A long-anticipated overhaul of the University Parkway I-215 interchange was formally dedicated Friday, May 1, with officials celebrating the milestone at a ribbon-cutting ceremony on the John M. Pfau Library lawn at California State University San Bernardino (CSUSB). The $25.6 million venture, spearheaded by the San Bernardino County Transportation Authority (SBCTA), Caltrans District 8 and the city of San Bernardino, will now ease congestion flowing to and from the campus and the surrounding area.
The newly completed project, which began in November 2024 and sits roughly one mile from CSUSB, reconfigured the interchange into a diverging diamond design, becoming the first of its kind in Southern California. For residents, students and professionals, the improvement marks the end of a familiar sight: drivers snarled up along the busy University Parkway corridor in San Bernardino.
As the morning overcast cleared, university leaders joined city, county and state officials in celebrating the project’s conclusion, highlighting regional partnerships and the importance of Measure I — San Bernardino County’s half-cent sales tax allocated for transportation upgrades — which provided $16.4 million in funding for the undertaking…