$1 Billion Allocated for CA Highways by Transportation Commission

On Friday, the California Transportation Commission (CTC) approved nearly $1 billion in funding for projects designed to address mobility challenges and strengthen the state’s highway system against 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 funding allocated this month, nearly $623 million is sourced from the federal Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), while another $264 million comes from Senate Bill (SB) 1, the Road Repair and Accountability Act of 2017.

Approved projects include $15 million for electric charging infrastructure to support electric buses at San Mateo County’s SamTrans system, $9.5 million for new bike lanes, crosswalks, pedestrian push buttons, signal heads, and other safety enhancements along an 8-mile stretch of SR-82 in Santa Clara County, and $6 million to help Sacramento 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 for roadway, guardrail, signage, and other improvements on U.S. 101, spanning from south of the Klamath River Bridge near Klamath to south of Humboldt Road near Crescent City in Del Norte County. Additionally, about $1 million is allocated to support the construction of a left-turn lane and a northbound acceleration lane on Route 29 at the C Street intersection near Twin Lakes in Lake County.

Since the IIJA’s passage, California has received nearly $62 billion in federal infrastructure funding. These investments support upgrades to roads, bridges, rail, public transit, airports, ports, waterways, and the state’s electric vehicle charging network.

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