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Riverside officials highlight Perris Valley Metrolink expansion and $1.3 billion 91 Corridor procurement
Summary
Riverside County transportation leaders told the Transportation Commission they expect bids for the Perris Valley Metrolink extension to open within weeks and that procurement for the $1.3 billion 91 Corridor design-build project is underway, supported by federal grants and a $445 million TIFIA loan.
Anne Mayer, executive director of the Riverside County Transportation Commission, told the Transportation Commission that Riverside County will have “over $2,000,000,000 in transportation infrastructure projects under construction within the next year.”
She highlighted two projects: the Perris Valley Line, a 24-mile Metrolink extension from downtown Riverside to the city of Perris, and the 91 Corridor Improvement Project, a $1.3 billion design–build procurement. "Perris Valley Line is a 24 mile extension of Metrolink. ... Bids open in 2 weeks," Mayer said. She told commissioners the Perris project is a federal Small Starts project and that the Federal Transit Administration committed $75,000,000 toward it.
Mayer said the 91 Corridor project is in procurement with four prequalified teams and that Riverside expects to receive proposals in January and complete selection in the spring, with contract awards “probably in April or May.” She said the 91 project has a $445,000,000 federal TIFIA loan and that local officials are working with the Federal Highway Administration and USDOT to close that financing.
Mayer also reviewed recent local ribbon cuttings and groundbreakings around Riverside, including the I‑215 South opening and the 215 Central groundbreaking, and said the county has several projects currently under construction—the 215, the 91 and a bi‑county 215 project—and thanked the commission for its support.
Why it matters: The Perris Valley Line would be the first major Metrolink expansion since the system’s inception and carries dedicated federal Small Starts funding; the 91 Corridor project is a large, federally supported design–build procurement whose TIFIA loan and procurement schedule will determine near‑term construction activity.
Mayer closed by noting the region’s active construction program and recent public outreach and events tied to the projects, and by thanking commission staff for their support.
