December 15, 2024 – Riverside, CA – The California Transportation Commission (CTC) allocated $830 million at its December meeting to fund a broad 
range of investments to improve access and safety, provide sustainable projects and help support the infrastructural backbone of the globe’s fifth-largest economy. Guided by Governor Gavin Newsom’s Build More, Faster – For All infrastructure agenda, these transformative projects are making communities safer, cleaner and healthier.
The approved allocations include $249 million from the federal Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act of 2021 (IIJA) and another $306 million via Senate Bill (SB) 1, the Road Repair and Accountability Act of 2017.
"These investments will help provide the next generation of transportation projects in California, strengthening efforts for bridge maintenance and renovation, increasing safety for people who walk and bike, expanding equitable access and continuing support for the movement of goods and services that fuel the state’s economic engine," said Caltrans Director Tony Tavares.
In addition to major undertakings, such as the rehabilitation of the Vincent Thomas Bridge in Los Angeles and the Silicon Valley rail extension in San Jose, the allocation contains funds for local projects, including:
- The Orange Family Street Project in San Diego’s City Heights community will install traffic circles and buffered bike lanes and raise crosswalks to reduce traffic and improve pedestrian safety.
- Nearly 10 miles of new bike lanes in the Wilmington neighborhood near the Port of Los Angeles will also include pedestrian and ADA upgrades, new sidewalks, shade trees and lighting.
- The L.A. River Greenway project will connect East San Fernando Valley with LA Metro’s North Hollywood rail station through a network of pedestrian and bicycle trails.
The purchase of zero-emission, high-capacity buses to serve residents of Alameda and Contra Costa counties.
Other projects include:
- Avenue 184 Overcrossing Emergency Repair. This Tulare County project will repair and replace multiple bridge girders on State Route 99 at the Avenue 184 Overcrossing. Full funding allocation: $7.27 million. SB 1 funding allocation: $7.27 million.
- State Route 198 and 9th Avenue Interchange. This Kings County project will upgrade a 1.4-mile section of expressway to freeway by replacing the at-grade intersection at 9th Avenue and State Route 198 with an interchange. Full funding allocation: $4.5 million. IIJA funding allocation: $3.98 million.
- Tuolumne Street Overcrossing Emergency Repair. This Fresno County project will repair multiple reinforced concrete girders, remove unsound concrete, install mechanical reinforcement couplers, and patch girder surface damage on State Route 99 at the Tuolumne Street overcrossing. Full funding allocation: $1.8 million. SB 1 funding allocation: $1.8 million.
- Tranquility Sidewalk Project. This IIJA-funded local grant project awarded to Fresno County will install 15,000 linear feet of sidewalk, 6 crossing-surface improvements at un-signalized intersections, construct 65 ADA ramps, reconstruct 3,000 linear feet of sidewalk and upgrade 22 current ramps to Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) standards throughout the community of Tranquility. Full funding allocation: $379,000. IIJA funding allocation: $379,000.
IIJA, also known as the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, is a once-in-a-generation investment in our nation's infrastructure to improve the sustainability and resiliency of our country's energy, water, broadband and transportation systems. California has received nearly $62 billion in federal infrastructure funding since its passage. It includes investments to upgrade the state's roads, bridges, rail, public transit, airports, ports, waterways and the electric vehicle charging network. The funding alone has already created more than 170,000 jobs in California.
SB 1 has invested approximately $5 billion annually toward transportation projects since 2017. It provides funding split between the state and local agencies. Road projects progress through construction phases more quickly based on the availability of funds, including projects that are partially funded by SB
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Source: Caltrans