The California Transportation Commission approved more than $2 billion to improve and maintain a transportation system that serves as the backbone for the world’s fifth largest economy on July 1. The approved funding will support the next generation of transportation projects, ranging from bridge maintenance and rail system upgrades to enhanced railroad safety features and increased access for bicyclists and pedestrians. These benefits will help power economic opportunity as well as mitigate the effects of climate change.
The latest allocations include more than $483 million from the federal Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act of 2021 and approximately $443 million from Senate Bill 1, the Road Repair and Accountability Act of 2017.
“We are committed to providing a world-class transportation system by making smart investments to upgrade our infrastructure and better serve all travelers,” said Caltrans Director Tony Tavares in a press release. “Increasing mobility for Californians demands a multi-modal approach that prioritizes improved safety, system-wide resiliency and sustainability, equitable access, and continued support for the efficient movement of goods and services that help fuel the state’s economic engine.”
These investments include several CTC approved projects in South Bay San Diego County.
$5,000,000 to Caltrans for I-805 at Telegraph Canyon Road in Chula Vista and I-8 at Los Coches Road in El Cajon to replace damaged culverts, install junction structures, replace damaged pavement, and install erosion control.
$4,614,000 to SANDAG for the Bayshore to Imperial Bikeway Project in the cites of National City, Chula Vista from Imperial Ave/47th Street in San Diego to J Street/Bay Boulevard in Chula Vista to construct continuous bicycle boulevards, buffered bike lanes, traffic circles, roundabouts, and intersection treatments.
$2,072,000 to the city of National City to construct bicycles facilities, two ADA ramps, as well as intersection improvements at Bay Marina Drive and Marina Way; and Harbor Drive/Civic Center Drive rail crossing.
$78,000 to the city of Chula Vista for the F Street Promenade Phase I, from Bay Boulevard to Broadway. The project will construct a multi-use path for pedestrians and bicycles, high visibility crosswalks and midblock crossings, lighting, trees, bulb-outs, striping, signing, and roundabout. (IIJA).
IIJA, 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 energy, water, broadband and transportation systems. Since 2021, California has received more than $42 billion in IIJA funds, including more than $29 billion for transportation-related projects.
In addition, Senate Bill 1 provides $5 billion in transportation funding each year that is shared between state and local agencies. Road projects progress through construction phases more quickly based on the availability of SB 1 funds, including those partially funded by SB 1.
For more information about California transportation projects funded by IIJA and SB-1, visit RebuildingCA.ca.gov and www.build.ca.gov.
