According to a Caltrans statement, highlights of the allocations included:
Santa Clara - $18 million to resurface State Route 17 and install a median safety barrier to reduce collisions.
Los Angeles County - $12 million to construct safety improvements at 10 rail crossings along the Antelope Valley Line corridor.
Alameda County - $5 million to seismically retrofit the West Oakland Bay Area Rapid Transit Station.

The CTC also approved a request by Caltrans and the Port of Long Beach to add the $951 million Gerald Desmond Bridge Replacement Project in Los Angeles to California's design-build demonstration program. The project is the eighth design-build project authorized by the CTC under 2009 legislation (Senate Bill 4, SBX2 4) that provided for a pilot program for the design-build method of procurement by California's regional and state transportation agencies.

SBX2 4 and subsequent legislation has given authority for up to 16 design-build transportation projects. Design-build combines both design and construction into one contract where the design firm and the construction contractor are a team, working together to design and construct phases of a project concurrently to expedite the construction process.

"We're putting people to work building better roads, transit, and bridges for California," said Caltrans Director Cindy McKim. "At the same time, we are providing a safe, efficient transportation system."

Information about the projects is available at: http://www.dot.ca.gov/docs/ctcprojectallocationsnov2010.pdf.