On Thursday, August 11th, the U.S. Department of Transportation outlined $120 million in funding that California will receive for eight projects through the IIJA Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity (RAISE) grant program to improve and modernize transportation infrastructure.
Moving to harness this investment under the federal Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), Governor Gavin Newsom has named former Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa to serve as an Infrastructure Advisor to the State of California, working with local, state and federal leaders to identify priority projects and maximize access to federal funding across all regions of the state.
See below for a breakdown of the $120 million in funding that California local governments, transit agencies and others will receive through the RAISE grants:
- $25 million to the High-Speed Rail Authority for its Merced Extension design work
- $23 million to San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency for complete streets improvements along Howard Street
- $20 million to the Port of Los Angeles for its Terminal Island Grade Separation
- $15 million for the Inglewood Transit Connector Project
- $15 million for the Yuba-Sutter Transit Authority’s Zero-Emission Bus Operations and Maintenance Facility
- $15 million to the City of Fontana for multi-modal complete street improvements
- $5 million to the Sacramento Area Council of Governments to plan and design Mobility Zones in the Sacramento Region
- $1.6 million to the Tolowa Dee-ni’ Nation for a separated pedestrian and bicycle path across Highway 101 in Del Norte County