Franklin Boulevard Complete Street Project

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About The Project

After nearly seven years of planning, community input and design, construction of the Franklin Boulevard Complete Streets Project is slated to begin in early 2025. This webpage will be regularly updated with construction progress and impacts.

During the design phase, the City of Sacramento collaborated with a broad cross section of community members, organizations and agency partners in the development of a Complete Streets Master Plan for Franklin Boulevard between Sutterville Road between 12th Avenue and 38th Avenue. The project will enhance safety and provide a pedestrian, bicycle, vehicular, and transit friendly environment through improved roadway and streetscape designs.

Benefits

The corridor is currently a four-lane arterial with limited pedestrian and bicycle amenities, making it a less than an ideal environment for anyone traveling without a car. The final design, to be constructed started in early 2025, improves connectivity for all users, improves pedestrian safety and access to businesses, creates safer traffic movements, and new bicycle routes.

Situated within the Franklin Boulevard District, the project will transform the corridor into a friendly and inviting gateway to the district, businesses and adjacent neighborhoods and will introduce new sidewalk improvements, marked pedestrian crossings, buffered bicycle lanes, lighting and landscaping.

The Franklin Boulevard Complete Street Project will:

  • Reduced lanes to calm traffic and prioritize pedestrians
  • Add bike facilities and a protected bike lane Increase safety with new pedestrian lighting
  • Construct medians to accommodate pedestrian crossings
  • Expand tree coverage to eliminate the current “shade desert”

Construction

Construction phasing and planning is under development in preparation for work to begin in early 2025. Information will be shared on this webpage once available.

During construction, residents and businesses will notice the following impacts. The construction team will work directly with the community to mitigate impacts.

  • Temporary lane shifts and traffic controls
  • Sidewalk/ramp closures, with a pedestrian path maintained Increased construction noise
  • Restricted street parking
  • Residents and businesses will always have access to their properties

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Questions? Concerns?

Phone: (916) 226-1585

Email: franklin@cityofsacramento.org

Cost and Funding

Public Works staff secured construction funding through three main, competitive sources:

  • Active Transportation Program funds from the California Transportation Commission
  • Federal grants through the Sacramento Area Council of Governments
  • Measure A funds administered by the Sacramento Transportation Authority

The planning, environmental review and preliminary engineering phases for this project were funded through a Sacramento Area Council of Governments (SACOG) Community Design Grant, with additional public funds.

Community Involvement

Community members and businesses, led by the Franklin Boulevard District, approached the City to bring a traffic calming and pedestrian safety project to their community. The project has always been community driven and community input was used to inform the design. Click here to review the community engagement during the design phase. Community outreach will continue during construction.

National Nights Out: August 6, 2024

 

Franklin Business Resource Fair: October 15, 2024

 

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Questions? Concerns?

Call: (916) 226-1585
Email: franklin@cityofsacramento.org

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