CTC Allocates 1 8 Bill Improve Transportation Infrastructure

State of California • Department of Transportation

NEWS RELEASE

Sacramento County

"Thanks to the California Transportation Commission's ongoing investment in new and improved infrastructure, Caltrans continues to build a better and safer transportation network that serves all Californians," Caltrans Director Tony Tavares said. "These funds will help us enhance the state's system of highways, rest areas, bikeways and pedestrian routes."

Today's approved projects include $43 million to reconstruct and upgrade the water and wastewater systems at the eastbound and westbound Cactus City Safety Roadside Rest Areas along Interstate 10 near Indio; $29 million to improve on-ramps and off-ramps near Fairfield; and a $41 million project near Pismo Beach that will include new bike lanes and bikeway designations.

Projects approved today in San Joaquin, Stanislaus, and Amador Counties include:

• $1,690,000 in funding to help support the San Joaquin Council of Governments (SJCOG) and the City of Stockton to improve pedestrian facilities on Weber Avenue. The funding will be used to support the installation of a class IV bike lane, twenty-seven bike racks, sixteen secured bike lockers, rapid flashing beacon signals, ADA curb ramps, sidewalk and signage improvements, along with public art pieces and new landscaping. The pedestrian improvements on Weber Avenue will span from the I-5 overpass to Wilson Way in the City of Stockton.
• $22,551,000 in funding to help support the Stanislaus Council of Governments (StanCOG) construct the State Route 132 Dakota Avenue to Gates Road Project. The project is in the west central portion of Stanislaus County and will replace a two-lane highway between the San Joaquin River Bridge and City of Modesto with a four-lane access-controlled expressway. The project will construct approximately twenty-one miles of new roadway along with intersection and signal improvements and serve as a west-east expressway improving regional connectivity from the City of Modesto to the community of Vernalis in Stanislaus County.
• $13,647,000 in funding to help support construction of a State Route 88 pavement improvement project in Amador County. The funding will be used to rehabilitate highway pavement, upgrade existing guardrails, modify traffic signals, and rehabilitate drainage systems. This project will extend the pavement service life and improve the ride quality of State Route 88 stretching from State Route 124 to State Route 49 near the community of Martell in Amador County.

The federal IIJA, also known as the "Bipartisan Infrastructure Law," is a once-in-a-generation investment in the nation's infrastructure to improve the sustainability and resiliency of the country's energy, water, broadband and transportation systems. Since November 2021, California has received more than $43 billion in federal infrastructure funding. 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.

In addition, SB 1 funding provides $5 billion in transportation funding annually 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 1.

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