Bundy Canyon, Clinton Keith Roads Getting $23M For Widening, Upgrades

WILDOMAR, CA — Last week, the Riverside County Transportation Commission unanimously approved over $23 million to pay for two massive road improvement projects in Wildomar.

During its June 14 meeting, the RCTC OK'd funds for the widening of Clinton Keith Road and improving Bundy Canyon Road in Wildomar.

The Clinton Keith Road project will widen the main artery to six lanes from Interstate 15 to Wildomar Trail, and widen to four lanes from Wildomar Trail to Copper Craft Road. Class II bike lanes will also be constructed in both directions throughout the project area. For the project, RCTC awarded $2,254,919 in Measure A funding (the voter-approved half-cent sales tax that provides funds for passenger rail, public transit, local streets and roads, and major highway projects).

Wildomar will also see more than $21 million in Measure A funds for Bundy Canyon Road improvements, which include widening the existing corridor to four lanes, redesigning and realigning curves to current standards, constructing new and improving existing traffic signals, and providing an "Active Transportation Corridor" for bicyclists, pedestrians, and small electric vehicles.

Both Wildomar projects are part of $135 in funding approved by the RCTC on June 14 to tackle more than a dozen regional transportation projects. Approximately $85 million of the total is coming from Measure A; the Transportation Uniform Mitigation Fee (TUMF) charged to developers in Riverside County will provide the remaining $50 million.

"Regional arterial roads are the backbone of our communities and their economies," said Commission Chair and Lake Elsinore City Councilmember Robert "Bob" Magee. "RCTC continues to deliver on promises made to Riverside County voters to improve mobility for our residents and businesses. Many communities will see tangible results from the funds approved by the Commission."

In total, 13 cities in western Riverside County will see funding for local transportation projects as part of last week's approval. Here is the full list:

• City of Banning – Sun Lakes Extension ($13,500,000/Measure A)
• City of Beaumont – Second St. Extension ($1,500,000/Measure A)
• City of Beaumont – Potrero Interchange Phase 2 ($8,000,000/TUMF)
• City of Calimesa – Realign Calimesa Blvd. at Cherry Valley Blvd. ($5,200,000/TUMF)
• City of Corona – Ontario Ave. Widening ($7,938,781/Measure A)
• City of Eastvale – Limonite Ave. Gap Closure Project ($13,500,000/Measure A)
• City of Menifee – McCall Blvd. Widening Project ($3,140,000/Measure A)
• City of Menifee – Bundy Canyon Rd./Scott Rd. Widening ($632,440/Measure A) & ($9,367,560/TUMF)
• City of Moreno Valley – Indian St./Cardinal Ave. Bridge (Over Lateral A) ($750,000/Measure A)
• City of Murrieta – Murrieta Hot Springs Rd. Widening – Margarita to SR-79 ($3,000,000/Measure A)
• City of Perris – Ethanac Rd. Bridge over San Jacinto River & and Extension ($8,798,000/TUMF)
• City of Riverside – Third St. Grade Separation ($12,000,000/Measure A)
• City of San Jacinto – Esplanade Ave. Widening – Sanderson to Warren ($3,960,00/Measure A)
• City of Temecula – Ynez Rd. Improvements ($1,475,000/Measure A)
• City of Wildomar – Clinton Keith Rd. Widening ($2,254,919/Measure A) & ($3,396,221/TUMF)
• City of Wildomar – Bundy Canyon Rd. Improvement – Segment 2 ($13,298,440/Measure A)
• City of Wildomar – Bundy Canyon Rd. Improvement – Segment 3 ($8,050,420/Measure A)