Traffic & Transit
Alameda Receives $16M Federal Grant
Residents can expect a roundabout, pedestrian and bicycle signals, updated traffic signals, improved crosswalks and bus stops, and more.
ALAMEDA, CA — The city of Alameda has been given a $16 million chunk of a $1 billion federal grant program, which it will use to enhance safety along a three-mile corridor in town, the city said this week.
The funding, which came through the Safe Streets for All program under the Biden Administration, will enhance safety along the Lincoln Avenue/Marshall Way/Pacific Avenue corridor.
The federal funding has been earmarked for projects aimed at reducing traffic-related injuries and deaths.
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The project in Alameda will span three miles of streets from Alameda Point to the east end and will include safety enhancements such as a roundabout, pedestrian and bicycle signals, updated traffic signals, improved crosswalks and bus stops, stormwater gardens, trees, disabled and loading zone parking, and better lighting, the city said.
The total projected cost for the project is $20 million and the design work is expected to continue through 2025, with construction beginning in 2026 and hopefully finishing by 2027.
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The city said it has already started work on Lincoln Avenue at Walnut Street with the installation of flashing beacons and increased intersection visibility.
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