At their June meeting, the SBCTA Board of Directors elected Town of Apple Valley Mayor Pro Tem Art Bishop to serve as Board President for the 2022-2023 year and San Bernardino County Board of Supervisors Vice Chair Dawn Rowe to serve as Vice President. President-elect Bishop is the current Vice President of the SBCTA Board […]
The highly anticipated Redlands Passenger Rail Project/Arrow, which will bring state-of-the-art clean-air rail technology to one of the world’s busiest transportation corridors is scheduled to begin service later this year. Arrow initially will feature the low-emission diesel multiple units (DMUs), followed by North America’s first zero-emission hydrogen-powered trains (ZEMU). A few months ago, three low-emission […]
SBCTA Director of Project Delivery and Toll Operations, Paula Beauchamp, will be retiring on March 1st after more than 13 years with the agency. Paula served nearly 10 years with Caltrans District 8 before moving to the private sector and then joining SBCTA as a consultant in 2008. She not only has made a significant […]
During construction of the new Mt. Vernon Avenue Bridge that spans the BNSF rail yard and connects the residents of the west side of San Bernardino to schools, churches, and retail, SBCTA is working with local businesses and the community to encourage shopping local. Throughout the year, the outreach team will be hosting information booths […]
Staff at the San Bernardino County Transportation Authority has initiated a critical next step to advancing the innovative transportation solution of a tunnel connection between the Rancho Cucamonga Metrolink Station and the Ontario International Airport. As part of a call for proposals, the agency has received a number of submittals for the delivery of the […]
The North First Avenue Bridge is located in rural Barstow and serves as a critical lifeline between its residents and essential services. Unfortunately, the bridge is structurally deficient. It currently has a bridge rating of less than 40 of 100, and was recently rated as low as “2” before temporary timber supports were added. Its […]
The SBCTA Board voted at the February Board of Directors Meeting to continue to conduct its public meetings virtually for the next 30 days. This includes all remaining Committee Meetings for February and the Board Meeting in March. At the March Board Meeting, the Board will reassess if it will extend the timeframe in which […]
If you’ve traveled SR 210 in the cities of San Bernardino, Highland and Redlands over the past year, you’ve seen crews hard at work widening the freeway as well as the Base Line bridge over SR 210 to increase traffic flow and eliminate the bottlenecks throughout the corridor. Now scheduled for Friday, February 4, a […]
Starting as early as January 20, 2022, crews will construct a 2.5-mile temporary crossover lane on EB SR 210 between Base Line and San Bernardino Avenue. This is necessary for crews to shift traffic to the other side of the center median to begin pavement rehabilitation activities on the existing EB roadway. In this configuration, […]
The SBCTA Board of Directors received a presentation at their January 2022 meeting regarding a plan to refund sales tax bonds and refinance at a more advantageous interest rate. In March 2012, the Board authorized the issuance of sales tax revenue bonds in order to expedite projects identified in the Cajon Pass, Valley and Mountain/Desert […]
