REPORT/RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY
AND RECORD OF ACTION
August 5, 2025
FROM
NOEL CASTILLO, Director, Department of Public Works - Transportation
SUBJECT
Title
Senate Bill 1 Road Maintenance and Rehabilitation Account Project List for 2024-25 (Revised) and 2025-26
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RECOMMENDATION(S)
Recommendation
1. Adopt Resolution approving revised Senate Bill 1 Road Maintenance and Rehabilitation Account project list for fiscal year 2024-25 to include the addition of six new projects.
2. Adopt Resolution approving the Senate Bill 1 Road Maintenance and Rehabilitation Account project list for fiscal year 2025-26.
(Presenter: Noel Castillo, Director, 387-7906)
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COUNTY AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER GOALS & OBJECTIVES
Create, Maintain and Grow Jobs and Economic Value in the County.
Operate in a Fiscally-Responsible and Business-Like Manner.
Ensure Development of a Well-Planned, Balanced, and Sustainable County.
FINANCIAL IMPACT
Approval of this item will not result in the use of Discretionary General Funding (Net County Cost). This item approves a revised project list for fiscal year 2024-25 and a new project list for fiscal year 2025-26 under the Senate Bill 1 Road Maintenance and Rehabilitation Account (RMRA) program. The RMRA 2025-26 project list identifies road maintenance projects on which the County will allocate revenues provided by Senate Bill 1 (SB 1), the Road Repair and Accountability Act of 2017. Sufficient appropriation and revenue for the 2025-26 project list are included in the Department of Public Works’ (Department) 2025-26 Road Operations budget (6650002000) and will be included in the future recommended budgets.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
Pursuant to SB 1 (specifically, Streets and Highways Code Section 2034) and RMRA guidelines formally adopted by the California Transportation Commission (CTC), cities and counties must adopt and submit to the CTC an annual RMRA project list and any updates to provide a transparent process for the public to know when, where, and how much RMRA funds will be spent. Cities and counties are able to address essential maintenance needs of their road systems with SB 1 funds. The goal of this funding is to maintain roads and infrastructure in order to avoid costly reconstruction work in the future.
On July 9, 2024 (Item No. 41), the Board of Supervisors (Board) adopted Resolution No. 2024-115 approving the 2024-25 RMRA project list. Since then, the Department has completed five RMRA projects and is scheduled to complete three more by summer, totaling $26.8 million in work. Of that amount, $8 million will be reimbursed by other funding sources, including Measure “I” Local Street Pass-Through Funds, the American Rescue Plan Act, and Community Development Block Grant funds. These reimbursements have enabled the Department to add six new projects, totaling $7,397,000, to the revised 2024-25 list.
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FY 2024-25 RMRA Project List Additions |
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Project Title |
Project Type |
Project Description |
Limits |
Estimated Cost |
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Riverside Drive and Riverside Terrace Right Turn Pocket |
Road Maintenance & Rehabilitation |
Right Turn Lane Construction |
Intersection of Riverside Drive and Riverside Terrace in the Chino Area |
$242,000 |
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Parker Dam Road |
Road Maintenance & Rehabilitation |
Chip Seal; Fog Seal |
Aqueduct Road north to Trails End Camp Road |
$762,000 |
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Goffs Road |
Road Maintenance & Rehabilitation |
Scrub Seal; Fog Seal |
National Trails Highway NE to SH 95 |
$2,597,000 |
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Deercrest Circle and Other Roads |
Road Maintenance & Rehabilitation |
Chip Seal; Fog Seal |
Various Roads in Devore Area |
$1,097,000 |
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Valley Vista Drive and other roads |
Road Maintenance & Rehabilitation |
Chip Seal; Fog Seal |
Various Roads in Lytle Creek Area |
$471,000 |
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Wild Road and other roads |
Road Maintenance & Rehabilitation |
Crack seal; Chip seal; Fog seal |
Various Roads in Helendale Area |
$2,228,000 |
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Revised Total |
$7,397,000 |
For fiscal year 2025-26, the Department has identified 15 projects totaling $45.3 million in estimated costs. The fiscal year 2025-26 project list is attached as Exhibit A to the Resolution and provides the project schedules and anticipated construction completion dates. The Department is projected to receive $45.6 million in RMRA funding. The project list includes eight new projects and seven relisted projects previously approved by the Board in prior year project lists. The relisted projects will utilize 2025-26 RMRA revenues. The Department is not obligated to complete projects on the list. However, SB 1 funds may only be used on projects included in the annual RMRA list.
Projects are selected with input from Department maintenance and operations staff and existing pavement conditions, with priority given to projects that are safety related or where roads require immediate treatment to avoid costly future repairs. The highest priority is given to high volume roads, those most important to the interest of the general public, and those essential to the economic development of the County. The Department uses pavement management software to develop project lists annually based on the criteria outlined above and the amount of available funding. Projects are grouped by geographical area in order to provide more efficient project delivery.
Roads on the project list are prioritized for maintenance work based on pavement condition and pavement management software that determines when to deliver projects in the most cost efficient and effective manner. Because road deterioration accelerates after a certain time, the costs to return the road to very good condition rise exponentially. Therefore, the Department identifies which roads need rehabilitation at the optimum point in the road’s lifecycle, a point prior to the exponential repair cost. This proactive approach helps avoid exponential repair costs by addressing roads at optimal points in their lifecycle. The Department provides Board members and their staff with a copy of the project list for review in advance of project approval.
The Department completed the following SB 1 projects in fiscal year 2024-25:
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Project Title |
Project Description |
Limits |
Cost |
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Cactus Avenue and Easton Street |
Traffic Signal Installation; ADA Curb Ramps Update |
Intersection of Cactus Avenue and Easton Street in Rialto |
$715,000 |
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Cedar Street and Other Roads Phase I |
Overlay, Mill and Overlay, Slurry Seal |
Various Locations in Oak Hills and Hesperia Area |
$2,340,000 |
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Ceres Avenue and Other Roads |
Micro Mill, Mill and Overlay, Slurry Seal |
Various Roads in Fontana Area |
$6,000,000 |
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Pipeline Avenue and Other Roads |
Mill and Overlay, Reconstruction, ADA Curb Ramps Update, Construct Storm Drain |
Pipeline Avenue: 0.06 miles north of Chino Avenue to Mission Blvd; Chino Avenue: 0.15 miles east of SR71 to 0.06 miles west of Pipeline Avenue |
$7,400,000 |
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Lenwood Road and Other Roads |
Chip Seal; Overlay |
Various Roads in the Lenwood and Hinkley area |
$1,950,000 |
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Total |
$18,405,000 |
The recommended action meets the County and the Chief Executive Officer’s goals and objectives by securing funding to maintain and preserve the County road network.
PROCUREMENT
Not applicable.
REVIEW BY OTHERS
This item has been reviewed by County Counsel (Aaron Gest, Deputy County Counsel, 387-5455) on July 21, 2025; and County Finance and Administration (Kathleen Gonzalez, Administrative Analyst, 387-5412) on July 15, 2025.