At the June 2025 California Transportation Commission (CTC) meeting, an interim timely use of funds (ITUF) policy was adopted on behalf of Southern California counties recently impacted by fires. This includes the counties of San Bernardino, Orange, Riverside, Los Angeles, and Ventura. The ITUF applies to the following programs:
– Active Transportation Program
– Local Partnership Program
– Solutions for Congested Corridors Program
– Trade Corridor Enhancement Program
The ITUF immediately changes the following deadlines for the impacted agencies within these counties:
1. Allocations for projects programmed in 2024-25 will now have the deadline extended to the December 2025 Commission meeting.
2. The period to award a construction contract is extended from six (6) months to 12 months, applicable through the duration of the ITUF. This extension is retroactive and includes allocations approved at the January 2025 through June 2025 Commission meetings.
3. The maximum allowable time extension for projects programmed in the Local Partnership Program, the Solutions for Congested Corridors Program and the Trade Corridor Enhancement Program is increased to 20 months, which covers:
- Allocation
- Project Expenditure (pre-construction)
- Contract Award (construction)
- Project Completion (construction)
4. The maximum allowable time extension for projects programmed in the Active Transportation Program is increased to 24 months for the following types of extensions:
- Allocation
- Project Expenditure (pre-construction)
- Contract Award (construction)
- Project Completion (construction)
5. A one-time time extension amendment will be considered for projects with previously approved time extensions for projects programmed in the Local Partnership Program, the Solutions for Congested Corridors Program, and the Trade Corridor Enhancement Program, allowing the total extension period to be increased up to 20 months.
6. A one-time time extension amendment will be considered for projects with previously approved time extensions in the Active Transportation Program, allowing the total extension period to be increased up to 24 months.
The Headquarters Office of State Programs (OSP) will meet internally with Districts 7, 8, and 12 on Thursday, July 24, to review the ITUF details and discuss how the ITUF will be implemented. Following these internal meetings, OSP will host bi-weekly open office hours and webinars to explain the ITUF and respond to any ITUF questions with our local partners. The open office hours will be announced in a forthcoming email.
Please contact Shalini Chandra with any questions concerning the ITUF. Please click the picture below to view the adopted CTC ITUF Memorandum.
