Funding will Support Street, School-Zone Safety Improvements, Better Walking, Biking Connections
The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro) Board of Directors has approved nearly $119 million in Measure M and Measure R programming through the agency’s annual subregional funding process, advancing transportation projects in the North County and South Bay subregions.
Separately from the annual subregional programming actions, the Board also approved up to $35 million in additional Measure M funding for the Shoreline Drive Realignment Project in Long Beach. The additional funding will also help the City of Long Beach preserve a $30 million federal Reconnecting Communities Pilot Program award for the project.
“Measures R and M continue to deliver on voters’ vision by providing communities throughout Los Angeles County with targeted investments that improve safety, connectivity, and mobility,” said Metro Board Chair and Los Angeles City Mayor Karen Bass. “These multimodal improvements are helping local jurisdictions upgrade traffic signals, enhance pedestrian and bicycle facilities, and support transit-friendly elements that benefit everyone who travels in our region.”
The investments will support a broad range of locally identified transportation priorities, including safer streets and crossings, bicycle and pedestrian improvements, transit access, traffic signal upgrades, mobility hubs and roadway improvements.
“To ensure a more connected and resilient transportation network, we must invest in improvements that reduce congestion, enhance multimodal access, and make streets safer for everyone,” said Metro CEO Stephanie Wiggins. “This funding demonstrates Metro’s ongoing commitment to supporting local partners and delivering tangible transportation benefits across Los Angeles County.”
North County Subregion
The Board approved an additional $5.18 million in Measure M funding for the North County subregion’s Active Transportation Program. The funding supports two new projects and schedule adjustments for two existing projects.
New investments include $4.91 million for the Equitable Complete Streets for Challenger Way Corridor project in Lancaster. The project will add wider protected bikeways, a landscaped raised median, additional street lighting where needed and pavement rehabilitation.
The Board also approved $270,000 for a Bicycle and Pedestrian Trail Safety Detection project in Santa Clarita. The project will use cameras at strategic locations to improve trail-user safety and collect additional information about trail use. The system will also communicate with traffic signals to improve signal timing when cyclists are detected.
The North County action also reprograms previously approved funding for pedestrian and bicycle improvements in Lake Los Angeles and along 30th Street West in Lancaster.
South Bay Subregion
The Board approved approximately $114.7 million in additional Measure M and Measure R funding for 23 projects across the South Bay through the region’s Measure M Multi-Year Subregional Programs and Measure R South Bay Transit Investments Program.
The funding will advance projects in communities throughout the South Bay, including Hawthorne, Inglewood, the City of Los Angeles, Lomita, Torrance, Redondo Beach and other jurisdictions.
Projects receiving Measure M funding include:
- Hawthorne Mobility Hub, a new two-story, 400-space parking structure designed to serve as a park-and-ride facility near major bus and Metro routes.
- Aviation Boulevard improvements in Inglewood, including corridor improvements between Arbor Vitae Street and Manchester Boulevard, strengthening pedestrian connectivity and enhancing connections to Metro’s LAX/Metro Transit Center and Westchester/Veterans K Line stations.
- San Pedro pedestrian improvements, including crosswalks, pedestrian lighting, curb extensions, ADA-compliant curb ramps and bicycle facilities.
- Avalon Promenade and Gateway, constructing a dedicated pedestrian and bicycle bridge over active freight railroad tracks and approximately 12 acres of adjacent public open space.
- Lomita Boulevard Grade Separation, designed to divert commercial truck traffic from residential streets in East Wilmington.
- Torrance School Safety and Accessibility improvements, including new sidewalks, pedestrian signals, high-visibility crossings and bicycle facilities around three elementary schools.
- Torrance Fiber Network and Traffic Signal Optimization, which will expand fiber-optic communications and modernize traffic signal operations.
- Traffic signal, pedestrian and bicycle safety improvements in communities throughout the South Bay.
The South Bay action also includes $4 million in Measure R funding for the Victoria Transit Center in Carson, supporting a mobility hub that will connect bus service with bicycle facilities, pedestrian paths, rideshare, parking and shuttle services.
Together, the annual Measure M actions approved by the Board will advance transportation investments identified by local communities across Los Angeles County, with an emphasis on improving safety, mobility, accessibility and connections among transportation modes.
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