Transportation Improvement Project Attracts State Funding

Assembly Speaker Pro Tempore Kevin Mullin Secures $3.4M State Funding Toward Effort to Improve Multi-modal Transportation

Through Assembly Speaker Pro Tempore Kevin Mullin’s advocacy, Belmont secured transportation funding as part of the State's new fiscal year budget in support of a Peninsula traffic congestion and safety enhancement project that has been in the works for almost a decade.

Since 2014, City of Belmont and City of San Carlos, along with San Carlos School District and Sequoia Union High School District, have been the active working group aiming to solve traffic delays and enhance safety of people walking and biking in the corridor from Ralston Avenue along Alameda de las Pulgas to the San Carlos Ave/Cranfield Drive intersection.

The Alameda de Las Pulgas Corridor Improvement Project proposes to replace three stop-controlled intersections with mini-roundabouts at: Alameda de las Pulgas and El Verano Way, Chula Vista Drive, and Cranfield Avenue. The plans also propose to convert the stop-controlled intersection at Alameda de las Pulgas and Carlmont Drive to a signalized intersection to improve pedestrian safety and decrease vehicle delay during peak hour, along with other improvements. 

“Assembly Speaker Pro Tempore Mullin’s support proves we’re on the right path toward providing the needed community infrastructure,” said Belmont’s City Manager Afshin Oskoui. “His support and advocacy on behalf of our community, and partner agencies, secures this infrastructure and mobility priority and illustrates a tangible example of thoughtful and collaborative project approach among neighboring cities on the Peninsula.”

The working group now looks to a public feedback process to start this year, finalizing design in 2023, and beginning construction in 2024, dependent on finalizing funding and project phasing. Full details, schedule, and project documents can be found at www.belmont.gov/AlamedaCorridor.

View the complete press release here.

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