OCTA News

 
  • WCC Nightly Closures: Monday, June 17 - Saturday, June 22, 2013
    6/17/2013

    WCC Nightly Closures: Monday, June 17 - Saturday, June 22, 2013

  • OCTA Encourages Commuters To ‘Dump the Pump’ Next Week
    6/13/2013
    The Orange County Transportation Authority is encouraging people to Dump the Pump from June 17-21 by leaving their car at home and commuting using other forms of transportation.
  • OCTA Board of Directors Approves Balanced Budget
    6/6/2013
    ORANGE – The Orange County Transportation Authority board of directors approved a $1.26 billion budget for the coming year.
  • Bravo! Bus Speeds Up Harbor Boulevard Commute
    6/4/2013
    ORANGE – Bravo! Route 543 – the new limited-stop bus service along Harbor Boulevard – began operating Monday, June 10, giving commuters an opportunity to make it to their destination more quickly.
  • OCTA Roadeo Team Places Third at Grand Championship
    5/29/2013

    The OCTA 2013 International Bus Roadeo Maintenance Team placed third out of 32 teams in this year's American Public Transportation Association (APTA) Grand Championship. The competition took place on May 4 and 5 in Indianapolis and included 32 maintenance teams, 50 coach operators and 31 agencies. This is the first time an OCTA team has finished in the top three at the International Roadeo.

  • Southbound I-405 / Eastbound SR-22 Connector Bridge Demolition : Summer 2013
    5/28/2013
    The southbound I-405 connector to the eastbound SR-22 freeway is being reconstructed in order to make room for the new SR-22 / I-405 carpool connector. Once construction on the new connector is complete, the old connector must be demolished. Since the southbound I-405 / eastbound SR-22 connector crosses over the I-405 freeway (near Valley View Street), in order to demolish the old structure, portions of the eastbound SR-22, northbound I-405 and southbound I-405 freeways will be closed for approximately 20 hours, anticipated sometime this summer.
  • OCTA Gears Up For Bike To Work Day
    5/8/2013
    ORANGE – Commuters looking for ways to improve their health, help the environment and cut the cost of driving are invited to join OCTA for a bike rally on national Bike to Work Day, May 16.
  • Phipps Named Deputy CEO of OCTA
    5/6/2013
    ORANGE – Ken Phipps, the executive director of Finance and Administration for the Orange County Transportation Authority, has been selected to become the deputy chief executive officer of the agency.
  • New Lane Coming To SR-91 As Measure M Project Kicks Off
    5/1/2013
    ORANGE – The Orange County Transportation Authority and Caltrans broke ground on a project that will widen a 4-mile stretch of freeway along the westbound Riverside Freeway (SR-91) between the Orange Freeway (SR-57) and Santa Ana Freeway (I-5).
  • Huntington Beach Festival Kicked Off Bike Month
    4/29/2013
    More than 2,000 people attended an event hosted by OCTA in Huntington Beach yesterday to celebrate the beginning of Orange County Bike Month, including Huntington Beach Mayor Pro Tem and OCTA Director Matthew Harper and Huntington Beach Mayor Connie Boardman.
  • OCTA Leads Pension Reform Efforts
    4/22/2013
    ORANGE –Employees of the Orange County Transportation Authority will pay their full share of pension costs under a proactive plan approved today by the agency’s board of directors.
  • Sand Canyon Avenue Full Closure May 10 - May 20
    4/15/2013

    Click to view the city of Irvine’s construction alert regarding the full closure of San Canyon Avenue between Burt Road and Oak Canyon Road/Laguna Canyon Road.

  • Millions Approved For Orange County Streets and Signals Through Measure M2
    4/12/2013
    ORANGE – Orange County streets will see an influx of $49.6 million after the Orange County Transportation Authority board approved the funding of 24 improvement projects through voter-approved Measure M2.
  • Angels Express Train The Choice Way For Fans To Get To The Ballpark
    4/2/2013
    ORANGE – The popular Angels Express Train that takes fans to and from Angels’ games is back again this season. Service to Anaheim is available from Los Angeles Union Station and the Laguna Niguel/Mission Viejo station for weeknight home games starting at 7:05 p.m.
  • OCTA Seeks Volunteers to Serve on Citizens Advisory Committee
    4/1/2013
    ORANGE –The Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA) is seeking community leaders to fill seats on the Citizens Advisory Committee (CAC).
  • Quiet Zone Begins In San Juan Capistrano
    3/13/2013
    ORANGE – Residents in San Juan Capistrano now have relief from train horns as the city joins the list of quiet zone communities in Orange County.
  • OCTA Seeks Applicants to Serve On Taxpayers Oversight Committee
    3/8/2013

    The Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA) is seeking qualified volunteers to serve on the Taxpayers Oversight Committee for Measure M.

    The 11-member committee monitors OCTA’s use of Measure M funds and ensures that all revenue collected from Measure M is spent on voter-approved transportation projects.

  • New OCTA Chief Executive Announces Initiatives for 2013(1)
    3/7/2013
    ORANGE – At his first board meeting as the new Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA) CEO, Darrell Johnson unveiled his strategic initiatives for the year ahead, placing a high priority on creating services to meet community needs, ensuring sustainability of transit systems and advancing the delivery of Measure M2 projects.
  • Darrell Johnson Begins Post as OCTA CEO
    3/4/2013

    ORANGE - OCTA is the countywide  transportation agency with 1,500 employees and an annual budget of $1 billion.  Under the direction of a 17-voting member board of directors, Johnson is  responsible for planning, financing and coordinating Orange County's freeway,  street and rail development, as well as managing bus services, commuter-rail  services and paratransit service for people with disabilities.

  • Measure M2 Delivering Improvements to Water Quality
    3/1/2013
    The Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA) recently approved $12.7 million for eight projects that will improve water quality throughout the county as part of the Measure M2 Environmental Cleanup Program.
  • Completed SR-91 Project Cuts through Congestion for Motorists
    2/26/2013

    The long-awaited completion of the Riverside Freeway (SR-91) Westbound and Eastbound Lane Addition Project was marked at an event in Anaheim last Thursday.

  • Ride the Metrolink to the 42nd Annual Dana Point Festival of Whales
    2/25/2013
    ORANGE - Residents are invited to celebrate the 42nd annual Dana Point Festival of Whales by riding to the event on Metrolink the weekends of March 2-3 and March 9-10.
  • Dana Point Joins 6 Other O.C. Cities in Railroad Quiet Zones
    2/21/2013
    Residents in Dana Point will get relief from train horns as the city joined six other quiet zone communities in Orange County last Thursday.
  • OCTA Plans Open Houses in South County
    2/21/2013
    ORANGE – Community meetings are scheduled for Feb. 27 and 28 to inform residents about planned improvements on the San Diego Freeway (I-5) in South County between SR-73 and El Toro Road.
  • OCTA Awards Employees of the Year
    2/19/2013
    ORANGE – The Orange County Transportation Authority recognized the employees of the year for coach operator,
    maintenance and administrative departments.
  • Measure M Oversight Panel Finds OCTA On Track
    2/13/2013
    ORANGE – The Measure M Taxpayers Oversight Committee (TOC) has determined that Measure M is being delivered as promised to Orange County voters for the 22nd consecutive year.
  • Citywide Quiet Zone Coming to Dana Point
    2/11/2013
    ORANGE – Residents in Dana Point will have relief from train horns starting Thursday, as the city joins the list of quiet zone communities in Orange County.
  • Annual Measure M Public Hearing Feb. 12 for Taxpayers Oversight Committee
    2/8/2013

    ORANGE – The Measure M Taxpayers Oversight Committee (TOC) is conducting its 22nd annual public hearing on Measure M. Measure M is administered by the Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA) and is a half-cent sales tax for transportation improvements that was approved by voters in 1990 and renewed by a vote of nearly 70 percent in 2006.

  • OCTA Fare Changes Go Into Effect Sunday, Feb. 10
    2/5/2013
    ORANGE – A fare increase approved last year by the Orange County Transportation Authority board will go into effect on Sunday, Feb. 10.
  • Stakeholders Provide Input for Upcoming Freeway Projects in San Clemente
    2/4/2013

    To receive valuable feedback from the San Clemente community, the outreach team working on the Pico to San Juan Creek, San Diego Freeway (I-5) South County Improvement Project hosted its first quarterly stakeholder working group meeting last Wednesday.

  • South County Residents Receive I-5 Project Updates
    1/28/2013

    ORANGE – The OCTA project outreach team joined more than 30 San Juan Capistrano residents for a discussion on the impact of freeway improvement projects on equestrian activities.

     

  • Newly Appointed OCTA Chairman Winterbottom Announces Goals for 2013
    1/28/2013
    ORANGE – Newly selected Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA) Chairman Greg Winterbottom unveiled his strategic initiatives for the year ahead, placing the focus on improving transit, rail and bicycle programs and advancing the delivery of Measure M2 projects.
  • The Metrolink Ducks Express Kicked Off Jan. 25
    1/28/2013
    ORANGE – The Orange County Transportation Authority, Metrolink and the Anaheim Ducks brought back the Anaheim Ducks Express with a special weeknight train service to and from Ducks games that began Friday, Jan. 25.
  • Greg Winterbottom Selected As OCTA Board Chairman
    1/14/2013

    ORANGE –Vice Chairman Greg Winterbottom was unanimously selected as the new chairman of the Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA) Board of Directors. Winterbottom replaces outgoing Chairman Paul Glaab.

  • EOC Recruitment
    1/9/2013
    The Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA) is seeking qualified applicants for the open Environmental Oversight Committee (EOC) public member seat.
  • Lakeview Ramp at SR-91 Reopens, Marking Last Major Construction Activity
    1/9/2013

    Construction crews reopened the eastbound Lakeview on-ramp to make commuting easier for those traveling along the Riverside Freeway (SR-91).

  • Construction Activities Amplify with Pile Driving For West County Connectors Project
    1/9/2013

    ORANGE – With the start of the New Year, construction crews are making progress on reconstructing  both the Seal Beach Boulevard bridge and the southbound San Diego Freeway (I-405) connector to the eastbound Garden Grove Freeway (SR-22).

  • Pile Driving Resumes On I-405 in Orange County
    1/8/2013
    ORANGE – Pile driving resumed today along the San Diego Freeway (I-405) as part of the Orange County Transportation Authority’s (OCTA) West County Connectors project.
  • Construction Activities Continue for West County Connectors Project
    1/4/2013
    With the start of the New Year, construction crews are making progress on the reconstruction of both the Seal Beach Boulevard Bridge and the southbound San Diego Freeway (I-405) connector
  • American Diabetes Association Honors OCTA for “Tour De Cure” Fundraiser
    1/4/2013
    ORANGE – The American Diabetes Association honored OCTA with its “Share Award” for the agency’s contributions in raising funds and awareness for a cure
  • SR-91 Ramps Reopens for 2013
    1/4/2013

    ORANGE - Construction crews reopened the eastbound Lakeview  on-ramp to make commuting easier for those traveling along the Riverside  Freeway (SR-91) in time for the New Year.

  • Record-Breaking Donations Stuff the Holidays with Cheer
    1/4/2013
    With the help of Orange County firefighters, the Anaheim Ducks hockey team, ABC 7 and OCTA staff, community members donated a record amount of toys at this year’s Stuff-A-Bus toy drive
  • Record-Breaking Donations Stuff the Holidays with Cheer
    1/3/2013

    ORANGE – With the help of Orange County firefighters, the Anaheim Ducks hockey team, ABC 7 and OCTA staff, community members donated a record amount of toys at this year’s Stuff-A-Bus toy drive.

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