The Sacramento Area Council of Governments voted Thursday to authorize splitting up $76 million among more than 40 different projects.
 
They include: $20 million for moving the train tracks in the downtown Sacramento Railyards; a little over $3 million to upgrade traffic signals in Sacramento County; and nearly $30 million to retrofit Regional Transit light rail tracks and trains.
 
There are also smaller amounts of money for road improvement projects in communities like Isleton, Galt, Yuba City and Elk Grove.
 
And there’s money for bus systems and sidewalk improvements as well.
 
The next step is to request bids from contractors who want to do the work.  The deadline to do so for the road improvements is the end of May; for the rest of these projects, it’s August. 
 

List of Projects Authorized for American Recovery and Reinvestment Act Funds by SACOG Board (courtesy of SACOG)

City of Auburn
Replace two 25' buses
$185,000

City of Citrus Heights
Greenback Lane pedestrian safety project
$1,500,000

City of Davis
Second Street pedestrian/transit improvements
$650,000

City of Davis
Bikeway rehabilitation
$600,000

City of Elk Grove
I-5/Elk Grove Boulevard northbound on-ramp
$200,000

City of Elk Grove
Intelligent Transportation System
$1,000,000

City of Elk Grove
Replace eight CNG 40' buses
$4,000,000

City of Folsom
East Bidwell bike/pedestrian overcrossing
$850,000

City of Folsom
Replace seven demand-response vans
$488,000

City of Galt
ADA sidewalk improvements
$300,000

City of Galt
Install three new bus shelters
$50,000

City of Galt
Operations/maintenance facility feasibility and design $50,000

City of Isleton
West End road rehabilitation
$19,000

City of Live Oak
Apricot Street road rehabilitation
$120,000

City of Marysville
Third Street pavement rehabilitation
$1,159,000

City of Rancho Cordova
International Drive extension and Folsom South Canal Bridge $1,050,000

City of Roseville
Repower/rehabilitate buses
$1,350,000

City of Sacramento
Downtown Railyards (Intermodal) track relocation $20,000,000

City of West Sacramento
Cemex rail access
$600,000

City of Wheatland
Main Street road rehabilitation
$450,000

City of Woodland
Main Street lighting project
$300,000

City of Yuba City
Bridge Street revitalization and enhancements $1,900,000

El Dorado Transit
Replace one 45' commuter bus
$519,000

El Dorado Transit
Preventative maintenance
$200,000

Paratransit, Inc
Purchase 12 demand-response minivans for replacement
$568,176

Paratransit, Inc
Replace facility telephone system
$405,000

Placer County Transit
Replace two 57-seat commuter buses
$1,100,000

Sacramento County
Replace two 30' commuter buses
$228,007

Sacramento County
ADA Transition Plan implementation
$3,000,000

Sacramento County
Traffic signal system upgrade
$3,150,000

Sacramento Metropolitan Air Quality Management District Bicycle parking (racks)
$310,000

Sacramento Regional Transit District (SRTD) Preventative maintenance
$946,296

SRTD
Preventative maintenance
$13,053,704

SRTD
UTDC light rail train retrofits
$8,240,000

SCT/Link
Replace two demand-response buses
$131,467

SCT/Link
Preventative maintenance
$200,000

Unitrans
Unitrans replacement buses
$1,000,000

Unitrans
Replace seven 40' compressed natural gas buses
$3,541,367

Yolo County
County Routes 99, 29 and 99D bikeways
$368,568

Yolo County Transportation District
Bus amenities
$502,509

Yuba County
Willow Glen road rehabilitation
$941,000

Yuba-Sutter Transit
3 commuter buses
$291,804

Yuba-Sutter Transit
3 commuter buses
$204,466

Yuba-Sutter Transit
Preventative maintenance
$300,000

Total: $76,022,364