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SACRAMENTO, CALIF. — Continuing the push to rebuild California's infrastructure and spur job growth, the California Transportation Commission (CTC) allocated $1 billion to 107 transportation projects statewide, including $838 million from Proposition 1B, a transportation bond approved by voters in 2006. The remaining allocations came from assorted state and federal transportation accounts.

Since its passage, $6.8 billion in Proposition 1B funding has been allocated by Caltrans and the CTC. Highlights of yesterday’s funding allocations include:

• Mendocino County — $495,000 from Proposition 1B funds to construct a roundabout at the intersection of Route 1 and Simpson Lane. A roundabout will relieve current and future projected congestion at this intersection more efficiently than traffic signals.
• Mendocino County — $2.6 million in state and federal transportation funds for storm damage repairs on Route 101 near Rattlesnake Creek Bridge. Repairs include constructing a retaining wall, reconstructing shoulders, and improving drainage.
• Sacramento, Calif. — $65 million to construct 10 miles of new high-occupancy vehicle lanes on Interstate 80 from the Caltrans Workers Memorial Bridge to Longview Drive.
• Chico, Calif. — $25 million for the construction of 20.5 miles of auxiliary lanes, four four new bridges, 14 modified bridges, 5,000 linear feet of new sound walls, and the rehabilitation of 40.4 miles of existing roadway on State Route 99 between State Route 32 and East First Avenue

For information about all projects that received allocations, visit www.dot.ca.gov/docs/ctcprojectallocationsjanuary2011.pdf.