At the June meeting, the SBCTA Board of Directors elected San Bernardino County Board of Supervisors Chairman Curt Hagman to serve as Board President for the 2021-2022 year and Town of Apple Valley Council Member Art Bishop to serve as Vice President. Director Hagman is the current Vice President of SBCTA and Chair of the […]
The SBCTA’s Freeway Service Patrol (FSP) Program, also known as “Highway Heroes” celebrated its 15th Anniversary since the implementation of the Program in January of 2006. FSP is a roving team of tow trucks that travel on select San Bernardino County freeways, during peak commute hours, to assist motorists with car trouble. From changing a […]
San Bernardino County Council of Governments (SBCOG), USDA Forest Service, and San Bernardino County held a virtual open house on Wednesday, May 26 (6:30 to 7:30 p.m.) that provided insight about on the Lytle Creek Recreation Management Plan and Traffic Management Plan. Supporting Documents Virtual Open House PowerPoint Presentation Lytle Creek Traffic Management Plan Lytle […]
The San Bernardino County Transportation Authority (SBCTA) is proposing to retrofit the southern portion of the Arrow’s Maintenance Facility (AMF), currently under construction in the city of San Bernardino, to house a new hydrogen storage and fueling center for the future Zero-Emission Multiple Unit (ZEMU) rail vehicle. The Arrow service, a new nine-mile rail corridor […]
As construction continues on the future SB Express Lanes, 55-hour directional I-10 freeway closures and I-10/I-15 connector closures will occur over the next several months. These closures, throughout the project corridor between the Los Angeles/San Bernardino County Line and I-15, are necessary for crews to remove and repave portions of the freeway. The next 55-hour […]
At the May Board of Directors meeting, Board Members heard a report on the activities of the Equity Ad Hoc Committee. The Equity Ad Hoc Committee is a subcommittee of the Board of Directors, established October 7, 2020. The Equity Ad Hoc committee is committed to leading the effort to work toward equity among its […]
On April 29, SBCTA hosted its monthly I-10 Express Lanes Project webinar. The team shared project information, upcoming construction activities, and construction progress, as well as answered questions from those in attendance. Zoom webinars are scheduled for the last Thursday of each month for the I-10 Express Lanes Project to keep the community informed and […]
Beginning August 1, Omnitrans will offer kindergarten – 12th graders in its service area free rides on its fixed route service as part of a six-month Free Fares to School program, designed to enhance regional equity and welcome students back after a pandemic year. Local students will simply show their student ID cards – which […]
SBCTA Chief Financial Officer, Hilda Flores, conducted a fiscal year 2021/2022 budget workshop for the Board of Directors during the May 5, 2021 Board meeting. The highlight of the presentation outlined a balanced fiscal year budget of $1,018,596,972. This is the largest budget in the agency’s history and the first time SBCTA/SBCOG’s budget has exceeded […]
In late April, crews completed the disassembly of the Mt. Vernon Avenue Bridge. After years of planning, the bridge disassembly process took almost four months to complete. The structure was carefully disassembled (in the opposite order that it was originally constructed in 1934), with crews beginning at the south end of the bridge at 2nd […]
