The Metro Board of Directors approved funding for a variety of transportation projects and programs across Los Angeles County at its September meeting.
These include street and school-zone safety improvements, better walking and biking connections and other multimodal projects.
Here’s a rundown:
More than $5 million for walking and biking improvements in northern L.A. County
The Board approved $5.18 million in new Measure M funding for two projects.
Nearly $4.92 million will help the city of Lancaster improve Challenger Way with wider protected bike lanes, new lighting, pavement repairs and a landscaped median. Santa Clarita will receive $270,000 to install cameras that can detect cyclists and help traffic signals respond when they approach.
The Board also updated funding schedules for previously approved improvements in the Lake Los Angeles community — including a new bike path physically separated from the street along 17th Street East and a new parking lane and sidewalk on Avenue Q.
Funding schedules were also updated for a project that will add a bike lane and sidewalk along 30th Street West in the Antelope Valley between Avenue H and Ave. N-8. The bike lane will be separated from the street with barriers.
Nearly $115 million more for South Bay transportation projects
The Board approved nearly $115 million in additional Measure M and Measure R funding for 23 projects across the South Bay. It also shifted previously approved funding into later years to match updated project schedules.
The largest investments include $44.45 million more for Torrance’s fiber-optic network and traffic-signal modernization project; $15.2 million more for the Avalon Promenade and Gateway pedestrian and bicycle bridge in Wilmington; and $8.11 million more for sidewalks, crossings and bicycle improvements near three Torrance elementary schools.
Other projects include:
•Street and pedestrian improvements in San Pedro — including new crosswalks, lighting, curb extensions and ADA-accessible ramps — as well as upgrades to Aviation Boulevard in Inglewood and streets in Hawthorne.
•Safer school zones in Lomita, with improvements such as pedestrian beacons, refuge islands, expanded sidewalks, accessible curb ramps and a protected bike lane.
•Traffic-signal upgrades across the South Bay to better coordinate signal timing and improve travel times on major streets.
•Planning and design for a future Hawthorne mobility hub featuring a two-story, 400-space park-and-ride facility near several bus and rail lines.
•A new pedestrian crossing and safety beacon at Anaheim Street and Sampson Avenue serving pedestrians and transit riders.
•Improvements to the future Victoria Transit Center in Carson, envisioned as a multimodal hub with bus and shuttle stops, bike lanes, rideshare access, pedestrian paths, wayfinding and short-term parking.
•Planning and design for an overpass connecting Lomita Boulevard with Alameda Street, intended to divert commercial trucks from residential streets in Wilmington while reducing idling and collisions.
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