Measure M Facts

By 2030, Orange County’s population is expected to increase 24 percent from 2.9 million in 2000 to 3.6 million. The number of vehicle miles is projected to grow by as much as 31 percent. Without renewing Measure M, commute times could grow exponentially.

Investment in transportation is the key to maintaining the quality of life that makes Orange County one of the nation’s most desirable places to live and work.

Renewed Measure M will provide over $11.8 billion in funding for Orange County roads and transit

• $1.5 billion for added lanes to (SR-91)
• $1.2 billion to improve (I-5)
• $819 million for added lanes to (I-405)
• $2.8 billion in Metrolink projects
• $237 million in environmental clean-up
• Major renovation to the “Orange Crush”; (SR-57), (22) and (I-5) exchange
• Stringent taxpayer safeguards and audits

Promises Made. Promises Kept!

Measure M accomplishments to date: Over $4.2 billion in completed projects

• Multiple lane additions on freeways: (I-5), (SR-55),(SR-57), (SR-91).
• Widening of the “El Toro Y” to 26 lanes.
• More than $1.5 billion in street and road improvements.
• Launch of Metrolink commuter-rail service with service to and between Orange County, Los Angeles and the Inland Empire (serving over 13,000 passengers daily.)
• Even with a 20 percent population increase and an estimated 600,000 additional cars on the road since 1990, commute time in Orange County has only increased by 2.6 minutes (half as much as Los Angeles or Riverside counties.)
• Provided discounted bus fares for seniors and persons with disabilities.
• By completing original projects under budget, this allowed an additional project (SR-22 widening) to be added.

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