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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.
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:
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.
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Questions? Concerns?
Phone: (916) 226-1585
Public Works staff secured construction funding through three main, competitive sources:
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 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
Call: (916) 226-1585
Email: franklin@cityofsacramento.org
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