California Transportation Commission Green Lights $578 Million to Repair and Maintain State’s Infrastructure

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Senate Bill 1 provides $317 million of funding

Sacramento — The California Transportation Commission (CTC) this week allocated $578 million for projects to repair and improve transportation infrastructure throughout the state. Senate Bill (SB) 1, the Road Repair and Accountability Act of 2017, accounts for $317 million – more than half of the funding.

“The CTC’s welcome decision to green light more than half a billion dollars to maintain and repair California’s aging transportation infrastructure is not only in keeping with our time-tested ‘fix-it-first’ strategy but also represents another big step to build and maintain a transportation system that serves all who travel in California, whether by foot, bicycle, bus, train or automobile.”

Steven Keck, Acting Caltrans Director 

Projects approved this week include:

District: 1 - Del Norte, Humboldt, Lake and Mendocino counties
Contact: Manny Machado
Phone: (707) 496-6879

  • Approximately $2.1 M toward erosion control on Route 36 near Bridgeville in Humboldt County.
  • Approximately $11.5 M toward improvements on Route 96 at Aikens Creek Bridge, Bluff Creek Bridge, Slate Creek Bridge and Rube Creek Bridge on Route 169 in Humboldt County.
  • Approximately $3.5 M toward culvert replacement on U.S. 101 near Garberville from the Alderpoint Road Overcrossing to south of Myers Flat in Humboldt County and on Route 271 near Piercy in Mendocino County.
  • Approximately $4.1 M toward construction of a retaining wall and roadway realignments on U.S. 101 near Piercy in Mendocino County.
  • Approximately $1.8 M toward roadway realignments on Route 1 in Mendocino County near Gualala.
  • Approximately $1.4 M toward pavement and guardrail upgrades on U.S. 101 near Willits in Mendocino County.
  • Approximately $1.2 M toward pavement and guardrail upgrades on U.S. 101 near Fortuna in Humboldt County. 
  • Approximately $1.88 M toward improvements at Elk Creek Bridge on Route 1 near Fort Bragg in Mendocino County.

District: 2 - Lassen, Modoc, Plumas, Shasta, Siskiyou, Tehama and Trinity counties
Contact: Kurt Villavicencio
Phone: (530) 225-3426

  • Hayfork Mountain Culverts (State Route 3 about 18 miles north of Hayfork in Trinity County): Culvert rehabilitation/drainage system restoration.
  • Horse Creek Bridge Replacement (Near the Klamath River Bridge to 2 miles west of Kohl Creek in Siskiyou County): Replace bridge on new alignment to correct scour conditions, improve safety, and reduce deficiencies.
  • Del Loma Pavement (Near Del Loma from 1 mile east of Trinity River Bridge to west of Prairie Creek Road in Trinity County): Rehabilitation of pavement, upgrade guardrail and TMS elements, widen lanes to make standard, and rehabilitate drainage systems.
  • North Loop Phase 1 (In the City of Portola on Joy Way in Plumas County) Bike and pedestrian lanes, curb, gutter, sidewalk & drainage reconstruction.
  • Evergreen Rd. Bridge at South Fork Cottonwood Creek (In Tehama County on Evergreen Road at Cottonwood Creek). Replace bridge and realign approximately 2,600 feet of roadway that eliminates 90 degree turns.
  • Bechelli Lane/Loma Vista AVE ATP Corridor Improvements (Shasta County, in the City of Redding on Bechelli Lane from South Bonnyview to Cypress Avenue, and on Loma Vista Drive from Bechelli Lane to Churn Creek Road). Construction of bicycle lanes, sidewalks, curb ramps, pedestrian road crossings and refuge islands, safety lighting and functional landscaping.

District: 3
Contact: Deanna Shoopman
Phone: (530) 632-0080

  • Sacramento County: $670,000 was allocated to upgrade eight curb ramps to meet Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) standards at the Watt Avenue Overcrossing along State Route 51 (Capital City Freeway).
  • Sacramento County: $2.65 million was allocated to replace and rehabilitate existing vegetation and irrigation and restore damaged landscape on Interstate 5 between Broadway and the R Street Underpass.
  • Sacramento County: $11 million was allocated for the procurement of steel girders for the State Route 51 (Capital City Freeway) American River Bridge Rehabilitation Project in the City of Sacramento.
  • Various Counties: $3.6 million was allocated for debris and hazardous tree removal on various routes in District 3 following a series of severe December storms.
  • Placer County: $624,000 was allocated to replace guardrail, an asphalt dike and backfill an embankment on Interstate 80 eastbound near Applegate where a sinkhole occurred in December 2021.
  • Placer County: $720,000 was allocated for a rockfall project on State Route 89 near Pole Creek Road. The project will remove debris, rocks and damaged drapery on the mountain slope.
  • Sacramento County: $1.44 million was allocated to replace concrete slabs on Interstate 5 from the San Joaquin County line to the Lambert Road Undercrossing.

 

District: 4
Contact: David Hafner 
Phone: (510) 385-7068

  • $21.178 million to construct an outer separation barrier  between  northbound Route 84 and Marshlands Road in Fremont near the Dumbarton Bridge. This project will include widening the shoulder, overlaying pavement, placing night visibility delineation, constructing rumble strips, and relocating lighting to improve safety.
  • $1.635 million to replace a collapsed culvert, backfill a sinkhole, and restore the landscaping next to I-280 in Daly City.
  • $1.55 million to improve the Hillsdale Boulevard Overcrossing in San Mateo. This project will include replacing the bridge rails and signals and upgrading the overcrossing to ADA standards.
  • $1.552 million to construct an outer concrete separation barrier on SB I-880 in Oakland, replace a bridge rail, and install a drainage system.
  • $1.539 million to construct a retaining wall, rehabilitate the drainage system, and install erosion control to stabilize a slope on Rt. 12 near St. Helena.
  • $1.46 million to repair pavement issues, replace drainage systems, and upgrade guardrail on Wooden Valley Rd. near Napa.
  • $1.38 million to upgrade the bridge rails at the Twenty Third St. Overcrossing in San Francisco.
  • $1.148 million for a four-year plant establishment on Rt. 1 near Stinson Beach. This project will entail noxious weed control, seed collection and propagation, and biological monitoring for an emergency project.
  • $1.09 million to replace obsolete electronic components in existing Closed-Circuit Television (CCTV) camera systems in various counties and various routes.
  • $1.054 million to repair and extend an existing retaining wall, replace a culvert and guardrail, and repair the pavement on Rt. 1 near Muir Beach.
  • $1.01 million to repair two side slopes and reestablish a drainage system on I-80 near Vallejo.
  • $990,000 to correct settlement issues on I-880 in Danville.
  • $714,000 to restore a slope, regrade an unlined ditch, and install erosion control measures on Rt. 131 in Corte Madera.
  • $534,000 to upgrade curb ramps to ADA standards on Rt. 13 from Berkeley to Albany.
  • $505,000 to upgrade controllers in vehicle detection and traffic signal systems on various routes and various counties.

District: 5 - Santa Barbara, San Luis Obispo, Monterey, San Benito and Santa Cruz counties
Contact: Jim Shivers
Phone: (805) 549-3237

  • $2 million to rehabilitate the pavement and provide upgrades that meet the standards of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) on State Route 246 from West of V Street to H Street and on State Route 1 from H Street to 12th Street in the City of Lompoc in Santa Barbara County. 

  • $586,000 to construct a pathway, curb ramps and sidewalks to meet the standards of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) on Highway 68 from 17 Mile Drive to Congress Avenue in Pacific Grove in Monterey County.

District: 6 - Kings, Tulare, Fresno, Madera and Kern counties
Contact: Christian Lukens

  • Roadway Rehabilitation Project on State Route 99 in Tulare County: $29.8 million project will rehabilitate roadway, upgrade lighting and Transportation Management System (TMS) elements, replace signs and, rehabilitate drainage systems, and enhance highway worker safety on State Route 99 in the City of Tulare from Paige Avenue to the Prosperity Avenue Overcrossing.
  • Roundabout Construction Project on State Route 41 in Kings County: $4.8 million project will construct a roundabout on State Route 41 near Kettleman City from 0.1 miles south to 0.2 miles north of Bernard Drive.
  • Roundabout Construction Project on State Route 190 in Tulare County: $4.4 million project will construct a roundabout on State Route 190 approximately 4 miles west of the City of Porterville from 0.1 mile west to 0.1 mile east of Road 208 (Rockford Road).
  • Roadway Maintenance Project on State Route 41 in Fresno County: $1.3 million project will remove and replace hot mix asphalt on State Route 41 from the Divisadero Street Overcrossing to the 41/180 Separation.

District: 7 - Los Angeles and Ventura counties
Contact: Jeremiah Teves
Phone: (213) 793-9669

  • Metro G Line Bus Rapid Transit Improvement: The project will construct two aerial grade-separated structures spanning over four intersections; railroad gating systems at 35 intersections along an 18-mile segment; and improvements to the existing 14-mile bike/pedestrian path. $75 million.

  • DTLA Arts District Pedestrian and Cyclist Safety Project: The project is located in Downtown Los Angeles Arts District, from 2nd Street on the north, 7th Street on the south, Alameda Street on the west, and the LA River on the east. The project will provide pedestrian and cyclist improvements: cycle tracks and bike lanes and bike routes; new and widened sidewalks with curb extensions; high visibility and raised crosswalks; traffic controlled intersections; shade trees; pedestrian lighting; signage; and alley conversion into a shared street connecting to the new Sixth Street Viaduct Arts Plaza. $12.3 million.

  • Safe Routes to School Sidewalk Gap Closure on Delta Avenue: The project is located in the northerly section of Rosemead and begins on the intersection of Delta Avenue and Mission Drive then travels south about 1800 feet on Delta Avenue to the project terminus on Wells Street. Project will install sidewalks, curb and gutters, and ADA ramps along both sides of Delta Avenue between Mission Drive and Wells Street in the City of Rosemead. $1.1 million.

  • Safety Enhancement Project in the City of Santa Paula: In and near Santa Paula, from north of Bridge Road to State Route 126. Project will rehabilitate pavement, upgrade facilities to Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) standards, rehabilitate Transportation Management System (TMS) elements, and upgrade guardrail. $2.9 million.

  • Sustainable Communities Program: In the Cities of Los Angeles, Pomona, Banning and Lynwood, County of Los Angeles, and Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA) service area. This project will implement Active Transportation Network Visions projects for Los Angeles Department of Transportation (LADOT) and the City of Pomona, implement Active Transportation Plan projects for the County of Los Angeles, OCTA, and the City of Banning, and implement a Safe Routes to School Plan project in the City of Lynwood. $1.8 million.

District: 8
Contact: Terri Kasinga 
Phone: (951) 232-4268 

  • Riverside Interstate 215: In Riverside and San Bernardino Counties, at various locations. Replace existing "meter on" advance warning signs with flashing beacon warning signs.
  • Riverside State Route 74: Near Perris and Hemet, from Route 215 to Route 79. Rehabilitate pavement and install Transportation Management System (TMS) elements.
  • San Bernardino Interstate 15: In Ontario, at S15-E10 Connector Overcrossing Seismic retrofit and bridge rail upgrade to make standard.

District: 9
Contact: Christine Knadler
Phone: (760) 937-7217

  • The Rock Creek Pavement project will rehabilitate 11.2 lane miles of pavement, replace signs, rehabilitate drainage systems and upgrade guardrail and lighting on U.S. Hwy 395 in southern Mono County, approximately 20 miles north of Bishop, from 0.5 miles north of Rock Creek Road to 1.3 miles south of South Landing Road. This project has been allocated $782,000 in funding for the Plans, Specifications and Estimates, and Right of Way support phases.

District: 11 - San Diego and Imperial counties
Contact: Hayden Manning
Phone: (619) 688-6723

  • $ 4.9 million to repair a 24-inch waterline on Interstate 5 that flooded the freeway between State Route 163 and 1st Avenue. The project will repair broken waterlines, restore pavement and landscaping, stabilize existing slopes, and replace drainage and irrigation systems. 
  • $14.6 million to rehabilitate and replace culverts, facilitate drainage systems, and prevent damage to the highway system on State Route 78 from Interstate 5 to Interstate 15 through the cities of Oceanside, Vista, and San Marcos.
  • $160,000 for Laurel Elementary’s Safe Routes to School Program in Oceanside. The project includes 868 feet of sidewalks, 29 curb ramps, one roundabout, and two rectangular rapid flashing beacons.
  • $33.1 million in Senate Bill 1 funds to the North County Transit District for the Broadway to Gaslamp Track Signalization and Platform. The project includes signalization of a 1.1 miles of BNSF track from the Broadway to 5th Avenue in Downtown San Diego. The construction of two new control points, track work, pedestrian crossing improvements, landscaping, construction of a station platform, and construction of a new siding. Additional safety measures such as Positive Train Control would be extended to cover the project parameters.
  • $275,000 in Brawley, CA on State Route 111 to install rumble strips, upgrade guardrail, and facilities to Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) standards from 8th Street to Ben Hulse Highway.

District: 12
Contact: Nathan Abler
Phone: (657) 650-5146

  • $16.5 million for two projects in Laguna Beach from 7th Avenue to Ruby Street to upgrade existing curb ramps, sidewalks, and driveways to Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) stndards and construct bike lanes and sidewalk gap closures as complete streets elements, as well as repaving the street to extend the pavement service life and improve ride quality.
  • $2.5 million for a project in Anaheim on I-5 to install new pavement and upgrade drainage, guardrail, and end treatments to improve safety.
  • $1.2 million for a project to install safety lighting on I-605 in Los Alamitos and Long Beach from I-405 to Katella Ave.
  • $60,000 for a project in Dana Point on SR-1 to incorporate complete streets elements, including upgrading facilities to ADA standards, adding Class II bike lanes and mixed-use sidewalks.  

The CTC also approved the 2022 State Highway Operation and Protection Program (SHOPP), a four-year, $17.9 billion program of projects to preserve and protect the state highway system. Most of the 2022 SHOPP projects are focused on improving pavement, bridges and other highway infrastructure. All the 2022 SHOPP projects are available on the Caltrans’ Ten-Year Project Book website, ProjectBook.dot.ca.gov.

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 transportation projects funded by SB 1, visit RebuildingCA.ca.gov.