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Category: News Articles

Connecting People to Projects – Upcoming Webinars

Part of the agency’s mission to improve transportation and offer transportation choices is providing the public an opportunity to hear about the construction efforts underway. Our goal is to help people make choices about their lives. Whether it be commuting to work, driving the kids to school, or just running around town, knowing what is […]

2021 10-Year Delivery Plan Adopted

The SBCTA Board of Directors adopted the 2021 update to the Measure I 10-Year Delivery Plan at the December 1 Board of Directors meeting. The Board originally adopted the first Measure I 2010-2040 10-Year Delivery Plan in January 2012. The Delivery Plan provides a list of projects to be developed during a ten-year period and […]

Twentynine Palms Renames Portion of Yucca Avenue to Freedom Way

The City of Twentynine Palms is actively involved in an effort to build a community center and affordable housing, along with needed public infrastructure and parking improvements, in its downtown area. As part of the redevelopment, the City supported a contest open to residents on renaming a portion of Yucca Avenue. After entries were reviewed […]

SBCTA/SBCOG Receives Awards

SBCTA and SBCOG efforts were recognized this past week by the Inland Empire Economic Partnership and the Public Relations Society of America – Inland Empire Chapter. The work performed by staff is a product of the trust taxpayers have put into the agency’s ability to deliver on its promises. Both the Council of Governments and […]

Transit Recovery Results in Metrolink Service Restoration

The extended effects of the pandemic resulted in an unprecedented decline in Metrolink ridership and drastic impacts on the local economy. In response to the lower demand, the Southern California Regional Rail Authority (SCRRA)

2021 State of the Airport at Ontario Convention Center

On Monday, November 1st, the 2021 State of Transportation was held at the Ontario Convention Center. This marked the 5-year anniversary of independence of Ontario International Airport (ONT) from Los Angeles. Since ONT’s independence, the airport grew passenger and cargo traffic, developed new sources of revenue and plowed federal grant monies into infrastructure improvements to […]

Construction on I-10 Express Lanes project continues with 55-hour eastbound lane closures, connector closures, and ramp closures

For the next two weekends, connectors, ramps, and the three right lanes of eastbound (EB) I-10 will be closed for 55-hours from Haven Avenue to the I-15 Connector. Motorists should plan ahead, use alternate routes, leave early, and allow extra time to reach their destination. Scheduled* Friday, November 12 at 10:00 p.m. through Monday, November […]

3rd Annual State of Transportation

On October 28, SBCTA hosted its 3rd Annual State of Transportation event. This annual event provided an overview of our capital programs on both the roadway and transit fronts, shared information about upcoming projects, announced the release of the 2021 iteration of the agency’s 10-Year Delivery Plan, and provided a six-month look-ahead for future construction/design […]

Arrow Train Testing Begins

More than a decade in the making, SBCTA in collaboration with Metrolink, will begin testing trains on the new 9-mile Arrow corridor between the San Bernardino Transit Center and the University of Redlands. To ensure the safety and operations of the tracks and equipment, the new system needs to be tested prior to Arrow Service […]

The Road Ahead: State Route 60 Improvements

Putting your transportation dollars to work in the most efficient, effective way possible is something SBCTA prides itself on, and one of the better ongoing examples are the improvements being made along State Route 60 (SR 60) at the Archibald Avenue and Central Avenue interchanges. Both projects received funding from the taxpayer-approved Measure I initiative, […]
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