The San Bernardino County Transportation Authority (SBCTA) is the successor to

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which is responsible for administering the Measure I half-cent tax which San Bernardino County voters passed most recently in 2004. SBCTA conducts transportation planning, construction, and operation in San Bernardino County, California. SBCTA is a

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comprising all the cities in the county and the county itself. Every city and county supervisor is provided one seat on the board and it also includes a nonvoting member from

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District 8.

Planning

SBCTA conducts transportation planning for the county of San Bernardino as well as aligns plans with neighboring agencies.

Tollway Projects

I-10 Express Lanes

(SBCTA) and the CalTrans completing a $929.2 million project to add toll Lanes to I-10 in San Bernardino County from the Los Angeles County Line to I-15 in phase 1. Eighteen bridges throughout the corridor, in phase 1, will either be replaced or widened to accommodate the new toll lanes. it is expected to be completed by 2023

I-15 Express Lanes

From the Riverside County line to Duncan Canyon Boulevard, SBCTA has planned to implement toll lanes. Construction is expected to begin in 2023. Project is expected to cost $469,650,000.

Road Projects

1st Avenue Bridge

Due to automobile damaged sustained to the 1st Avenue Bridge, SBCTA took over the replacement of the 1st Avenue Bridge from the city of Barstow due to its critical importance, since it passes over the BNSF

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rail corridor and BNSF rail yard. Expected cost is 62 million dollars. Currently is in design phase to replace the 1930's bridge

Transit Projects

West Valley Connector

West Valley Connector is a thirty-five mile Bus Rapid Transit project, spearheaded by SBCTA, that will connect the city of Pomona with the city of Fontana. The first phase is a 19 mile segment that will run along Holt Boulevard to the Ontario Airport and Rancho Cucamonga Metrolink Station. Phase 1 will have 21 stations along the route

Ontario Loop

SBCTA is currently in the process of implementing a 4 mile tunnel from the Rancho Cucamonga Metrolink station to the Ontario Airport. As a cost-effective solution compared to the LA metro gold line extension. The Ontario loop is expected to cost around 75 million, on existing right of way, compared to the gold line extension at 1.5 billion The current project planning is being developed by HNTB after the Boring Company dropped out of the proposal due to unwillingness of submitting another refined proposal. Current estimated costs now stand at 492 million under the current expanded proposal

Metrolink San Bernardino Line Double Track Project

SBCTA is in the process of Double Tracking the eastern portion of the Metrolink San Bernardino Line to increase capacity and frequency within San Bernardino County

Transit Service

Bus

SBCTA provides transit funding for all the bus transit agencies within the county of San Bernardino. It is also responsible for the oversight of

Omnitrans Omnitrans, stylized as "OmniTrans," is a public transportation agency in San Bernardino County, California, United States. The largest transit operator within San Bernardino County, it serves the San Bernardino Valley. The agency was established ...

Victor Valley Transit Authority Victor Valley Transit Authority (VVTA), the second largest transit operator in San Bernardino County (with over 1,020,119 passengers a year), is a transit agency providing bus service in the Victor Valley, California area. In , the system had a r ...

Needles Area Transit Needles Area Transit (NAT) is the public transportation system, including a Dial-a-Ride program for seniors and persons with disabilities, serving residents of the Needles, California, City of Needles in San Bernardino County, California, San Berna ...

Mountain Transit Mountain Transit (legally the Mountain Area Regional Transit Authority) is the third largest regional transit agency in San Bernardino County, California. Mountain Transit serves the San Bernardino Mountain communities of Crestline, Lake Arrowhea ...

, and

Morongo Basin Transit Authority Basin Transit, formally Morongo Basin Transit Authority (MBTA) is the transit agency that serves the Morongo Basin in San Bernardino County, California. It is a joint powers authority between Yucca Valley, Twentynine Palms, and San Bernardino ...

Passenger Rail

Metrolink

San Bernardino County is served by and partially funds three Metrolink's lines, including the

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which is the highest-ridership line of the entire system. The

Inland Empire–Orange County Line The Inland Empire–Orange County (IEOC) Line is a commuter rail line run by Metrolink in Southern California. It runs from San Bernardino through Orange County to Oceanside in northern San Diego County. It is the only Metrolink line not to ser ...

which stops at the San Bernardino Depot and Downtown San Bernardino stations, and the

Riverside Line Metrolink's Riverside Line is a commuter rail line running from Los Angeles Union Station in Downtown Los Angeles to Riverside along the Union Pacific Railroad. It runs weekday peak commuter hours only, with very little midday and reverse co ...

which serves the Ontario-East station.

=Arrow

Redlands Passenger Rail Project (RPRP or RPR), now known as

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is a light rail line from the San Bernardino Transit center to the University of Redlands. Simulated service testing commenced September 12, 2022. Service commenced on October 24, 2022.

Freeway Service Patrol

In order to reduce congestion, SBCTA implemented the Freeway Service Patrol, whose purpose is to tow stranded motorist within the Urbanized area of San Bernardino County. Service operates during peak traffic times

Active Transportation

SBCTA maintains a countywide active transportation plan. Although San Bernardino County is vast, much of the population is concentrated in the San Bernardino Valley portion located in the southwest corner of the county. SBCTA requires

complete streets Complete streets is a Transportation planning, transportation policy and design approach that requires streets to be planned, designed, operated and maintained to enable safe, convenient and comfortable travel and access for users of all ages and ...

within the county of San Bernardino when cities apply for roadway expansion grants

References

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