State Boosts Funds For Safe Routes To School In San Mateo

Millions in state and federal funding will support infrastructure upgrades and repairs across the Peninsula.

May 21, 2024 4:07 pm PDT | Updated May 21, 2024 4:31 pm PDT

SAN MATEO, CA — The California Transportation Commission this week awarded nearly $2 billion to support infrastructure projects across the Golden State, including millions headed to San Mateo County.

The latest round of allocations taps $430 million in federal funds from the 2021 bipartisan infrastructure bill and $740 million from California’s Road Repair and Accountability Act. The funds will boost infrastructure upgrades across the Bay Area, including rebuilding freeway interchanges, completing vital bridge repairs, addressing sea level rise, and making more transit options electric.

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“California’s transportation infrastructure is critical to the economic and cultural lifeblood of our state,” said Tony Tavares, Caltrans Director. “This funding provides key support in our mission to provide a safe, equitable and sustainable transportation system for all users.”

In San Mateo, the funding will help improve the Safe Routes To School corridor on Delaware Street, improving bike lanes and crosswalks.

Here’s where the money is headed on the Peninsula:

• $1.8 million allocation for US-101 in Redwood City, at Redwood Creek Bridge No. 35-0145 to repair damaged bridge columns, abutment, bent cap and soffit, and mitigate local scour.
• $2.2 million allocation for US-101 in East Palo Alto, from University Avenue to Willow Road to construct permanent Full Trash Capture (FTC) devices to achieve statewide National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit compliance units for trash capture. Financial Contribution Only (FCO) to the City of East Palo Alto to design and construct FTC devices and connect to the City’s drainage system.
• $3.7 million allocation for SR-84 in Woodside, at 0.4 mile south of Portola Road to repair the slope, construct a retaining wall, reconstruct roadway structural section, and repair the damaged pavement. Heavy rains between December 24, 2022, and January 8, 2023 saturated soils and caused the roadway to slip out and buckle, forcing the Department to close the road in both directions until it could be repaired, repair the slope, construct a retaining wall, reconstruct roadway structural section, and repair the damaged pavement.
• $10,000 allocation for Delaware Street Safe Routes to School Corridor in the City of San Mateo, on South Delaware Street from 19h Avenue to Pacific Boulevard. The Delaware Street Safe Routes to School Corridor will replace existing underutilized Class II bicycle lanes with 0.7 miles of Class IV facilities and add 0.35 miles of bicycle boulevard in addition to crossing treatments at intersections, upgraded pedestrian facilities, and connectivity to the City’s existing and planned bicycle facilities for a fully connected portion of the planned bicycle network.
• $15 million allocation for the replacement of 37 or more 2009 model year heavy duty diesel buses with 40-foot zero emission buses located in San Mateo County. The outcome will be a reduction in greenhouse gas and carbon emissions, reduce fossil fuel consumption, and provide more efficient and equitable access to sustainable and clean public transportation in San Mateo County.