The California Transportation Commission (CTC) this week allocated approximately $3.8 billion for projects that will continue to refurbish the state’s transportation infrastructure, enhance safety and create more options for the traveling public, according to the agency.
Nearly $3.5 billion of the recent investment is funded through the federal Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act of 2021 (IIJA). More than 75% of that allocation will be sent to approximately 600 California governments and regional transportation authorities to replace bridges, reduce travel times for commuters, improve highway safety and efficiency and provide new transportation services.
California has received more than $46 billion in federal infrastructure funding since IIJA’s passage in November 2021. That includes investments to upgrade the state’s roads, bridges, rail, public transit, airports, electric vehicle charging network, ports and waterways. The funding alone has already created more than 87,000 jobs, according to CTC.
Another approximately $330 million in funding comes from Senate Bill (SB) 1, the Road Repair and Accountability Act of 2017.
“These projects will create safer and more equitable and climate-resilient transportation options for all Californians,” said Tony Tavares, Caltrans Director, in a statement. “Investments made possible since IIJA was enacted are establishing a legacy that will benefit all people who use and rely on our vast transportation.”
Among the projects that have received funding include improvements for locations along the coastal Los Angeles-San Diego-San Luis Obispo rail corridor, four hydrogen fueling stations near the Interstate 215/State Route-60 interchange, a freeway-to-freeway connector linking southbound State Route-99 to westbound State Route-58 in Bakersfield, a Class 4 bikeway in Redding and a bicycle/pedestrian overcrossing in Berkeley.
The full list of funding recipients can be found on the California Department of Transportation’s website.
Source: MSN.com, California Department of Transportation