On Friday, the California Transportation Commission (CTC) allocated nearly $1 billion for projects aimed at solving mobility challenges and aiding California’s continued effort to make the highway system more resilient to climate change.
“These investments will harden the transportation system against the devastating results of extreme weather events,” said Tony Tavares, Caltrans director, in a statement. “The allocations made today will add to the electric charging infrastructure, increase mobility options for people who walk and bicycle and enhance our goal to improve safety and economic equity for all users.”
Of the total investment allocated this month, nearly $623 million comes from the federal Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA). Another $264 million comes from Senate Bill (SB) 1, the Road Repair and Accountability Act of 2017.
Among the projects approved include $15 million for the installation of electric charging infrastructure to power electric buses at San Mateo County’s SamTrans system, $9.5 million to help pay for new bike lanes, crosswalks, pedestrian push buttons, signal heads and other safety upgrades on an 8-mile segment of SR-82 in Santa Clara County and $6 million for the city of Sacramento to help build a new light rail station serving Sacramento City College.
District One projects Include approximately $30.8 million in federal IIJA funding and $4 million in SB1 funding in support allocations toward roadway, guardrail, signage and other improvements on U.S. 101 from south of the Klamath River Bridge near Klamath to south of Humboldt Road near Crescent City in Del Norte County. Approximately $1 million will also be allotted in support of allocations toward the construction of a left-turn lane and a northbound acceleration lane on Route 29 at the intersection of C Street near Twin Lakes in Lake County.
California has received nearly $62 billion in federal infrastructure funding since the IIJA’s passage. This includes investments to upgrade the state's roads, bridges, rail, public transit, airports, ports, waterways and the electric vehicle charging network.
Source: California Transportation Commission, Lassenews.com
