For City Council Meeting January 13, 2026
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council
APPROVAL: Tanya Williams, City Manager
FROM: Yazdan Emrani, P.E., Director of Public Works
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Request City Council to: (1) Adopt Resolution No. 8450 Accepting the SB1 Trade Corridor Enhancement Program Grant for the I-10 Riverside Avenue Freight Improvement Project, City Project No. 140813, in the amount of $29,800,000; and (2) Authorizing the Execution of a Baseline Agreement with the California Transportation Commission and the California Department of Transportation, Substantially Similar to the Agreement Attached to the Staff Report and Approved as to Form by the City Attorney; and (3) Authorize the City Manager or Their Designee to Execute the Baseline Agreement.
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RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that the City Council:
1) Adopt a resolution accepting the SB1 Trade Corridor Enhancement Program (TCEP) Grant for the I-10 Riverside Avenue Freight Improvement Project, City Project No. 140813, in the amount of $29,800,000; and
2) Authorizing the execution of the Baseline Agreement with the California Transportation Commission (CTC) and California Department of Transportation (Caltrans), substantially similar to the agreement attached to the staff report and approved as to form by the City Attorney; and
3) Authorize the City Manager or their designee to approve and execute the Baseline Agreement.
BACKGROUND
In June 2012, the City of Rialto, in cooperation with Caltrans and the San Bernardino County Transportation Authority (SBCTA), coordinated and funded the completion of the I-10/Riverside Avenue Interchange Project (the "Interchange Project"), which included widening the Riverside Avenue bridge over Interstate 10.
The Interchange Project is located immediately adjacent to an existing Union Pacific Railroad (UPRR) bridge crossing, a local bridge owned and maintained by the City of Rialto. This UPRR bridge crossing is located over the West Colt...
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