The Board of Supervisors Tuesday approved a list of 70 proposed projects for which the Riverside County Department of Transportation will seek state funds to help pay to complete, including reconstruction of roads, resurfacing of lanes and sealing of potholes throughout the entire county.
In a 5-0 vote without comment Tuesday, the board signed off on the agency’s list that will be submitted to Caltrans for consideration of grants valued at $53 million under the 2017 Road Repair & Accountability Act, also known as Senate Bill 1, for fiscal year 2026-27.
County transportation officials submitted a statement to the board, saying the grants are vital to aiding the county in the “maintenance of approximately 2,282 miles of roads and 116 bridges within unincorporated areas.”…