Caltrans District 3 projects created by SB1 funds

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Have you ever wondered where the extra gas tax money you now pay at the pump is going? The increase on the excise taxes on gasoline and diesel along with new registration fee for cars based on their value have so far created 26 projects in District 3 as well as in other districts across the state.

But now that funding is being challenged.

On the ballot this November, voters are able to decide the future of that tax. Proposition 6 would repeal the tax that Senate Bill 1 (SB1) created in California. Governor Brown's transportation funding plan is providing an estimated $5.2 billion annually for road, highway and bridge repairs, as well as public transit projects, and many of those projects are already evident in El Dorado County and other areas of the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) District 3 where South Lake Tahoe and North Lake Tahoe are located. When traveling on California highways the SB1 logo can be seen on all projects funded by the tax.

In the next ten years, SB1 funds will provide $54B invested in state highways and roads, $2.5B in congestion relief for motorists, $1B in bicycle and pedestrian projects, 17,000 miles in pavement fixed, 55,000 culverts and drains fixed, 7,700 signals, signs and sensors fixed, and 500 bridges fixed.

"SB1 provides us a stable funding mechanism allowing us to address our crucial transportation needs," said Amarjeet S. Benipal, Caltrans District 3 Director. "Over the next five years, we will be investing more than $1 billion to fix aging and deteriorating roads and bridges, improve goods movement and reduce traffic congestion throughout the region."

List of District 3 projects started:

El Dorado County Highway 50 - $2.8 million pavement project will improve 13.2 lane miles of U.S. Highway 50 from Weber Creek Bridge to Carson Road Overcrossing
near the city of Placerville in El Dorado County.

Placer, Nevada and Sierra Counties I-80 - $16 million project will widen striping and increase visibility on 272 lane miles of Interstate 80 from east of I-80/SR-174 Separation in Placer County to the California/Nevada State line.

Yolo, Sacramento, Placer Counties I-80 - $3.6 million project will widen striping and increase visibility on 381 lane miles of Interstate 80 from the Yolo/Solano County line to Harbor Boulevard in Yolo County, I-80 from the Sacramento/Yolo
County to the Placer/Sacramento County line, and I-80 from the Placer/Sacramento County line to east of the I-80/SR-174 Separation in Placer County.

Sacramento on Highway 50 - $9.5 million pavement project will improve 59 lane miles of U.S. Highway 50 from west of Sunrise Blvd. in Sacramento County to the
El Dorado/Sacramento County line.

Yolo County on I-5 - $2.1 million pavement project will improve 4.5 lane miles of
Interstate 5 at various locations north of the city of Woodland i Yolo County.

Butte on Highway 70 - .2 million pavement preservation project will improve 11.2 lane miles of State Route 70 from north of Garden Drive Overcrossing to Campbell Creek Overflow Bridge north of the city of Oroville in Butte County.

Sacramento, Yolo, Colusa, Glenn - I-5, Highway 50 - $8.2 million project will widen striping and increase visibility on 431 lane miles of Interstate 5 at various locations in the counties of Sacramento, Yolo, Colusa and Glenn.

Sacramento/ Sutter Highways 99, 51 and 50 - $1.8 million project will widen striping and increase visibility on 177 lane miles of State Routes 99, 50 and 51 at various locations in Sacramento County, and SR-99 from the Sacramento/Sutter County
line to the SR-99/SR-70 Separation in Sutter County.

Yolo & Sacramento I-80 - $12.5 million project will install 7 ramp meters along Interstate 80 at various locations in the counties of Yolo and Sacramento.

Colusa, Glenn, Sutter, Yuba, Sacramento on I-5, Highways 20, 99, 65, I-80 - $1.2 million bridge project will revamp nine bridges on Interstate 5, I80 and State Routes 20, 99 and 65 in the counties of Colusa, Glenn, Sacramento, Sutter and Yuba.

Sacramento I-5 - $267.4 million pavement replacement project will improve 67 lane
miles of Interstate 5 from Cosumnes River Boulevard to the American River Bridge in the city of Sacramento.