Highway Update: California Transportation Commission announces area highway projects coming
The California Transportation Commission announced it allocated $1.1 billion for projects that will repair and improve the state’s transportation infrastructure. The funding includes more than $300 million for projects across California that will make the system more climate resilient while investing in bike and pedestrian pathways and increasing natural disaster preparedness.Fifteen projects, totaling $309 million, are funded through the Local Transportation Climate Adaptation Program, which is part of Gov. Gavin Newsom’s $15 billion clean transportation infrastructure package in the 2022-2023 state budget to further the state’s climate goals.The $1.1 billion allocation approved today includes $323 million from the federal Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act of 2021 and m