South Watt Avenue - State Route 16 to Kiefer

Project Description

This South Watt Avenue (State Route 16 to Kiefer) improvement project will provide a number of roadway system benefits including:

• Improved roadway safety.
• Increased traffic capacity to ease congestion and delays.
• Improved bicycle and pedestrian facilities.
• Meet Americans with Disability Act requirements.
• Beautification of the project area.

Planned roadway improvements include:

• Widening South Watt Avenue from 2 to 5 lanes between State Route 16 and Kiefer Boulevard. This includes left turn lanes between Alderson Avenue and State Route 16 in the Rosemont area.   
• Construction of a 12-foot wide, raised landscaped median along South Watt Avenue.
• Roadway improvements for ADA compliance, transit access and bicycle and pedestrian facilities.
• Construction of new soundwalls, as specified in the Environmental Document.
• This project will also install a new traffic signal at South Watt Avenue @ Canberra Drive and provide for signal modifications at Jackson Road @ South Watt Avenue and Kiefer Boulevard @ South Watt Avenue.

Tentative Schedule

Preliminary Engineering, 2003 to 2005
Environmental Review, 2003 to 2007
Design, 2004 to 2007
Right-of-Way Acquisition, 2003 to 2007
Construction, 2007 to 2009

Funding

Estimated total project costs are $5.6 million and will be provided by Measure A sales tax funds (15%) and Developer Fees: Roadway District 4 (85%).

Contact Information

Heather Yee, Project Engineer
Senior Civil Engineer
916-874-9182
yeeh@saccounty.net