Boxer Announces $21.6 Billion In Guaranteed
Formula Funding For California Highways And Transit; In Addition,
Boxer And Feinstein Announce Special Earmark Projects Totaling Over
$1 Billion
This Guaranteed Formula Funding Is $1.175 Billion More Per
Year on Average for California Than the Last Highway Bill in 1998;
July 28, 2005
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA), a senior
member of the Environment and Public Works Committee, today announced
that an agreement has been reached on the highway bill that will
greatly benefit California.
"California will be the recipient of billions of dollars
from the new formula, which has increased California’s highway
funds by $4.4 billion from the last highway bill that was enacted
in 1998," Boxer said. "California will
also be receiving millions of additional dollars in specified projects.
This bill will create over 800,000 much-needed jobs for our state."
In addition, Senators Boxer and Feinstein announced the following
San Diego Area Projects included in the bill:
- Otay Mesa Port of Entry Project in San Diego: Constructs a
truck lane from Britannia Boulevard to the largest commercial
crossing on the California-Mexico border
- North Island Naval Air Station, Access Tunnel Project: A 1.4-mile
tunnel extending along the State Route 75/282 from the western
terminus of the San Diego-Coronado Bridge to the entrance of the
Naval Air Station on North Island
- Interstate 15 Project: Construct 20 miles of managed lanes on
Interstate 15 between State Routes 163 and 78 in San Diego
- Park Boulevard Harbor Drive Rail Grade Separation Project
The bill has $4.6 billion in transit grants formula for California,
the second-largest recipient of transit dollars in the country.
In addition, the following specified transit projects are included
in the bill.
- Oceanside-Escondido (the SPRINTER) Rail Line Project
- Mission Valley East Light Rail Transit Project
- Mid-Coast Light Rail Transit Extension Project
- Completion of San Diego Joint Transportation Operations Center
Del Mar Rail Corridor Improvements
Senator Boxer and Feinstein announced the following Fresno and
Central Valley area projects included in the bill:
- Virginia Corridor: The Virginia Corridor Trail is a ‘Rails-to-Trails’
project, which converts 4.2 miles of Union Pacific Right of Way
to a Class I non-motorized trail and premier linear park stretching
from North Modesto to Downtown.
- I-5 Interchanges in Stockton: Environmental Review Process for
I-5 interchanges: North Gateway, Eight Mile Road, Otto Drive,
Hammer Lane, Stockton, CA
- Folsom Boulevard Master Plan: Funding for reconstruction of
significant sections of roadway, pedestrian and bicycle access,
and streetscape improvements
- Hilmar/Turlock Highway 99 in Merced County: This project will
provide critically needed access to California State Highway 99
from the City of Turlock, the community of Hilmar and surrounding
land uses in Merced and Stanislaus Counties, providing an alternative
to the limited capacity, partial interchange at State Route 165,
especially for agricultural/commercial truck traffic.
Senators Boxer and Feinstein announced the following Sacramento
Region projects included in the bill:
- Sacramento Emergency Clean Air Transportation Program: Funds
heavy-duty diesel engine replacements to reduce nitrogen oxide
emissions and meet air quality standards
- Folsom Boulevard Master Plan: To Improve the Folsom Boulevard
corridor between Rod Beaudry Drive and Sunrise Boulevard
- West Sacramento I-80/Harbor Boulevard Interchange: To construct
the Harbor Boulevard/I-80 interchange in West Sacramento
- Calaveras County: To seal unpaved roads in Calaveras County
- South Sacramento Light Rail Project: Extending the light rail
from Meadowview Road to Consumnes River College
- Sacramento Regional Transit District: Downtown Natomas Airport
Transit Corridor project
- Regional Rail - Auburn to Oakland
Senators Boxer and Feinstein announced the following Greater Bay
Area Highway Projects included in the bill:
- Highway 101 Marin-Sonoma Narrows Project: Widen the Marin-Sonoma
narrows to ease North Bay traffic congestion along the Novato
Narrows
- Highway 101 Bike and Pedestrian Path: Build a bike and pedestrian
path along Highway 101
- San Jose 1-880 and Stevens Creek Boulevard Interchange Improvements:
Modify interchange to ease traffic congestion in San Jose
- Alameda County I-680 HOV lanes: Construct a high occupancy toll
lanes on Interstate 680
- Vallejo I-80 HOV lanes and interchange: Construct High Occupancy
Vehicle lanes and interchange in Vallejo
- East Palo Alto Ravenswood Road Improvement Project: Improve
Bay Road and Northern Access Road segments to ensure adequate
access to the Ravenswood industrial area, a redeveloped 130 acre
brownsite
- East Palo Alto University Overpass project: Construct bicycle
and pedestrian lanes on the East Palo Alto University overpass
- Contra Costa County San Francisco Bay Trail Project: Construct
a bicycle and pedestrian trial between Port Costa and Martinez
as part of the San Francisco Bay Trail
- Bart to SFO Extension
- San Francisco Muni Third St. Light Rail Transit
- Silicon Valley Rapid Transit Corridor Project
- Sonoma Marin Area Rail Transit (SMART) Project
- San Francisco Transbay Terminal/Caltrain Downtown Extension
Project
- BART Extension to Oakland International Airport
- San Francisco Water Transit Authority
- Livermore BART Rail Extension to Livermore
In addition, the Marin Nonmotorized Transportation program was
named as a pilot project.
Senators Boxer and Feinstein announced the following Central Coast
projects included in the bill:
- Airport Boulevard Interchange Improvements
- Monterey Bay Sanctuary Scenic Trail: Complete the Monterey
Bay Sanctuary Scenic Trail between Monterey and Santa Cruz counties
Jyl Lutes, Salinas Council Member and Transportation Agency for
Monterey County Board Member, said "The Airport Boulevard
Interchange is a critical part of our regional transportation network.
Upgrading this antiquated interchange will help the 2,700 trucks
that travel through it every day to deliver fresh produce to national
and international markets. We applaud Senator Boxer's leadership
in obtaining funding for our region's transportation needs."
- Monterey County Commuter Rail
In addition, Senators Boxer and Feinstein announced the following
Southern California and Inland Empire Projects included in the bill:
- LAX ITS and Intersection Improvements Project: Implements improvements
to ease traffic flow in the vicinity of Los Angeles International
Airport
- Compton Arterial Reconstruction Project: Reconstructs and rehabilitates
deteriorated arterial and collected streets throughout the community
- Century Boulevard Pedestrian Safety and Transportation Improvements
Project in Inglewood: Makes improvements along Century Boulevard
that will expand on current redevelopment efforts to make the
downtown into a more livable, pedestrian friendly environment
- Alameda Corridor State Route 47 Port Access Expressway: Replaces
the seismically-deficient Schuyler Heim Bridge over Cerritos Channel
and connects Terminal Island directly to Alameda Street near Pacific
Coast Highway
- Santa Clarita Cross Valley Connector Project: An 8.5-mile road
project, connecting Interstate 5 and State Route 14
- Intersection Improvements at Aviation Boulevard and Rosecrans
Avenue Project in El Segundo: Builds a direct link between the
South Bay area of Los Angeles County and LAX Airport, Interstate
105 freeway and the aerospace employment centers in the vicinity
of the airport
- Grade Separation at Mission Boulevard and State Route 71 Project
in Pomona: Constructs a new interchange with a bridge along Mission
Boulevard over the existing State Route 71
- ITS Improvements Project in Pasadena: Develops an automatic
vehicle location system and priority signalization
- California Avenue Improvements Project in Long Beach: Improves
the condition of California Avenue between Willow and Spring streets
- Improvements for Interstate 710 Project: Rebuilds the interchanges
for the highways
- Bristol Street Multi-Modal Corridor Project in Santa Ana: Widens
Bristol Street
- Reduce Orange County Congestion (ROCC) Project: Implements quality
growth transportation improvements throughout the region that
reduce congestion, improve safety, and protect air quality
- Riverside Highway Grade Separation Project: The BNSF San Bernardino
Subdivision rail line will be grade separated at street crossings
at 3rd Street, Iowa Avenue, and Colombia Avenue
- Hunts Lane Rail Grade Separation Project in San Bernardino:
Constructs a multi-span grade separation bridge across Union Pacific
railroad tracks and street improvements to meet local safety requirements
- Mid-City/Exposition Light Rail Transit Project
- Gold Line Foothill Light Rail Transit Project
- Gold Line Eastside Light Rail Transit Project
- Los Angeles Fly-Away Bus System Expansion: Expands the network
of remote transit terminals serving Los Angeles International
Airport and other regional airports, providing direct-to-airport
bus transportation for travelers as both an efficiency and environmental
mitigation measure
- LAX Intermodal Transportation Center Rail and Bus Facilities:
Improves Green Line and regional rail transit system access to
Los Angeles International Airport by building a rail and a bus
facility as part of an Intermodal Transportation Center serving
as a hub to connect with bus line and the highway
- Perris Valley Line Metrolink Extension
The bill will now go to both houses of Congress for a vote on the
conference report.
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