California Transportation Commission green lights $578 million for roads

The California Transportation Commission last week allocated $578 million for projects to repair and improve transportation infrastructure throughout the state. Senate Bill 1, the Road Repair and Accountability Act of 2017, accounts for $317 million – more than half of the funding.

“The CTC’s welcome decision to green light more than half a billion dollars to maintain and repair California’s aging transportation infrastructure is not only in keeping with our time-tested ‘fix-it-first’ strategy but also represents another big step to build and maintain a transportation system that serves all who travel in California, whether by foot, bicycle, bus, train or automobile,” said Caltrans Acting Director Steven Keck.

Projects approved last week include:

·       Approximately $2.1 M toward erosion control on Route 36 near Bridgeville in Humboldt County.

·       Approximately $11.5 M toward improvements on Route 96 at Aikens Creek Bridge, Bluff Creek Bridge, Slate Creek Bridge and Rube Creek Bridge on Route 169 in Humboldt County.

·       Approximately $3.5 M toward culvert replacement on U.S. 101 near Garberville from the Alderpoint Road Overcrossing to south of Myers Flat in Humboldt County and on Route 271 near Piercy in Mendocino County.