SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/ KUSI)– Several SoCal freeways will be receiving some much-needed improvements after the California Transportation Commission (CTC) approved allocating $3 billion to enhance safety and mobility across California highways.
Officials from the State of California and the Department of Transportation made the announcement Monday as part of Gov. Gavin Newsom’s Build More, Faster – For All infrastructure agenda.
According to a news release from the State of California and the Department of Transportation, the $3 billion in allocations will go to “enhance safety and mobility across the state highway system and expand multimodal travel, including bike lanes and pedestrian pathways.”
The improvement of several major San Diego freeways is among the larger projects approved by the commission.
These are Southern California highways included under District 11 Projects, and the amount of funding being used:
- SR-76 near Pala, Pauma Valley, Rincon, and La Jolla Amago: $16 million
-Rehabilitation of culverts
–Replacement of signs
-Upgrading of lights - SR-79: $34 million
-Improving pavement
-Replacing signs
-Constructing TMS elements
-Upgrading guardrails - SR-94 near Jamul and Campo: $15 million
-Rehabilitate culverts
-Upgrade curb ramps to ADA standards
-Replace roadside signs
-Install rumble strips
-Upgrade lighting - Segments of I-5 and SR-54, SR-94 and SR-125: $95 million
-Replace and rehabilitate culverts and pavement
-Upgrade guardrails and curb ramps
-Replace signs
-Replace planting and irrigation
-Install TMS elements and lights
-Install fiber optic cable
-Replace the median barrier - SANDAG for Otay Mesa East Port of Entry Construction: $129 million towards underground utilities and grading work package.
The work will include:
-Installation of site perimeter security fence,
-Installation of wet and dry utilities pipe/conduits
-Procurement of long lead items such as border fence, high mast site lighting and inspection booths - SANDAG for I-805 and I-15 Connectors: $7 million to construct transit connectors on I-15 from the 805/15 separation and on the I-805 from Market St. to Landis St. The connectors serve MTS Route 680 and ridesharing vehicles.
The projects are funded by Senate Bill 1 and the federal Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA). According to the press release, “of the $3 billion allocated this month, $663 million derives from Senate Bill 1, the Road Repair and Accountability Act of 2017, and approximately $2 billion from the federal IIJA of 2021.”
A timetable for construction of the upgrades has yet to be released.
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