The OCTA awards $28.7M to improve O.C. streets
ORANGE – Cities throughout Orange County will receive more than $28 million in Measure M transportation funds to help ease traffic by making improvements to streets and timing of traffic…
Construction at the Santa Ana Train Station starting on April 14
The Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA), in coordination with Metrolink, will upgrade safety features at six stations in Orange County. Improvements will include removal and replacement of yellow detectable warning…
A section of Fairview Street will close starting on Friday, April 9
A full closure of Fairview Street, between 5th Street and Civic Center Drive, will be in place during the day and night on the following dates: Beginning as early as…
Fairview Street lane closures starting today
Starting March 24, 2021, one lane in each direction will be closed on Fairview Street between Civic Center Drive and 5th Street. We recommend using alternate routes and plan for…
The OCTA seeks volunteers for their Citizens Advisory Committee
ORANGE – The Orange County Transportation Authority is recruiting community leaders to fill openings on the Citizens Advisory Committee, which provides input on a range of transportation projects, studies and…
The OCTA seeks public input to improve bus service
Just about every area of our lives, our communities, and our government has changed in light of the pandemic that is now reaching its one-year mark. Public transit is no…
The OCTA is seeking applicants to Serve on their Board of Directors
ORANGE – If you are a qualified applicant interested in helping guide a balanced and sustainable transportation system by serving on the Orange County Transportation Authority Board of Directors, you…
The Feds join the State in requiring face masks on public transit
On January 31, the Transportation Security Administration issued a security directive that requires travelers to wear face masks while riding on or waiting for a bus, in addition to all…
The OCTA’s 2021 initiatives and action plan focus on accessibility, sustainability and collaboration
ORANGE – The Orange County Transportation Authority board today presented the 2021 Board and CEO Strategic Initiatives and Action Plan, the document that prioritizes what will guide the agency as…
The OCTA helps to transport medical workers to COVID-19 vaccination clinics
ORANGE – As the familiar blue-and-orange OC Bus pulled up to the Santa Ana senior center and the doors opened, the passengers who filed out were greeted with smiles, raised…
The OCTA’s ‘Be The One’ campaign helps to combat human trafficking
ORANGE – The Orange County Transportation Authority is stepping up its ongoing efforts to combat human trafficking this month, fully wrapping a bus with the message to join O.C. in…
First District Supervisor Andrew Do elected as the new OCTA Chairman
Orange County First District Supervisor Andrew Do was unanimously elected as the new Chairman of the Orange County Transportation Authority Board of Directors, which is responsible for planning, funding, and…
The OCTA urges early vaccination for public transit workers
ORANGE – The Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA) commended the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) for recommending public transit workers be included among those who should receive…
First OC Streetcar rail set into a Santa Ana street
ORANGE – Construction of the OC Streetcar has reached a major milestone as construction crews have set the first rail into place that will eventually carry the streetcar vehicles through…
The SR-55 improvement project receives $140 million from the CTC
ORANGE – The Orange County Transportation Authority has been awarded $140 million in competitive state transportation funding, a major boost to help build the State Route 55 Improvement Project between…