Arnold Schwarzenegger
California State Governor

Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger today announced the allocation of $730 million Proposition 1B funding to build 10 miles of a High Occupancy Vehicle (HOV) lane on Interstate 405 in Los Angeles (between Interstate 10 and Highway 101). This is the largest individual Proposition 1B project allocation made to date, and was part of more than $800 million in Proposition 1B funding allocated today by the California Transportation Commission (CTC).

“When California voters approved Proposition 1B they wanted action, and we are delivering that action,” said Governor Schwarzenegger. “This funding will not only help relieve the traffic congestion that clogs our Los Angeles freeways – it will create jobs and help stimulate California’s economy when we need it the most.”

$810 million in Proposition 1B funding was allocated today by the CTC. This includes $80 million for HOV lanes in El Dorado County and Sonoma County, and funding for traffic and safety improvements through the bond's Traffic Light Synchronization Program and the State Transportation Improvement Program. The CTC also allocated $69 million from other funding sources for 29 other transportation projects.

Since the passage of Proposition 1B, $4.8 billion has been allocated by the CTC and other state agencies. This week the Governor signed the 2008-09 budget, releasing the $227 million in Proposition 1B funds previously allocated by the CTC in July and August 2008.

For a comprehensive list of projects that received CTC allocations today, please visit: http://www.dot.ca.gov/docs/ctcprojectallocationssept2008.pdf