Anaheim has received $5 million as of June 26 in federal funding for five transportation improvement projects as part of infrastructure legislation approved last year.

Local leaders anticipate the projects will have significant local and regional impacts by improving transportation safety, equity, and access for local residents, according to a press release by Rep. Lou Correa (D-Santa Ana).

Correa helped get the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law passed in the last year—which invests in infrastructure improvements across the U.S. with over $660 million in available grant money for a five-year period—which is the source of funding for these projects.

“We need to create good-paying jobs, and keep our local economy growing while assuring that traffic congestion does not hurt our local quality of life,” said Correa. “This funding will redesign key components of Anaheim’s transportation infrastructure to ensure that growing tourism does not create traffic congestion.”

Anaheim Mayor Ashleigh Aitken added, “In years to come, Anaheim’s riverfront will be the place to connect with nature and enjoy new entertainment and fun around Honda Center. It all starts with this funding, which clears the way for new trails and bridges linking the public transit of Anaheim Regional Transportation Intermodal Center (ARTIC) with Honda Center, the riverfront, and all that is set to come.”

The projects set to receive funding are the following:

• Highline Trail, an elevated pedestrian pathway linking trains, buses, and other future transportation at the Anaheim Regional Transportation Intermodal Center and the Katella Avenue Multimodal Bridge
• Katella Multimodal Bridge, a bridge over Katella Avenue connecting ARTIC and the Honda Center
• Riverwalk Realignment to separate bicycle traffic along the Santa Ana River Trail from pedestrian paths
• Riverwalk Trail Extension, a 0.9-mile trail extension from Katella to Anaheim Coves and Ball Road north of the Honda Center to ARTIC
• Santa Ana River Multimodal Bridge, a pedestrian-bicycle bridge over the Santa Ana River, which will improve access to the mountains-to-ocean Santa Ana River Trail