Safety Enhancement and Road Rehabilitation to Extend through October

WEST SACRAMENTO, CA (MPG) - We’ve complained about it for years, but West Capitol is finally being repaved! Construction crews have been working on West Capitol Ave for the last few weeks on the beginning stages of the West Capitol Avenue Safety Enhancement and Road Rehabilitation Project. The construction is expected to go from early August through October and will cause traffic delays throughout that period. In addition to West Capitol, between Enterprise and Jefferson Blvd., construction is also being done on Jefferson Blvd.  between West Capitol Ave and Park Blvd. The construction will be done 24 hours a day and the City recommends that you try to avoid those areas by using alternate routes as much as possible during this time. Sidewalks, fiberoptics and water pipes have already been installed or replaced and the repaving process has begun.

West Capitol Ave. was built in the 1950s as part of the old Lincoln Hwy and was a main road until US50/Business 80 was built. In addition to HSIP and SACOG Regional/local funding, that the city was able to obtain for this project, the project is being funded by SB1 dollars. In addition to repaving, the project will be adding bike lanes, crosswalks and streetlights to provide an overall safer road for vehicles and pedestrians alike. The city has provided a great addition to their website to answer all questions. It includes a schedule of where exactly the construction is scheduled to be working on each day. It also provides a concept drawing in case you are interested in what the final result will look like. If you have questions, comments, or concerns, please e-mail [email protected], call (916) 303-2133 or go to the city’s website at www.CityofWestSacramento.org/WestCap.