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California Invests $1 Billion in Transportation Infrastructure
California continues to invest in clean energy, bike lanes, and pedestrian projects with funding through the federal Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act of 2021 and Senate Bill 1 of 2017.

California's recent round of infrastructure investments highlights pedestrian facilities and EV charging.
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The California Transportation Commission (CTC) allocated $1 billion for projects aimed at tackling mobility challenges and continuing efforts to make the highway system more resilient to climate change.
Of the total investment allocated this month nearly $623 million comes from the federal Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) of 2021. Another $295 million was made available through Senate Bill 1, the Road Repair and Accountability Act of 2017.
Funded Projects
Projects approved include, $15 million for the installation of electric charging infrastructure for electric buses at San Mateo County’s SamTrans system, $9.5 million to help pay for new bike lanes, pedestrian facilities, and other safety upgrades on an 8-mile segment of SR-82 in Santa Clara County, $6 million for the city of Sacramento to build a new light rail station serving Sacramento City College, and $114,000 for service bays needed to maintain a fleet of fuel cell electric buses in Humboldt County.
“These investments will harden the transportation system against the devastating results of extreme weather events,” said Caltrans Director Tony Tavares. “The allocations made today will add to the electric charging infrastructure, increase mobility options for people who walk and bicycle and enhance our goal to improve safety and economic equity for all users.”
Districts that receive funds include District 1 – Eureka receiving $35.9 million, District 2 – Redding receiving $3.17 million, District 4 – Bay Area receiving $252.257 million, District 6 – Fresno receiving $81.23 million, District 9 – Bishop receiving $8.644 million, and District 12 – Orange County receiving $9.624 million.
Benefits of Transit Investments
IIJA is an investment in our nations infrastructure to improve the sustainability and resiliency of the energy, water, broadband, and transportation systems.
So far, California has received nearly $62 billion in federal infrastructure funding. This includes investments to upgrade the state’s roads, bridges, rail, public transit, airports, ports, waterways, and electric vehicle charging. This funding has created more than 170,000 jobs in California.
Senate Bill 1 has invested approximately $5 billion annually toward transportation projects since 2017. It grants a funding split between the state and local agencies. Road projects progress through construction phases more quickly based on the availability of funds, including those partially funded through Senate Bill 1.
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