California is doling out $3.8 billion for transportation improvements

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• The California Transportation Commission assigned According to an Oct. 21 press release, there is $3.8 billion in funding for improvements to bridges, highways, rail lines and freight corridors.
• Of the total, about $3.5 billion will come from the $1.2 trillion Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, and another $330 million from California Senate Bill 1, passed in 2017, to build roads and other transportation infrastructure in the state to restore. It provides about $5 billion in funding annually from a state gas tax.
• According to CTC, approximately 600 local governments and regional transport authorities will receive funds from the allocation. California has secured more than $46 billion in federal infrastructure funding since the arrival of IIJA in November 2021.

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Specific funding highlighted in the release includes:

• $9.4 million to upgrade facilities along State Route 49 in Calaveras County to comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act. The funding will build new sidewalks, curb ramps and Class II bike lanes in the Angels Camp community.
• $4.2 million to help the San Joaquin Regional Rail Commission/San Joaquin Joint Powers Authority acquire right-of-way for construction of the new Valley Rail Madera Station. The project will improve integration and connectivity with the state’s high-speed rail system.
• $556,000 for improvements to pedestrian facilities near Harrison Elementary School in San Joaquin County, including a Class II bike lane, construction of new sidewalks, a curb, intersection lighting and a traffic signal.
• $185,000 for the Tuolumne County Transportation Council to build the Hetch Hetchy Railroad Trail Project in Groveland.

Other projects receiving an injection include the Los Angeles-San Diego-San Luis Obispo rail corridor, four hydrogen fueling stations along Interstate 215 near Riverside, a freeway-to-freeway connection between State Routes 99 and 58 in Bakersfield and a bike/ pedestrian crossing. in Berkley.

“These projects will create safer, more equitable and climate-resilient transportation options for all Californians,” Caltrans Director Tony Tavares said in the release. “Investments made possible since the introduction of IIJA represent a legacy that will benefit all people who use and depend on our extensive transportation system for employment and educational opportunities, access to goods and services, and connection to recreational attractions.”