San Bernardino County Transportation Authority

The San Bernardino County Transportation Authority (SBCTA) is the successor to San Bernardino Associated Governments 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 joint powers authority 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 Caltrans District 8.

Planning

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

Current 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.[1] Eighteen bridges throughout the corridor, in phase 1, will either be replaced or widened to accommodate the new toll lanes.[2] it is expected to be completed by 2023[3][4]

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.[5] The first phase is a 19 mile segment that will run along Holt Boulevard to the Ontario Airport and Rancho Cucamonga Metrolink Station.[6] Phase 1 will have 21 stations along the route

Arrow Rail Extension
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Redlands Passenger Rail Project (RPRP or RPR), now known as Arrow is a rail extension from San Bernardino Transit center to the University of Redlands

Ontario Loop

SBCTA is currently in the process of implementing a 4 mile tunnel from the Rancho Cucamonga Metrolink station to the Ontario Airport.[7][8][9] 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[10]

Transit Service

San Bernardino County is served by three of Metrolink's six lines, including the San Bernardino Line which is the highest-ridership line of the entire system. There is additional service via the Inland Empire–Orange County Line which stops at the San Bernardino Depot and Downtown San Bernardino stations and the Riverside Line which serves the Ontario-East station.

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.

References
  1. https://www.gosbcta.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/I-10-Corridor-FINAL-ENGLISH-071019.pdf
  2. https://www.gosbcta.com/project/i-10-corridor-project-phase-i/
  3. https://www.gosbcta.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/I-10-CorridorFinalFindings.pdf
  4. https://www.gosbcta.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/I-10_FinalProjectReport.pdf
  5. "West Valley Connector Project".
  6. "West Valley Connector (BRT)".
  7. "Ontario airport tunnel project by Elon Musk moves to next phase". 5 February 2021.
  8. "SBCTA Board accepts Boring Co.'s qualifications, authorizes next steps in the development of the Ontario Loop project". 3 February 2021.
  9. "SBCTA Board accepts Boring Co.'s qualifications, authorizes next steps in the development of the Ontario Loop project". 3 February 2021.
  10. "Elon Musk-backed tunnel to California airport gets go-ahead". 4 June 2020.
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