slabs, upgrade bridge railings, improve highway worker safety, upgrade safety devices, and upgrade the Transportation Management System (TMS).
  • $2.4 million for a project in Anaheim on I-5 that will enhance highway worker safety by upgrading access trails, relocating facilities away from traffic, installing vegetation control and paving miscellaneous areas to reduce repetitive maintenance activities.
  • $1.1 million for a project in Dana Point and San Juan Capistrano along the I-5 from south of Camino de Estrella to north of Route 1. Safety Lighting will be installed and the median barrier upgraded.

SB 1 provides $5 billion in transportation funding annually split between the state and local agencies. Road projects progress through construction phases more quickly based on the availability of SB 1 funds, including projects that are partially funded by SB 1.

For more information about other transportation projects funded by SB 1, visit RebuildingCA.ca.gov.