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Wed June 06, 2018 - West Edition #12
Last year, the California Legislature approved the Road Repair and Accountability Act of 2017 — AKA — SB 1, legislation that modifies how the state's transportation system is funded.
The legislative package invests $54 billion over the next decade to fix roads, freeways and bridges in communities across California and puts more money toward transit and safety. The funds will be split equally between state and local investments.
The League of California Cities said this about the bill, “For cities, SB 1 will double the amount of revenues they each receive from the state for their local street maintenance and rehabilitation needs. Annually, $500 to $650 million will go to cities statewide, allocated on a per capita basis. A vast majority of the new revenues for cities will come out of the newly-created Road Maintenance and Rehabilitation Account (RMRA) where cities will have to prioritize fixing their existing infrastructure first before having some additional flexibility for those funds for other transportation needs.”
The estimated revenue generated from of SB 1 and effective dates are:
Many projects have already been completed or are under way, with dozens more planned for the coming months and years. Here's a look at some of the larger projects slated to begin later this year:
What: $13.9 million pavement project will improve 89.6 lane mi. of Interstate 5 from the Glenn/Tehama County line to north of Branch Coyote Creek near the city of Red Bluff in Tehama County. Start date: May 21, 2018.
What: $18.4 million project will place and chip and resurface more than 11 mi. of State Routes 111 and 98 near Calexico in Imperial County. Start date: June 17, 2018
What: $16 million striping project on Interstate 80 from east of I-80/SR-174 Separation in Placer County to the California/Nevada State line. Start date: July 1, 2018.
What: $28.4 million traffic management systems project will repair ramp metering system and detection system elements on Interstate 5 at various locations in Los Angeles County. Start date: July 1, 2018.
What: $19.2 million traffic management systems project will repair ramp metering system elements and vehicle detection system elements on Interstate 10 at various locations in Los Angeles County. Start date: July 1, 2018
What: $15.4 million pavement replacement project will improve 20.1 lane mi. on State Route 168 from east of Warbler Lane to Kaiser Pass Road in Fresno County. Start date: July 2, 2018.
What: $1.3 million pavement preservation project will resurface 2.3 mi. of State Route 47 between MacArthur Avenue and Seaside Avenue in Los Angeles County. Start date: July 10, 2018.
What: $12.5 million project will install seven ramp meters along Interstate 80 at various locations in the counties of Yolo and Sacramento. Start date: July 15, 2018.
What: $27 million pavement replacement project will improve 10.4 lane mi. on State Route 58 from SR-99/SR-58 Separation to Cottonwood Road in Kern County. Start date: July 16, 2018.
What: $12.1 million pavement preservation project will upgrade pedestrian curb ramps at intersections and crosswalk and improve 16 lane mi. on State Route 138 from east 30th Street to south E Avenue in the city of Palmdale in Los Angeles County. Start date: July 17, 2018.
What: $18.7 million pavement replacement project will improve 18.7 lane mi. of State Route 299 from east of Caldwell Creek Bridge to west of County Road 75 in Modoc County. Start date: Aug. 1, 2018.
What: $15.1 million striping project on Interstate 10 from Interstate 10/15 Junction in San Bernardino County to the California/Arizona State line. Start date: Aug. 1, 2018.
What: $18.6 million striping project on Interstate 15 from the Riverside/San Bernardino County line to the California/Nevada State line, and from the Riverside/San Diego County line to the Riverside/San Bernardino County line. Start date: Aug. 1, 2018.
What: $12.6 million bridge project will revamp Pitt River Bridge Overhead on Interstate 5 in Shasta County Start date: Aug. 31, 2018.
What: $19.2 million pavement preservation project will improve 21 lane mi. of State Route 299 from west of Crystal Creek Road to Trinity Alley near the town of Shasta. Start date: Sept. 5, 2018.
What: $21.2 million paving project will add a tapered shoulder edge to enhance safety and improve 43 lane mi. of State Route 128 near Navarro and Philo. Start date: Sept. 6, 2018.
What: $19.5 million project will replace and repair damaged pavement at various locations on Interstate 10 in Riverside County between Indio and Coachella and State Routes 111 and 86 near Mecca. Start date: Oct. 1, 2018.
What: $267.4 million pavement replacement project will improve 67 lane mi. of Interstate 5 from Cosumnes River Boulevard to the American River Bridge in the city of Sacramento. Start date: Oct. 15, 2018.
What: $44.4 million pavement preservation project will improve 6.4 lane mi., update signage and lighting, and add Intelligent Transportation System elements on Interstate 5 from I-5/SR-273 Separation in the city of Anderson to the Sacramento River Bridge in Shasta County. Start date: Nov. 1, 2018.
What: $13.7 million project will improve the Deuel Overhead and Mathews Road undercrossing to meet standard truck load capacity standards. Start date: Nov. 5, 2018.
What: $10.7 million pavement preservation project will improve 14.4 lane mi. of Interstate 805 from Mira Mesa Boulevard Undercrossing to north of I-5/I-805 separation in the city of San Diego. Start date: Nov. 21, 2018.
What: $19 million pavement preservation project will improve 26 lane mi. of State Route 17 from north of Santa's Village Road in Scotts Valley to the Santa Clara County line. Start date: Nov. 28, 2018.
What: $18.4 million pavement preservation project will improve 29.2 lane mi. of State Route 52 from Interstate 805 to east of Santo Road in the city of San Diego. Start date: Dec. 11, 2018.
What: $16 million project will widen ramps, install ramp meters and traffic operations systems elements on Interstate 880 from the Auto Mall Parkway to Mowry Avenue in Fremont, and on State Route 84 from Thornton Avenue to Newark Boulevard in Newark. Start date: Dec. 19, 2018.
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Lori Tobias is a journalist of more years than she cares to count, most recently as a staff writer for The Oregonian and previously as a columnist and features writer for the Rocky Mountain News. She is the author of the memoir, Storm Beat - A Journalist Reports from the Oregon Coast, and the novel Wander, winner of the Nancy Pearl Literary Award in 2017. She has freelanced for numerous publications, including The New York Times, The Denver Post, Alaska Airlines in-flight, Natural Home, Spotlight Germany, Vegetarian Times and the Miami Herald. She is an avid reader, enjoys kayaking, traveling and exploring the Oregon Coast where she lives with her husband Chan and rescue pups, Gus and Lily.