The California Transportation Commission has allocated $1 billion for projects across the state, including millions for San Diego County roads and highways.
Approximately one-third of the investment, nearly $311 million, comes from the federal Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act of 2021 and another $301 million is from Senate Bill 1, the Road Repair and Accountability Act.
Among the investments are more than $138 million to address safety upgrades and repairs to drainage infrastructure designed to protect the state’s roads during storms.
“As California continues adapting to evolving transportation realities, it is important that we invest in emergent technologies to enhance system-wide safety for the public,” Caltrans Director Tony Tavares said in a news release. “Today’s action dedicates vital funding for upgrades that will protect our infrastructure now and well into the future.”
The latest local projects approved by the commission include:
$7.2 million on Interstate 5 at an Old Town viaduct bridge in San Diego. After a sinkhole was reported, a follow-up inspection on Oct. 22 revealed a compromised longitudinal joint (gap) between the westbound and eastbound lanes that could compromise the substructure of the bridge. $5 million along state Routes 15, 52, 94 163, and Interstate 805 at various locations to restore the system for advising motorists of real-time roadway and weather conditions. Communication hubs had been vandalized and fiber optic and copper cables stolen. $5.2 million to SANDAG for the 8th Street and Roosevelt Avenue Active Transportation Corridor in National City. The project includes construction of cycle track, multi-use path and various safety improvements at intersections. $3.2 million on state Route 78 near Ramona, from east of Magnolia Avenue to west of Wynola Road, to rehabilitate pavement and drainage systems, replace roadside signs and upgrade facilities to Americans with Disabilities Act standards. $2.1 million on state Route 56 in San Diego, from Interstate 5 to west of Carmel Valley Road, to rehabilitate pavement, install LED lighting and upgrade facilities to ADA standards. $1.7 million to SANDAG for Sorrento to Miramar, Phase 2 Intermodal Improvements in San Diego along the LOSSAN rail corridor from a mile post near I-805 to one near Miramar Road. Will add 1.9 miles of double-track, curve straightening and new signals. $398,000 on Interstate 15 in Rainbow to install high-tension cable barrier and guardrail to improve safety.The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act aimed to improve the sustainability and resiliency of the nation’s energy, water, broadband and transportation systems. California has received nearly $62 billion in federal infrastructure funding since its passage.
This 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 created more than 170,000 jobs in California, according to Caltrans.
SB 1 has allocated approximately $5 billion annually toward transportation projects since 2017. It provides funding split between the state and local agencies.
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