The California Transportation Commission (CTC) allocated $830 million at its December meeting to fund a broad range of investments to improve access and safety, and provide sustainable projects.
Among those funding projects is $16.3 million for continued emergency restorations stemming from the Park Fire on State Routes 32, 36, 44, 89, and 172 in Tehama, Plumas, and Shasta counties. Work includes hazard tree removal, guardrail, drainage, and sign repairs, and erosion control.
“These investments will help provide the next generation of transportation projects in California, strengthening efforts for bridge maintenance and renovation, increasing safety for people who walk and bike, expanding equitable access and continuing support for the movement of goods and services that fuel the state’s economic engine,” said Caltrans Director Tony Tavares.
Another project in CalTrans District 2 includes $1.17 million for a drainage rehabilitation project on State Route 299 in Shasta County at various locations from just west of Seamans Gulch Road to just west of Fenders Ferry Road.
In addition to rehabilitation of the Vincent Thomas Bridge in Los Angeles and the Silicon Valley rail extension in San Jose, the allocation contains funds for projects, including:
• The Orange Family Street Project in San Diego’s City Heights community will install traffic circles and buffered bike lanes and raise crosswalks to reduce traffic and improve pedestrian safety.
• Nearly 10 miles of new bike lanes in the Wilmington neighborhood near the Port of Los Angeles will also include pedestrian and ADA upgrades, new sidewalks, shade trees and lighting.
• The L.A. River Greenway project will connect East San Fernando Valley with LA Metro’s North Hollywood rail station through a network of pedestrian and bicycle trails.
• The purchase of zero-emission, high-capacity buses to serve residents of Alameda and Contra Costa counties.