Metro Approves Nearly $119 Million for LA County Transportation Projects

On October 26, 2026, the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro) Board of Directors approved nearly $119 million in Measure M and Measure R programming through its annual subregional funding process. The approvals advance locally identified transportation projects in the North County and South Bay subregions, including investments in safer streets and crossings, bicycle and pedestrian connections, transit access, traffic signals, mobility hubs, and roadway improvements. Metro also separately approved up to $35 million in additional Measure M funding for the Shoreline Drive Realignment Project in Long Beach. These are funding and programming decisions—not construction solicitations, procurement awards, or notices of contract opportunity.

The allocations reflect Metro’s approach of using voter-approved transportation measures to support projects proposed by local jurisdictions. Metro Board Chair and Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass said the measures are delivering “targeted investments that improve safety, connectivity, and mobility,” including traffic signal upgrades and pedestrian and bicycle improvements. Metro CEO Stephanie Wiggins described the objective as building “a more connected and resilient transportation network” through investments that reduce congestion, improve multimodal access, and make streets safer. For contractors and suppliers, these statements identify agency priorities and project types, but do not establish procurement requirements, contract values, or bid schedules.

In the North County subregion, Metro approved an additional $5.18 million in Measure M funding for the Active Transportation Program. The new investments include $4.91 million for Lancaster’s Equitable Complete Streets for Challenger Way Corridor project. Planned elements include wider protected bikeways, a landscaped raised median, additional street lighting where needed, and pavement rehabilitation. Metro also approved $270,000 for a Bicycle and Pedestrian Trail Safety Detection project in Santa Clarita. That project is expected to use cameras at strategic locations to improve trail-user safety and collect information about trail use; the system will also communicate with traffic signals to adjust timing when cyclists are detected. These scopes point to potential needs in roadway construction, lighting, pavement work, bicycle infrastructure, camera systems, and traffic signal integration, subject to future local procurement actions.

The Long Beach funding has a separate federal funding dimension. Metro’s approval of up to $35 million in additional Measure M funding is intended to help the City of Long Beach preserve a $30 million federal Reconnecting Communities Pilot Program award for the Shoreline Drive Realignment Project. The federal award is project funding context and should not be conflated with a contract award to a vendor. Firms tracking Southern California infrastructure work can use the announced funding and project priorities to assess relevant capabilities, monitor Metro and local agency procurement channels, and distinguish funded project development from an open competition. The announcement does not provide solicitation dates, procurement methods, contract-specific values, or requirements for any of the projects.

• Metro approved nearly $119 million in Measure M and Measure R programming through its annual subregional funding process.
• The programming advances locally identified projects in the North County and South Bay subregions.
• Metro separately approved up to $35 million in additional Measure M funding for Long Beach’s Shoreline Drive Realignment Project.
• The Shoreline Drive project has a separate $30 million federal Reconnecting Communities Pilot Program award; neither funding figure is a vendor contract award.
• Lancaster’s Challenger Way project received $4.91 million for protected bikeways, a landscaped raised median, additional lighting where needed, and pavement rehabilitation.
• Santa Clarita’s Bicycle and Pedestrian Trail Safety Detection project received $270,000 for cameras, trail-use data collection, and traffic-signal communication when cyclists are detected.
• The North County Active Transportation Program received an additional $5.18 million in Measure M funding, supporting two new projects and schedule adjustments for two existing projects.
• Potential supplier areas include complete streets, active transportation, pavement rehabilitation, street lighting, camera-based safety systems, and traffic signal integration.
• Procurement teams should treat these approvals as market intelligence and monitor future solicitations; the announcement provides no bid schedule, contract value, or procurement requirements.