Alvin Drive Safe Routes to School

Project Location:

Alvin Drive between Main Street and Natividad Road; Linwood Drive, Maryal Drive and Chaparral Street.

Project Background:

The City of Salinas has been awarded a grant to make improvements along Alvin Drive and Linwood Drive that will support safe travels to school. The project transforms Alvin Drive and Linwood Drive into a multi-modal “complete street” corridor, providing/installing bicycle and pedestrian facilities. Roadway enhancements include the reduction of vehicular travel lanes from 4 lanes to lanes (road diet) and addition of buffered bicycle lanes on Alvin Drive between Main Street and Natividad Road. It also includes the addition of bicycle lanes, bicycle lanes, or sharrows on Linwood Drive, Maryal Drive and Chaparral Street. The project provides pedestrian ramps and crosswalks at key locations along Alvin Drive, Linwood Drive, and Maryal Drive. The project will also include the installation of a traffic signal at Alvin Drive and El Dorado Drive.

What are "Complete Streets"?

"Complete Streets" are streets designed and operated to support safe mobility for everyone. Those included are people of all ages and abilities, regardless of whether they are traveling as drivers, pedestrians, bicyclists, or public transportation riders.

Project Timeline:

Construction is estimated to resume in Spring 2021.

Project Funding:

Active Transportation Program (ATP)

Alvin Drive Safe Routes to School News

Salinas to Build New Traffic Signals at Alvin Drive

The City will be constructing two new traffic signals along Alvin Drive, which is intended to enhance safety at the intersections of Alvin Drive with Linwood Drive and El Dorado Drive. The new traffic signals will be coordinated to provide smooth movement of traffic along Alvin Drive. An important safety is that the new signals will provide gaps in traffic to allow for safe turning movements of cars to and from the side streets....
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$2.4 Million Safe Routes to School Street Improvements Approved for Alvin Drive

On June 23, 2020, City Council approved a Resolution awarding the Alvin Drive and Linwood Drive Safe Routes to School, Project No. 9219; Federal Project ATPL-5045(030), contract to Norcal Contractor, in the amount of $2,406,740.67. The City already started preliminary street work to prepare for the resurfacing of Alvin Drive between Natividad Road and North Main Street. New pavement markings and high visibility crosswalks are among the street improvements that residents will see. The project...
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