We are pleased to be welcoming Steve White, Senior Civil Engineer with the Sacramento County Department of Transportation, to discuss the Hazel Avenue Improvement Project. The purpose of this “Complete Street” project is to reduce congestion and increase safety and mobility for all modes of transportation along the two-mile stretch of Hazel Avenue between Madison Avenue and U.S. Highway 50. When completed, this project will improve safety and aesthetics, provide multi-modal alternatives along the corridor, accommodate existing and future traffic, and will bring Hazel Avenue into conformance with the Sacramento County General Plan.

The project will widen Hazel Avenue from four to six lanes between Madison Avenue and Gold County Boulevard. It will provide 5-foot bicycle lanes on each side of the street and 10-foot sidewalks separated from the roadway by an 8-foot landscaped buffer strip. In the corridor, signalized intersections will be modified to permit left-hand and U-turns and to provide for pedestrian crossings. Development of this project will require full acquisition of 45 residential parcels and partial right-of-way acquisition of 90 additional parcels.

Mr. White will provide an overview of the phases of this project, including what has already been completed, what is currently in construction, and what is remaining to be done before project completion. Come get an update on this large Sacramento County project!

DATE:  Tuesday, October 23, 2012