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California Awards $1 Billion for Walking and Biking Projects in Disadvantaged Communities, Invests $878 Million for Transportation Infrastructure

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Sacramento — The California Transportation Commission (CTC) this week approved $1 billion for 93 new walking and biking projects for disadvantaged communities as part of the 2023 Active Transportation Program and allocated more than $878 million for projects to repair and improve transportation infrastructure throughout the state. The allocation includes more than $209 million in funding from the federal Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act of 2021 (IIJA) and more than $339 million in funding from Senate Bill (SB) 1, the Road Repair and Accountability Act of 2017.

The active transportation projects approved at the meeting will benefit disadvantaged communities throughout California, two-thirds of which will implement safe routes for children to walk or bike to school. The projects make up more than half of the 2023 Active Transportation Program, with an additional $700 million to be awarded in the spring. Much of the funding comes from a one-time infusion of $1 billion for active transportation in the 2022-23 state budget as part of a nearly $15 billion transportation infrastructure package.

“California and our federal partners are continuing to make historic headway in addressing our transportation needs and advancing safety, equity, climate action and economic prosperity. Importantly, this includes significant investments in infrastructure that allows everyone to access active means of transportation, like walking and biking.”

Tony Tavares, Caltrans Director

Active transportation projects approved at the meeting include: 

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

  • Approximately $9M toward the City of Eureka Bay to Zoo Trail in Humboldt County. 
  • Approximately $2.3M toward the City of Eureka C Street Bike Boulevard in Humboldt County.
  • Approximately $7.7M toward the Gualala Downtown Streetscape Enhancement Plan in Mendocino County. 

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

  • Butte Street Boogie Network Project in Redding: This project includes $6.4M in ATP funding. 
  • Riverside Drive Pedestrian and Bike Trail Project in Susanville: This project includes $2.8M in ATP funding.
  • Surprise Valley School Safety and Community Connectivity Project in Modoc County:This project includes $3M in ATP funding. 
  • Victor Improvement Project in Redding: This project includes $7.9M in ATP funding.

District: 3 - Butte, Colusa, El Dorado, Glenn, Nevada, Placer, Sacramento, Sierra, Sutter, Yolo and Yuba counties
Contact: Gilbert Mohtes-Chan
Phone: (530) 682-6145

  • City of West Sacramento: $16 million for the I Street Bridge Deck Conversion Project. This project will repurpose and modernize the historic I Street Bridge to close an active transportation gap and foster economic development between low-income and disadvantaged neighborhoods in West Sacramento and Sacramento. The project will construct and connect new Americans with Disabilities Act compliant bicycle/pedestrian ramps on both sides of the Sacramento River and enhance the upper deck to facilitate and encourage active transportation between the two cities.  
  • Nevada County: $13.8 million for State Route 49 multi-modal corridor improvements.
  • City of Rancho Cordova: $19.9 million for a Zinfandel Drive bicycle/pedestrian overcrossing.
  • Yuba County: $21 million for the West Linda Safe Routes to School Project.
  • City of Williams: $9.3 million for the E Street Complete Streets Project.
  • Town of Paradise: $12.3 million for the Neal Gateway Project; $6.7 million for the Skyway Link Project; and $22 million for the Pentz Road Pathway Project.
  • City of Placerville: $15.4 million for the first phase of Placerville Drive bicycle and pedestrian facilities improvements.
  • Butte County: $7.8 million for the South Oroville Bicycle and Pedestrian Connectivity Project.
  • City of Sacramento: $1.1 million for the Envision Broadway Project in Oak Park.

District: 4 - Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, Napa, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Solano and Sonoma counties
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District: 5 - Santa Barbara, San Luis Obispo, Monterey, San Benito and Santa Cruz counties
Contact: Alexa Bertola or Jim Shivers
Phone: (805) 549-3237

  • Monterey Bay Sanctuary Scenic Trail Network – This project will provide over four miles of safe bicyclist and pedestrian access to 10 schools, one college, 18 parks, 13 public beaches, four libraries, two community centers, and numerous senior and affordable housing projects. The two project segments are part of a transformative 32-mile Trail Network that will connect cities within Santa Cruz and Monterey counties. 

District: 6 - Kings, Tulare, Fresno, Madera and Kern counties
Contact: Christian Lukens
Email: D6.Public.Info@dot.ca.gov

  • Houston Community Connectivity Project: This City of Visalia project aims to create safe routes to schools for students and improve connectivity for the Houston Community by filling in missing gaps of sideways to create continuous paths, improve safety by reworking crosswalks and curb ramps and adding safer bike lanes. CTC allotment: $2.4 million.
  • HAWK Pedestrian Crossings Project: This City of Porterville project aims to add High-Intensity Activated Crosswalk in 3 locations, the intersections of the Sante Fe Trail at Olive Avenue and Morton Avenue, and at Plano Street and Chase Avenue. Installation of the crossings will be used to stop traffic and allow safe crossing for pedestrians. CTC allotment: $1.5 million.

District: 7 - Los Angeles and Ventura counties
Contact: Marc Bischoff
Email: Marc.Bischoff@dot.ca.gov

  • Ojai: Pedestrian & bike safety improvements along Ojai Avenue from El Roblar Drive on the west end through the State Route 150 & Maricopa Highway (State Route 33) intersections to Gridley Road on the east end. Pedestrian improvements will increase crosswalk visibility with curb extensions; Rectangular Rapid Flashing Beacons; signage; sidewalk infill & shade trees. Constructing 18,700 feet of Class II bike lane, 1,360 feet of sidewalk, four curb ramps; two crosswalks and four pedestrian heads.
    $2.1 million. Includes IIJA and ATP funding.

District: 8
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District: 9 - Inyo, Kern and Mono counties
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District: 10 - Alpine, Amador, Calaveras, Mariposa, Merced, San Joaquin, Stanislaus and Tuolumne counties 
Contact: Anthony Presto
Phone: (209) 986-0859

  • A project in Merced County received $44,000 to conduct bicycle and pedestrian safety education for parents, students, teachers, and residents of the community at large. The Plainsburg Road Complete Street Upgrade project will include conduct encouragement activities and work with partners to increase safety.
  • A project in an unincorporated area of Stanislaus County near downtown Modesto received $2.4 million in IIJA funding. The Bret Harte Elementary Safe Crossing and Active Transportation Connectivity Project will provide 7,800 feet of Class III bicycle lanes and 9,000 feet of sidewalk along various streets at various locations within the neighborhood.
  • A project on Washington Street in Sonora (Tuolumne County) received $1.24 million to construct bus stops, curb extensions, sidewalks to Americans With Disabilities Standards (ADA), complete streets elements, storm drains, signage and street lighting.

District: 11 - San Diego and Imperial counties
Contact: Hayden.Manning@dot.ca.gov  
Phone: (619) 688-6670

  • Sacramento / West Sacramento I Street Bridge Deck Conversion Project – This project will repurpose and modernize a historic bridge to close an active transportation gap and foster economic development between low-income and disadvantaged neighborhoods in West Sacramento and Sacramento. The project will construct and connect new ADA compliant bicycle/pedestrian ramps on both sides of the Sacramento River and enhance the upper deck to facilitate and encourage active transportation between the two cities.
  • Coachella Valley Arts and Music Line Project – This project will provide nearly nine miles of protected bicycle lanes and bicycle paths that will directly connect 11 disadvantaged schools. These improvements will provide significant separation and protection for people biking and walking along the project corridors. The project scope includes several innovative safety features including raised and/or recessed bicycle and pedestrian crossings.
  • Monterey Bay Sanctuary Scenic Trail Network – This project will provide over 4 miles of safe bicyclist and pedestrian access to 10 schools, one college, 18 parks, 13 public beaches, four libraries, two community centers, and numerous senior and affordable housing projects. The two project segments are part of a transformative 32-mile Trail Network that will connect cities within Santa Cruz and Monterey counties.

District: 12
Contact: Sheilah Fortenberry
Phone: (949) 969-5055

  • $5.8 million Orange Avenue Bike Lane and Bicycle Boulevard Project to improve the safety for the biking community in the city of Santa Ana.
  • $60.1 million Nearly three miles of new bikeway along the Coyote Creek Channel closing the gap between the Coyote Creek Channel in Cerritos to La Mirada Boulevard in Buena Park. Grade separated crossings at Firestone Boulevard, I-5 and the rail tracks and both rail tracks at Stage Road. Walking and biking connection to four parks and three schools within a half mile of the bikeway. Completes a critical missing segment of the 66-mile OC Loop connecting the foothills to the beach.

The $878 million in projects the CTC approved include:

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

  • Approximately $12.4M including more than $10.9M in federal IIJA funding toward the construction of a retaining wall and drainage improvements along Route 254 south of Maple Hills Road near Miranda in Humboldt County. 
  • Approximately $1.6M toward emergency allocations in Eureka for roadway and sidewalk repairs from I Street to W Street on U.S. 101 southbound in Humboldt County. 
  • Approximately $21M including more than $18.6M in federal IIJA funding toward improvements at Eel River Bridge No. 10-0236 on Route 162 near Longvale in Mendocino County.
  • Approximately $6M toward roadway and culvert repairs from south of Old Sherwood Road to north of Piercy along U.S. 101 in Mendocino County.
  • Approximately $3.8M toward emergency allocations toward guardrail, sign, fence, embankment and drainage repairs along U.S. 101 south of Willits in Mendocino County.
  • Approximately $2.7M toward median barrier and retaining wall construction and roadway improvements near Willits from Black Bart Road to Waterplant/Grider Road along U.S. 101 in Mendocino County.

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

  • 139 Susanville Paving Project (Near Susanville, from north of Chestnut St to 2.7 miles south of Horse Lake Rd): Rehabilitate pavement, upgrade guardrail and concrete barrier, pave Maintenance Vehicle Pullouts (MVPs) and chain area, rehabilitate drainage systems, upgrade facilities to meet ADA standards and widen shoulders to provide multi-modal connectivity as complete streets elements.

  • Red Bluff Bridges Project (In Red Bluff, at East Sand Slough Bridge, Samson Slough Bridge and Paynes Creek Slough Bridge): Seismic retrofit of three bridges. 

  • Big Springs Road - Phase 1 Project (In Siskiyou County near Weed on Big Springs road from Highway 97 northerly 4.13 miles): Rehabilitate roadway. This project includes $3.53M in IIJA funding.

  • Jewett Creek Bridge at Kirkwood Road Project (Near Corning, on Kirkwood Rd): Replace 1925 functional obsolete bridge.

  • Dixie Fire South Project (Near Pulga and Quincy, from Rock Creek Powerhouse Overcrossing to Fairgrounds Road in Plumas County): Replace existing large diameter culverts, install headwalls, rebuild downstream embankment, repair pavement, install guardrail, and place rock slope protection.

District: 3 - Butte, Colusa, El Dorado, Glenn, Nevada, Placer, Sacramento, Sierra, Sutter, Yolo and Yuba counties
Contact: Gilbert Mohtes-Chan
Phone: (530) 682-6145

  • $740,000 for right of way and project development support costs on a $5 million project to install a traffic signal at the intersection of State Route 32 and Meridian Road, west of Chico. Construction is estimated to start in summer 2023.
  • $720,000 for right of way and project development support costs on a $6 million project to raise the roadway, install culverts across the roadway and re-grade roadside ditches to prevent flooding on State Route 99 from north of Wilson Landing Road to the Keefer Slough Bridge north of Chico. Construction is estimated to start in 2024.

District: 4 - Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, Napa, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Solano and Sonoma counties
Contact: Victor Gauthier
Phone: (510) 290-5116

Alameda

  • $2.1M to Rehabilitate pavement, upgrade guardrail, rehabilitate drainage systems, and upgrade facilities to Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) standards.

Marin

  • $2.8M   In and near Novato, from Route 101 to Sonoma County line. Rehabilitate pavement, upgrade guardrail, and upgrade facilities to Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) standards.

Napa

  • $3.3M Replace and rehabilitate culverts to facilitate drainage and prevent damage to the highway system.

Santa Clara

  • $1.9M Relocate or shield existing electrical controller cabinets and install fourteen new Maintenance Vehicle Pullouts (MVPs) to improve safety. The $1.9M allocation includes more than $1.7M in federal IIJA funding.
  • $350K Mitigation project for offsite mitigation at Sanborn Regional Park, near Saratoga Creek Bridge and 10years of monitoring.

San Mateo

  • $5M Rehabilitate roadway, upgrade guardrail and Transportation Management System (TMS) elements, rehabilitate drainage systems, upgrade facilities to Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) standards, and make bicycle improvements.
  • $5M Upgrade bridge rails near Pescadero, at Pescadero Creek Bridge.
  • $16M Install steel column casings to seismically retrofit five bridges. The $16M allocation includes more than $14.4M in federal IIJA funding.

Solano

  • $2M In and near Fairfield and Vacaville, from east of Suisun Valley Road/Pittman Road to east of Leisure Town Road/Vaca Valley Parkway. Rehabilitate pavement, upgrade facilities to Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) standards, and upgrade guardrail and Transportation Management System (TMS) elements.
  • $1.4M Restore slope washout between off-ramps and adjacent frontage road by placing rock slope protection. The $1.4M allocation includes more than $1.2M in federal IIJA funding.
  • $660K In Solano County, at various locations. Enhance pedestrian safety by installing Accessible Pedestrian Signal (APS) systems and countdown timers and upgrading crosswalk markings.
  • $1M In Fairfield and Suisun, install flashing beacons, signals ahead warning signs and pavement markings.

 

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

  • $171 million including more than $100 million in federal IIJA (federal) funding to convert State Route 46 at the intersection of State Route 41 (the Wye) into a four-lane expressway near Cholame from approximately one-half mile west of Davis Road to just west of Antelope Road in San Luis Obispo County.
  • $3.5 million to rehabilitate the pavement on US 101 in and near Pismo Beach, Arroyo Grande, and Nipomo, from Los Berros Road to south of the Hinds Avenue Overcrossing in San Luis Obispo County. The project also includes upgrades to drainage systems, highway worker safety enhancements, designated bikeways with pavement delineation, and the installation of Transportation Management System Elements.
  • $780,000 to remove and replace damaged pavement and restore the roadway profile on US 101 near San Juan Bautista, just south of the Anzar Road Undercrossing in San Benito County. On Sept. 6, the Department was notified of necessary pavement improvements on the northbound and southbound lanes. It was concluded the pavement damage was a result of activity on the San Andreas fault.

District: 6 - Kings, Tulare, Fresno, Madera and Kern counties
Contact: Christian Lukens
Email: D6.Public.Info@dot.ca.gov

  • Roundabout Construction Project in Kern County: $6 million project will construct a roundabout on State Route 43 at the intersection of Santa Fe Way and Los Angeles Avenue in Shafter.
  • Median Barrier Project in Fresno County: $5.2 million in IIJA funding will construct a concrete median barrier and upgrade sign panels and guardrail on State Route 180 from Clovis Avenue to Temperance Avenue.
  • Roadway Rehabilitation Project in Kern County: $4 million project will rehabilitate pavement to extend service life and improve ride quality on State Route 46 near Lost Hills from 1 mile west of Brown Material Road to 0.2 mile east of Pavilion Way.

District: 7 - Los Angeles and Ventura counties
Contact: Marc Bischoff
Email: Marc.Bischoff@dot.ca.gov

  • Malibu: State Route 1 (Pacific Coast Highway) 0.4 mile north of Yerba Buena Road. Restore wave damaged Rock Slope. $1.39 million. SHOPP funded.
  • Moorpark: State Route 118 at the Arroyo Simi Overhead. Install suicide deterrent fences along bridges. $384,000.00. SHOPP funded.
  • Antelope Valley Transit Authority: Procurement of six zero-emission micro-transit vehicles and six zero-emission school buses. $2.07 million.

District: 8
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District: 9 - Inyo, Kern and Mono counties
Contact: Christine Knadler
Phone: (760) 937-7217

  • In Inyo County, on State Route 190, from 8.2 miles east of the junction at US 395 to 0.6 mile west of Saline Valley Road, and from 2.1 miles east of Panamint Road to 4.5 miles west of Wildhorse Canyon Road, Tropical Storm Kay washed out pavement and drainage systems, damaged signs, and left debris from September 11, 2022 to September, 13, 2022. This $7.4 million dollar project will repair pavement, construct concrete aprons, repair washouts and earthen ditches, place Rock Slope Protection (RSP) and remove debris in 30 locations along these two stretches of highway. 
  • In Kern County, on State Route 14, $1.25 million has been delegated to improve the Caltrans Mojave maintenance station.

District: 10 - Alpine, Amador, Calaveras, Mariposa, Merced, San Joaquin, Stanislaus and Tuolumne counties 
Contact: Anthony Presto
Phone: (209) 986-0859

  • A project in and near Manteca, Ripon, and Salida from the Stanislaus County line to Yosemite Avenue at various locations received $3.1 million in IIJA funding to pave areas, construct maintenance vehicle pullouts and pave the slope beneath abutments to reduce maintenance needs and enhance highway worker safety.
  • A project near Markleeville in Alpine County received $3.9 million to clear debris, repair roadway and drainage systems, and place rock slope protection along State Route 89 from Webster Street to Turtle Rock Park Road, where an intense storm in August 2022 caused flash flooding and debris flows in Millberry Creek.

District: 11 - San Diego and Imperial counties
Contact: Hayden.Manning@dot.ca.gov  
Phone: (619) 688-6670

  • $152,000,000 to the San Diego Association of Governments (SANDAG) to complete the environmental phase for a project that will cover the realignment of railroad tracks facing failure due to erosion into a tunnel that will cut through a Del Mar Hill.
  • $10,554,000 to SANDAG for North County Transit District’s Sprinter light-rail City of Vista segment. The project between Mar Vista Drive and Civic Center Drive constructs 5,560 feet of Class 1 bikeway, pedestrian improvements at roadway crossings, fencing, lighting, and a pocket park.
  • $9,835,000 on Interstate 5 from Genesee Avenue to Del Mar Heights Road to construct rumble strips on both shoulders, construct a Class 1 bike path as a complete streets element, and install fiber optic cable/Closed Circuit Television (CCTV).
  • $2,400,000 on Interstate 8 from the San Diego County line to just west of Imperial Highway in Imperial County. The project is needed to dispose of rock and debris, repair and/or replace guardrail, repair pavement, scale rocks, and repair erosion damage caused by Tropical Storm Kay on September 9, 2022.
  • $2,400,000 on State Routes 7, 78, 86 and 98 in Imperial County. The project is needed project is needed to remove debris, repair washouts, repair earthen ditches, construct concrete aprons, place rock slope protection and repair pavement caused by Tropical Storm Kay on September 9, 2022. 
  • $1,221,000 on State Route 79 near Santa Ysabel from State Route 78 to the Riverside County line to rehabilitate culverts, replace sign panels, and make bicycle and pedestrian improvements.
  • $640,000 to SANDAG for San Diego Metropolitan Transit System’s Zero Emission Transit Enhancement Project. The project on the agency’s Orange Line for the design of signaling and track circuit enhancements and replacement of aging infrastructure that is intended to reduce greenhouse gas emissions through optimization of system performance and cleaner technology, increase in ridership through additional Amtrak-operated intercity passenger rail service.
  • $160,000 to the city of Oceanside for the Laurel Elementary Safe Routes to School Project School that includes infrastructure improvements, complemented by non-infrastructure activities to improve the safety and convenience for students walking/biking.
  • $160,000 to SANDAG for San Diego Metropolitan Transit System’s Zero Emission Transit Enhancement Project. The project on the agency’s Orange Line for the design of signaling and track circuit enhancements and replacement of aging infrastructure that is intended to reduce greenhouse gas emissions through optimization of system performance and cleaner technology, increase in ridership through additional Amtrak-operated intercity passenger rail service.

District: 12
Contact: Sheilah Fortenberry
Phone: (949) 969-5055

  • $2.3 million toward replacing the damaged drainage system and guardrail near Newport Beach.
  • $3.8 million toward the installation of horizontal drains in the slope, installation of sub-drain trench at the top of the slope, repair damaged slope and add rock slope protection and repair damaged pavement.  
  • $1.2 million ($1,208,000 million in federal IIJA funding) toward upgrades to traffic signals and lighting to improve safety in Anaheim.
  • $1.9 million ($1,941,000 million in federal IIJA funding) toward traffic signal and guardrail upgrades. Adding safety lighting and upgrades to American Families with Disabilities Act (ADA) standards to improve safety in Brea.
  • $2.1 million ($2 million in federal IIJA funding) to construct a new overhead sign structure with high-reflective sign panels and upgrades to guardrail.

SB 1 provides $5 billion in transportation funding annually that is shared equally 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.