Governor Newsom Announces $690 Million for Public Transportation Projects

Office of Governor Gavin Newsom Apr 24, 2023

More than $3.2 billion invested in 2023 to improve transit and passenger rail service
28 projects benefiting disadvantaged communities will reduce greenhouse gas emissions equivalent to taking 445,000+ gas cars off the road
Projects to keep California on track to meet 2045 goals of 71% reduction in air pollution and 94% drop of gas consumption

Projects receiving funding include:

$100 million for North County Transit District, in coordination with the San Diego Association of Governments, to deliver the San Dieguito Bridge Replacement, Double Track, and Special Events Platform Project. This will replace a substandard wooden trestle bridge and construct more than one mile of double-track railroad to alleviate a key bottleneck in the LOSSAN corridor, allowing for the capacity to run an additional 10 Pacific Surfliner trains, eight commuter trains and seven freight trains.

More than $42 million for Capitol Corridor Joint Powers Authority with several partner agencies to construct a regional mobility bus and mobility hub at the Sacramento Valley Station and install contactless fare payment readers on multiple regional bus systems. Also includes project development for the Hercules station, Sacramento to Roseville service expansion and the Link21 Megaregional Rail Program.

More than $38.5 million for Santa Cruz Metropolitan Transit District’s Zero Emission Intercity Transit and Service Expansion Project, which will purchase 24 zero-emission buses to expand service frequency on the heavily traversed Highway 1 and Highway 17 corridors while also redeveloping the Watsonville Transit Station and Pacific Station to include more than 180 mixed‐use, affordable housing units.

Thank you, Governor.

Full press release at link.