State officials reported spending $13 billion in federal and state funds in 2024 to enhance transportation safety, increase accessibility for people who walk and bike, support infrastructure in underserved communities across both rural and urban parts of the state and create a more sustainable highway system that is resilient to climate change.

With the California Transportation Commission closing out 2024 with $830 million in allocations just this month, it has allocated nearly $38 billion since 2022 for transportation projects that the state says created approximately 420,000 jobs.

On top of this funding, on Thursday the Biden-Harris Administration announced $135 million to help purchase hundreds more clean trucks in California. The funding is critical to the state’s efforts to transition to clean trucks.

The transportation projects receiving funding are a critical component of the state’s “build more, faster” agenda delivering infrastructure upgrades across the state. A complete list of projects is at build.ca.gov.

A large portion of the funding was derived from the landmark federal Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and from state Senate Bill 1, the Road Repair and Accountability Act of 2017. The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, formally known as the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), contributed more than $6.5 billion to the year-long effort, while SB 1 funded another $2.7 billion.

The state has invested in an expansive and versatile portfolio of 885 projects during 2024 that reflect the demands of a diverse and ever-changing economy that ranks among the largest in the world.

“The future of California’s transportation system relies on providing safer, more equitable and accessible travel options for all Californians and people who visit our majestic state from across the world,” said Caltrans Director Tony Tavares. “The significant funding levels allow Caltrans to forge ahead with its mission to connect communities and manage infrastructure assets that serve as the economic and cultural lifeblood of our neighborhoods for now and into the future.”

All regions of California, from a wildlife crossing in the northernmost part of Siskiyou County to better pavement at the border with Mexico, received funding.

Projects will be constructed on major interstates in metropolitan areas and small highways in the state’s more rural enclaves.

Among the improvements are hundreds of miles of new bike lanes, funding for cleaner-fuel technology across the transportation system, hydrogen fueling stations, improving numerous bridges, increasing rail opportunities and new systems to better connect California’s vast animal habitats.

Below is a sample of approved projects that will improve lives for Californians, regardless of their travel mode:

• A plan to fix and expand sidewalks, provide separate bike paths and upgrades to ADA curbs, lighting systems and traffic management elements in San Luis Obispo County. Similar efforts will be underway in the cities of Redding, Berkeley and Pismo Beach as well as in the Wilmington community near the Port of Los Angeles and in the City Heights section of San Diego.
• New electric buses and chargers in Santa Barbara as well as the installation of four hydrogen fueling stations in Riverside County near the I-215/SR-60 interchange.
• Replacing the Ackerman Creek Bridge in Mendocino County, repairing damaged bridges along Interstate 80 in Alameda County and restoring the Vincent Thomas Bridge in Los Angeles.
• An extension of the BART system into San Jose, improvements to the rail station in North Hollywood, and safety improvements to two commuter rail crossings in Montebello and four at-risk locations in Orange County and the North Coast Corridor in San Diego County.
• Improved wildlife crossings near Tehachapi and stream restoration efforts in Humboldt County.

Here is a complete list of Santa Clara projects:

• 280 at Almaden Beautification
• Adding broadband from San Jose to Nevada
• Airport Terminal Program - Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
• Alamitos Rd. Bridge @ Alamitos CK (37C0159) Bridge Replacement/Seismic Ret (Tc)
• Alamitos Road Over Herbert Creek (Br 37C0501) Bridge Replacement (Tc)
• Buses and Bus Facilities - Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA)
• CHIPS for America - PrimeNano Inc
• Carbon Storage Validation and Testing - Electric Power Research Institute, Inc.
• ChargePoint Depot Charging Pantograph Solution
• City of Palo Alto, $16.5 million
• City of San Jose Community Forest Investment Project
• Citywide Master Plan For Bikeways and Sidewalks This Project Proposes to Create A Master Plan For Bikeways and Sidewalks in the City of Saratoga
• Clean Hydrogen Manufacturing Recycling Research, Development, and Demonstration Program - Robert Bosch LLC
• Commercial Direct Air Capture Technology Prize Competition - 280 Earth
• Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Improvement Program - Department of Transportation California
• Santa Clara County, $1 million EPA grant
• East Dunne Avenue Between Lower Thomas Grade and the Eastern City Limit. Federal Participating Location Segments: 1) Lower Thomas Grade to Flaming OA
• Electric Power Research Institute, Inc. - Evaluating Deterrent Efficacy Through 3D Bat Behavior Monitoring at Wind Energy Facilities
• Norman Y Mineta San Jose International Airport
• Reid‐Hillview Airport
• San Martin Airport
• Fair Oaks Ave Over Caltrain & Uprr, Bridge # 37C0765 This Request Is to Convert AC Funds City Sunnyvale, Install 14 Video Detection Equipment to Provide Advance Dilemma Zone Detection
• Gourmet Alley and Railroad Street Beautification and Litter Abatement
• Grade Separation at Churchill Avenue, Meadow Drive and Charleston Road
• Green Petroleum Gas Inc.
• Hankins Information Technology broadband project benefits for Gilroy, San Martin, Morgan Hill and Coyote Valley.
• Havana-Midfield Park
• High-Speed Community Wi-Fi expansion in San Jose
• Industrial Research and Assessment Center Implementation Grants - Ventura Water Reclamation Facility
• Infrastructure & Microgrid Development for VTA Transition to Zero Emission Bus Fleet
• Innovative School Bus Charging for Resilient Communities
• Julian ST (Market ST to 3RD St), St. James ST (Market ST to 4TH St), 3RD ST (Julian ST to St. John St) Convert 1-WAY to 2-WAY Traffic to Improve Road
• Redwood Retreat RD Over Little Arthur Creek, 0.3 Miles West of Watsonville Road, Morgan Hill. (Br 37C0562) Bridge Replacement
• Rural Energy for America Program (REAP) - SILVA SAUSAGE CO.
• SF Bay Area, South Bay: Regionwide Regionwide: Implement A Collective Approach to Freeway Operations and Management, Including Communications Network
• SMART Curbs: City of San Jose's Curb Digitization and Management Pilot
• SR17 Between Bear Creek Road Over Crossing and 0.7 South of East Main Street Over Crossing. Bike/Ped and Wildlife Crossing
• Developing a Santa Clara Vision Zero Plan
• San Fernando Street from Almaden Boulevard to 11TH Street Bicycle and Pedestrian Safety Improvements
• San Jose State University Clean Energy projects
• San Jose: Diridon Station Planning Activities to Advance Delivery of the Diridon Station and Rail Operations
• San Jose: West San Carlos ST Between I-880 and Mcevoy ST This Project Will Provide Safety Improvements For Pedestrians and Motorists
• San José Safety at Key Intersections
• San José Speed Safety Camera Project
• San Mateo County from San Mateo County Line in East Palo Alto to Whipple Avenue Inredwood City. Rehabilitate Pavemen
• Santa Clara County - US 101 from Near SR 237 in Sunnyvale to I-880 in San Jose Convert Existing Hov Lanes to Express Lanes and Add A Second Express Lane
• Santa Clara County Near Saratoga at Saratoga Creek Roadway Excavation, Hma, Guard Rail, Structural Concrete
• Santa Clara County at Various Locations Install Accessible Pedestrian Signal and Pavement Delineation
• Santa Clara County at Various Locations in and Near San Jose and Morgan Hill on SR 101 and I-680 Stormwater Pump Replacement and Construction of Drains
• Santa Clara County in and Near Los Gatos and San Jose from Hebard Road to Route 17/280 Seperation Cold Plan and Pave Ac, Remove and Install Culverts
• Santa Clara County in and Near San Jose from S280-N101/101 Separation to Route 17/280 Separation Minor Concrete, Mgs Railing, Hma and Hma Dike
• Santa Clara County in the City of Gilroy at Various Locations from Llagas Creek to the Santa Clara / Merced County Line
• Update Santa Clara County the General Plan Transportation Chapter (Circulation and Mobility Element)
• Santa Clara County. in San Jose from 0.1 Miles East of North First Street Overcrossing to Zanker Construct Auxiliary Lane
• Santa Clara County, at Various Locations from Knickerbocker Drive to San Mateo County Line in Palo Alto Cold Plane Ac, Rhma, Slab Repl, Curb Ramps
• Santa Clara and San Mateo Counties at Various Locations Drainage, Erosion Control, Rock Slope Protection
• Various Streets in the Vicinity of the Campbell Pda Including Campbell Ave, Civic Center Dr, and Orchard City DR Pedestrian and Bicycle Safety
• Waterboards Site Cleanup Subaccount Program - Former Star Cleaners
• Wheels on the Bus
• in Cupertino: Bridges No 37C0012 (Includes 37C0844),37C0017,37C0220,37C0290,AND 37C0431 Bridge Preventive Maintenance
• in East Sunnyvale Sense of Place Plan Area: on Duane Avenue from Fair Oaks Avenue to Lawrence Expressway, Stewart Drive from Wolfe Road to Duane Ave
• in Peery Park Specific Area 1. on Mathilda Ave from California to San Aleso, Mary Ave from Central Expwy to Almanor, Almanor from Mary to Mathilda
• San Jose: Various Locations in the Mount Pleasant Area. Implement Traffic Safety Improvements to Serve Student Populations of Seven Schools
• Santa Clara County, in City of San Jose, from Route 85 to West Julian Street Rehabilitate Roadway, Upgrade Concrete Barrier, Replace Damaged Slabs
• Mckee Road Between Route 101 and Toyon Avenue Implement Safety Improvements Including Median Islands, Ada Curb Ramp, Speed Radar Sign