Construction on the new 9-mile Arrow corridor is more than 70 percent complete. Crews are installing signals at the rail crossings on local streets and laying new railroad track throughout the corridor. Work at the five stations also is well underway including the San Bernardino Transit Center, ESRI, and Downtown Redlands, as is the reconstruction […]
The San Bernardino Council of Governments (SBCOG) was established as a means to speak with a collective voice on issues important to the cities within the county. In August, SBCOG began a strategic initiative to collect insight on how they can benefit and serve the county. The results and feedback from an electronic survey issued […]
Construction has begun on the nearly $1 billion I-10 Express Lanes project from the Los Angeles/San Bernardino County Line to the I-15. Under normal circumstances, we would mark the start of construction with a celebratory groundbreaking event. However, since the state’s directive on large gathering remains in place, we are celebrating with a groundbreaking video. […]
At Metrolink, safety is a foundational value. As the world continues to change around us, the work they must do to protect your safety evolves and expands. Here is how they are protecting their riders – from added cleaning staff to enhanced cleaning tech — and how you can contribute – from giving fellow riders […]
The San Bernardino County Transportation Authority (SBCTA) operates the Freeway Service Patrol (FSP) Program. FSP consists of a fleet of tow trucks that travel on selected San Bernardino County freeways during peak periods of congestion to assist motorists with their disabled vehicles. The FSP program has demonstrated many benefits to the motoring public by reducing […]
SBCTA, together with the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans), is proposing to extend a three-mile portion of the eastbound (EB) truck climbing lane on Interstate 10 (I-10), through the City of Yucaipa to just east of the Riverside County line, in the City of Calimesa. The proposed extension of the TCL along EB I-10, between […]
The Board of Directors of the San Bernardino County Transportation Authority (SBCTA) this week approved a Memorandum of Understanding with Xpress West to explore the possibility of a privately funded high-speed rail line into Rancho Cucamonga from Las Vegas. The new proposal would represent an expansion of Xpress West’s currently planned service from Las Vegas […]
The SBCTA Board of Directors elected Colton Mayor Frank Navarro as Board President and Barstow Mayor Julie McIntyre as Vice President at their June Board of Directors meeting. Mayor Navarro served as Board Vice-President for the 2019-2020 year. He was elected Vice-President in December 2018, following Grand Terrace Mayor Darcy McNaboe ascending to Board President […]
Last month, the San Bernardino County Transportation Authority’s (SBCTA) Transit Committee took action to recommend that the Board of Directors place a hold on the Rail Access to Ontario International Airport (ONT) Alternatives Analysis (AA) while SBCTA staff further examines the innovative solution of tunneling as a method for connectivity to the airport. The committee […]
At the June Board of Directors meeting, out-going Board President Darcy McNaboe announced her appointments to the new SBCTA Legislative Policy Committee (LPC). Early in the 2020 State Legislative session, bills were introduced that inspired a greater involvement by the SBCTA Board of Directors. There were two bills of critical importance that were introduced, AB […]
