State approves $230 million to fund road projects throughout San Diego
A completed portion of the Bayshore Bikeway in Coronado near the Ferry Landing The bikeway wends its way through the South Bay File photo courtesy of SANDAG The California Transportation Commission on Friday allocated nearly billion to fund safety and mobility projects across the state highway system The spending includes million for projects in San Diego County along with million to repair roadways and other infrastructure damaged during this year s wildfires and storms in Southern California Projects in District which covers San Diego include million to rehabilitate roadway and drainage systems add a bike trail and pedestrian bridge as well as upgrade safety devices along Interstate in San Diego Chula Vista and National City Crews also will construct three auxiliary lanes upgrade lighting and make bicycle and pedestrian improvements million near Alpine from mile east of Harbison Canyon Road to mile east of Willows Road to replace failed pavement on Interstate million to SANDAG for Bayshore Bikeway Segment Connections at two locations adjacent to Marina Way from nd Street to Bay Marina Drive and on the Interstate underpass running along West th Street from Wilson to McKinley Avenue Work includes construction of Class I II and IV facilities improvements to existing signalized intersections curb extensions coastal sage scrub mitigation ADA curb ramps and addition of a pedestrian refuge million near Chula Vista and National City at Sweetwater River Bridge to remove debris and clear fire-damaged material replace unsound concrete repair slope and construct slope paving resulting from an encampment fire million in San Diego County to install trash capture devices on several highways including Interstates and and state Routes and Investments made in contemporary times backing Caltrans mission to build and maintain a transportation system that helps Californians now and decades into the future Mike Keever acting director for Caltrans declared in a news release This funding translates into safer progress more accessible mobility options and strengthening our roadways to protect all travelers during extreme weather events Of the total allocation this month nearly million came via Senate Bill the Road Repair and Accountability Act of and approximately million from former President Joe Biden s Infrastructure Resources and Jobs Act of California has received nearly billion in federal infrastructure funding since passage of the IIJA which includes investments to upgrade roads bridges rail populace transit airports ports and waterways The funding according to state bureaucrats has created more than jobs in California Meanwhile SB invests approximately billion annually toward transportation projects Funding is split between the state and local agencies
