LAKE COUNTY, Calif. — Several million dollars in highway repairs have been approved for Lake County in the latest round of highway funding allocated by the state.

Last week the California Transportation Commission, or CTC, allocated nearly $1.7 billion to help improve safety, increase mobility for all users and strengthen the state highway system.

Guided by Governor Gavin Newsom’s Build More, Faster – For All infrastructure agenda, Caltrans said these improvements will make California communities safer and more climate resilient.

In Lake County, approximately $4 million in Senate Bill 1 funding was approved for emergency allocations toward roadway, retaining wall and guardrail repairs and erosion control on Route 20 east of Walker Ridge Road near Clearlake Oaks following winter storms in December 2024.

The CTC also allocated $86.5 million to repair vital roadways and other transportation infrastructure damaged during recent wildfires and storms in Southern California.

“Investments made today support Caltrans’ mission to build and maintain a transportation system that helps Californians now and decades into the future,” said Mike Keever, acting director for Caltrans. “This funding translates into safer travel, more accessible mobility options and strengthening our roadways to protect all travelers during extreme weather events.”

In addition to the Lake County highway work, projects approved in District 1 include the following:

• $5.7 million including more than $5 million in federal Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act funding and $660,000 in SB1 funding toward bridge replacement of the Dr. Ernest Fine Memorial Bridge No. 01-0020 on U.S. 101 near Crescent City in Del Norte County.

• $2.4 million in support allocations toward fish passage improvements along Route 1 at Tregoning Drive near Fort Bragg and at Sunset Drive near Anchor Bay in Mendocino County.

• $560,000 toward roadway, guardrail, drainage and other improvements on U.S. 101 from the Mendocino County Line to south of the Sprowl Creek Road Overcrossing near Garberville in Humboldt County.

• $10 million in SB1 funding for emergency allocations toward roadway repairs and the construction of a retaining wall on Route 36 east of Church Lane near Bridgeville in Humboldt County following winter storms and heavy rainfall in December 2024.

• $10 million in SB1 funding for emergency allocations toward the construction of a retaining wall, guardrail installation and roadway repairs on Route 169 at the Mawah Creek Bridge near Weitchpec in Humboldt County following winter storms and heavy rainfall in January 2025.

• $3.2 million in SB1 funding for emergency allocations toward roadway, guardrail, retaining wall and rock catchment fence repairs on U.S. 199 north of South Fork Road near Hiouchi in Del Norte County following heavy rainfall in December 2024.

• $2.6 million in SB1 funding for emergency allocations toward slide removal and roadway repairs on Route 36 from east of the Grizzly Creek Bridge to east of Alderpoint Road near Bridgeville in Humboldt County following winter storms and heavy rainfall in February 2025.

• $2.6 million in SB1 funding for emergency allocations toward guardrail repairs, rock slope protection and erosion control on Route 1 at Schooner Gulch Road near Gallaway in Mendocino County following winter storms in December 2024.

• $2 million in SB1 funding for emergency allocations toward the construction of a retaining wall, road and guardrail repairs and rock slope protection and erosion control on Route 253 west of Butler Ranch Road near Ukiah in Mendocino County following heavy rainfall in December 2024.

• $1.9 million in SB1 funding for emergency allocations toward the construction of a retaining wall, road and guardrail repairs and rock slope protection on Route 271 north of the U.S. 101 Cummings Road Separation near Cummings in Mendocino County following heavy rainfall in February 2025.

• $1.3 million in SB1 funding for emergency allocations toward erosion control and embankment and roadway repairs on Route 254 from north of Phillipsville Road to south of Maple Hills Road near Phillipsville in Humboldt County following winter storms and heavy rainfall in December 2024.

• $800,000 in SB1 funding for emergency allocations toward slide removal, roadway and drainage repairs and erosion control on Route 1 south of the South Fork Eel River Bridge near Leggett in Mendocino County following heavy rainfall in December 2024.

• $675,000 in SB1 funding for emergency allocations toward abutment repairs next to the Broaddus Creek Bridge No. 10-0054, drainage improvements and vegetation removal on Route 20 in Willits, Mendocino County following winter storms in December 2024.

Of the total allocation this month, nearly $651 million came via Senate Bill 1, the Road Repair and Accountability Act of 2017 and approximately $536 million from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act of 2021 or IIJA.

IIJA, also known as the federal bipartisan infrastructure bill, is a once-in-a-generation investment in our nation’s infrastructure to improve the sustainability and resiliency of our country’s energy, water, broadband and transportation systems.

California has received nearly $62 billion in federal infrastructure funding since its passage. This includes investments to upgrade the state’s roads, bridges, rail, public transit, airports, ports and waterways. The funding alone has already created more than 170,000 jobs in California.

Meanwhile, SB 1 invests approximately $5 billion annually toward transportation projects. It provides funding split between the state and local agencies.

Road projects progress through construction phases more quickly based on the availability of funds, including projects that are partially funded by SB 1.

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