The California Transportation Commission (CTC) today allocated approximately $3.8 billion to projects that will continue to upgrade the state’s transportation infrastructure, improving safety and creating more options for the traveling public. The project will improve coastal rail lines, freight corridors, bridges, highway interchanges, and enhance systems to improve accessibility for intermodal transit users.
Nearly $3.5 billion of the current investment is funded through the landmark federal Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act of 2021 (IIJA). More than 75 percent of this allocation will go toward replacing bridges, reducing travel times for commuters, combating global warming pollution, improving highway and rail safety and efficiency, and providing new transportation services. will be sent to approximately 600 local governments and regional transport authorities. Approximately $330 million in additional funding will come from Senate Bill (SB) 1 of 2017, the Road Repair and Accountability Act.
“These projects will create safer, more equitable and climate-resilient transportation for all Californians,” said Tony Tavares, director of the California Department of Transportation. “The investments made possible since IIJA’s founding will benefit all those who use and rely on our vast transportation system for employment and educational opportunities, access to goods and services, and connectivity to recreational attractions. Establishing a profitable legacy.
Among the projects approved today are improvements along the coastal LOSSAN (Los Angeles-San Diego-San Luis Obispo) rail corridor, four hydrogen refueling stations near the I-215/SR-60 interchange, freeway and Contains connectors to connect. Southbound SR-99 in Bakersfield to westbound SR-58, Class 4 bike path in Redding, bicycle/pedestrian crosswalk in Berkeley.
Other projects include:
Los Angeles, Carson, Compton, Long Beach, Bellflower, Cerritos, Artesia, Vermont Avenue to the Orange County border. The project will upgrade overhead signs and signage structures, restore landscaping, and enhance safety for highway workers. The allocation amount is $32.4 million.
Oxnard and surrounding areas, from Route 101 to Route 118. The project will rehabilitate the existing pavement by sanding and layering it, upgrade the facility to Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) standards, and install new guardrails. The allocation amount is $26.5 million.
IIJA, also known as the “Bipartisan Infrastructure Act,” is a once-in-a-generation investment in our nation’s infrastructure to improve the sustainability and resiliency of our nation’s energy, water, broadband, and transportation systems. California has received more than $46 billion in federal infrastructure funding since IIJA was passed in November 2021. This includes investments to upgrade the state’s roads, bridges, railways, public transportation, airports, electric vehicle charging networks, ports and waterways. This funding alone has already created more than 87,000 jobs.
In addition, SB 1 provides $5 billion in annual transportation funding to be divided among state and local agencies. Road projects, including projects partially funded by SB 1, move through the construction phase more quickly based on the availability of SB 1 funds. Find projects building California’s climate-friendly future at Build.ca.gov and Rebuildca.ca.gov.
