Community leaders and supporters celebrate as signatures for the Better Roads, Safer Streets transportation measure are delivered to the Fresno County Elections Office. Photo by Gabriel Dillard

A proposed measure to improve roads in Fresno County is closer to getting on the November Ballot following the submission of more than 32,000 signatures from Fresno County voters.

On Tuesday, local community leaders and volunteers gathered in front of the Fresno County Elections Office for the “Better Roads, Safer Streets” Transportation Measure to formally submit the signatures.

The signatures were submitted by the Better Roads, Safer Streets coalition. If passed, the proposed measure would replace Fresno County’s Measure C.

Revenues from the half-cent transportation sales tax would fund road and sidewalk repairs and public transportation over the measure’s 30-year period.

The measure would allocate 65% of funds to road repair, 25% to public transit, 4% to public transit innovation, 4% to regional projects, and 1% to administration.

It is projected to generate an estimated $7.4 billion for transportation investments over 30 years.

Veronica Garibay, the executive director of the Leadership Council, said they collected the 32,000 signatures in less than a month and a half.

“If this measure passes and voters approve it in November it will do a lot of good in the community. It will repair our local streets and roads in our neighborhoods,” Garibay said.

She said it would make the streets safer with better lighting and better intersections to allow easier access for emergency services.

The Better Roads, Safer Streets measure will not raise taxes.

Mayor Jerry Dyer, a supporter of the proposal, said it would be a “game changer” for the county, making the streets safer and creating jobs.

The City of Fresno will average $75 million a year over the 30-year period to fix local roads.

“It allows not only to fix our roads, but to fix our sidewalks and fix our worst streets first and fix them immediately,” Dyer said.

The city had over 10.3 million riders on the FAX system in 2025, Dyer said. The plan will also upgrade bus shelters and bus stops and reduce travel time with more on-demand services.

The Better Roads, Safer Streets measure competes with the Fix Our Roads initiative, a 20-year, $3.9 billion proposal designed by Fresno County Transportation Authority Director and board member of the California High Speed Rail Authority Henry Perea, and other transportation experts and public figures. The Fix Our Roads initiative is still in the signature-gathering phase, with until May to submit the required signatures.