On June 3rd, the San Bernardino Associated Governments (SANBAG) Board of Directors selected its 2015/2016 Board President and Vice President.  Effective June 18th, Mr. Ryan McEachron, Councilmember for the City of Victorville, will be President and County of San Bernardino First District Supervisor, Mr. Robert Lovingood, will be Vice President.  

Mr. McEachron has served on the SANBAG Board since 2008.  In addition to serving on SANBAG, he has been involved in several community organizations including the Victorville Rotary where he served as their president in 2004/2005. His leadership has earned him appointments to various positions such as the Victorville Planning Commission serving from December 2000 until his election to the Victorville City Council in November 2008. He was also the City's delegate to the Victor Valley Economic Development Authority (VVEDA) from 2010 to 2012. He served on the Victorville Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors for six years, including a year as the Chairman of the Board in 2000/2001.  Mr. McEachron currently represents the City of Victorville as a Delegate and Chairman of the Mountain/Desert Measure I Committee and District 65 Regional Council Representative to the Southern California Association of Governments.

In November 2012, Mr. Lovingood was elected as the First District Supervisor for the County of San Bernardino. He has been a businessman and entrepreneur in the High Desert since 1989. After spending four years in the Air Force and studying business and economics, Robert moved to Victorville to establish and grow employment staffing companies. He has served on the SANBAG Board for more than two years and has worked to bring greater accountability and a more business-friendly approach to County government. Robert is known for reaching out to the local business community to hear and address some of their more pressing issues. He is passionate about donating his energy, time and financial resources to support a number of non-profit/service organizations and community programs. He served as vice-chair on the Board of Directors for the Lewis Center for Education and chair of the St. Mary Medical Center Foundation Board of Directors. He also chaired the Victorville Chamber of Commerce. While Supervisor Lovingood values being a advocate for his High Desert constituents, he also appreciates the need to work with his fellow Board Members for the good of the entire County.

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SANBAG, the Riverside County Transportation Commission, the California Department of Transportation, and the Federal Highway Administration were joined by Congressman Pete Aguilar (D-31) and other local dignitaries on May 28th to cut the ribbon on the High Occupancy Vehicle (HOV) Lane Project on Interstate 215 (I-215) between San Bernardino and Riverside Counties.

The approximately $170 million project extends the recently completed carpool lane between Orange Show Road in San Bernardino and the 60/91/215 Interchange in Riverside, traversing through the cities of Colton and Grand Terrace. One of the unique features of this two-year operation was the construction and placement of six 1.1 million pound steel trusses to serve as railroad bridges for the Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railroad that cross over the Interstate.

Approximately 160,000 vehicles travel this section of I-215 daily, reaching as many as 10,000 per hour during peak commute times. By 2040, that number is expected to jump to an estimated 335,000 vehicles per day and 21,000 per hour during peak commute hours. Forecasts also show a demand for carpool lane use of 97,000 vehicles per day by 2040. The new carpool lanes will encourage ridesharing through carpools and vanpools and improve the efficiency, safety and operations of traffic moving between San Bernardino and Riverside Counties.

Project funding was provided by Measure I (the half-cent sales tax for transportation improvements in San Bernardino County), Measure A (the half-cent sales tax for transportation improvements in Riverside County), as well as State and Federal funds.

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