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OROVILLE, CA (MPG) - Bridge repairs and roadway safety improvements affecting the Gridley area are included in Butte County’s newly approved Senate Bill 1 transportation project list for the 2026-27 fiscal year.

The Butte County Board of Supervisors approved the Road Maintenance and Rehabilitation Account project list May 26 as part of the county’s annual submission required to remain eligible for SB 1 transportation funding. The project list was approved as part of the board’s consent agenda.

Among the projects added this year is a scour repair project for the East Gridley Road bridge at the Feather River. The bridge repair project carries an estimated total cost of about $1.38 million with approximately $277,150 in RMRA funding identified in the project list. Construction is currently targeted for June 2031.

County officials said the annual SB 1 list includes road maintenance, bridge rehabilitation and traffic safety projects throughout Butte County. The program also allows local agencies to leverage additional state and federal transportation funding programs.

Additional projects affecting south Butte County communities include roadway safety improvements on East Gridley Road, West Biggs Road, Richvale roads and Larkin Road through the Highway Safety Improvement Program. One project involving edge line improvements on several south county roads carries an estimated cost of about $1.36 million.

Another safety project involving median barrier and guardrail replacement on East Gridley Road and several other county roads is estimated at about $250,000.

The county’s project list also includes preventive bridge maintenance on the East Gridley Road bridge near Larkin Road with an estimated project cost of about $294,710.

Other south county projects include rehabilitation work on Foothill Boulevard between Swiss Lane and Oro Bangor Highway estimated at $250,000, along with a rubberized pavement improvement program involving Durham-Dayton, Midway and Richvale roads estimated at $1.25 million.

The RMRA program was established under Senate Bill 1, also known as the Road Repair and Accountability Act of 2017. Counties must annually submit project lists to the California Transportation Commission identifying planned road and bridge work funded through the program.

Butte County anticipates receiving approximately $8.98 million in RMRA revenue during the 2026-27 fiscal year. County officials stated the projects approved under the program are not expected to impact the county general fund.

The county’s broader transportation list for the coming fiscal year also includes bridge work, pavement rehabilitation, erosion repairs and safety upgrades in other areas of Butte County, including Concow, Cohasset, Paradise and the Oroville foothills.