TRANSPORTATION, WATER & INFRASTRUCTURE COMMITTEE
Meeting Date: September 28, 2026
Subject: RECEIVE staff report and RECOMMEND that the Board of Supervisors approve the submission of grant applications to the Highway Safety Improvement Program for Cycle 13
Submitted For: Warren Lai || Director | PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT
Department: PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT
Referral No: 2
Referral Name: Review applications for transportation, water, and infrastructure grants to be prepared by the Public Works and Conservation and Development Departments
Presenter: Jeff Valeros || Senior Civil Engineer | PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT
Contact: Jeff Valeros | (925) 313-2031
Referral History:
The County often seeks regional, state, and federal funding to augment local road funding, stretching local dollars to build improvements that would not be possible otherwise. The current opportunity is through the Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP). This grant program is currently on its thirteenth cycle. Public Works has previously submitted HSIP grant applications, several of which were awarded.
Referral Update:
On July 1, 2026, Caltrans announced the Call for Projects for Cycle 13 of the Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP). This potential award of state funding will augment local road funds, stretching local dollars to build improvements that would not be possible otherwise. HSIP is a core federal-aid program to the states for the purpose of achieving a significant reduction in fatalities and serious injuries on all public roads. HSIP focuses on infrastructure projects with nationally recognized crash reduction factors (CRFs) and must be identified on the basis of collision history. Senate Bill 137 allows the exchange of state funds with federal funds, and it is expected that $230 million of federal funds and $140 million of State funds will be used projects selected for funding in HSIP Cycle 13.
Examples of eligible type of projects may include, but are not limit...
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