California Transportation Commission Announces $173 Million for Local Projects
The California Transportation Commission recently awarded a series of grants to local and regional agencies through the Road Repair Accountability Act of 2017.
The legislation — Senate Bill 1 — devotes millions for infrastructure improvements throughout the state.
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CTC announced that it will distribute $173.4 million across 57 projects during a recent meeting. The 57 projects represent submissions from 32 agencies.
“These grants will act as matching funds for local entities that have already chosen to make their own extra investments in transportation,” California Department of Transportation Director Malcolm Dougherty said in a press release issued Feb. 5. “Through SB 1, local agencies can have the funding to do their part in helping us rebuild California’s transportation infrastructure.”
The grants mark the first in a series of funds made possible through the Local Partnership Program. A provision of SB 1, this program annually sets aside $200 million for maintenance and rehabilitation projects in counties and cities that have received voter approval of taxes or that have imposed fees dedicated solely to transportation improvements.
Local roads, transit agencies and an expansion of the state’s growing network of pedestrian and cycle routes will share an even split of SB 1 funding: $26 billion. Learn more at https://t.co/ytP60SS77L #RebuildingCA pic.twitter.com/PlIjATzTua — Caltrans HQ (@CaltransHQ) February 5, 2018
One project supported through this round of Local Partnership Program grants is an improvement project for a portion of Interstate 5 about 50 miles southeast of Los Angeles. CTC awarded the Orange County Transportation Authority $18.24 million to add a general purpose lane in each direction and reconstruct certain interchanges near the cities of Laguna Niguel, Mission Viejo and Laguna Hills, all of which line I-5.
