Alameda Awarded $16M Grant for Road Safety Improvements

The City of Alameda has been awarded a $16 million grant from the Biden-Harris Administration’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law for the Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) program. The grant will be used to enhance safety along the three-mile Lincoln Avenue/Marshall Way/Pacific Avenue corridor, according to an announcement issued by the City on Friday, September 6.

The funding is part of more than $1 billion in grants issued by the SS4A program directly  to local, regional, and tribal communities to improve roadway safety and prevent deaths and serious injuries on America’s rural and urban roads.

“We are incredibly grateful to the Biden-Harris Administration for this significant investment in our community’s safety,” City Manager Jennifer Ott said. “This grant will enable us to construct critical safety improvements on one of Alameda’s most vulnerable roadways.”

The Lincoln/Marshall/Pacific Corridor Improvement Project spans three miles of streets from Alameda Point to the east end. The project includes a range of safety enhancements, such as a road diet , a roundabout at Lincoln Avenue/Fifth Street/Marshall Way, pedestrian and bicycle signals, modernized traffic signals, improved crosswalks and bus stops, school frontage improvements, stormwater gardens, street trees, disabled and loading zone parking, and improved lighting.

The total cost of the Lincoln/Marshall/Pacific Corridor Improvement Project is estimated at $20 million. Work to date has been funded by Measure BB, which is administered by the Alameda County Transportation Commission, and Developer Impact Fees. Immediate action is occurring on Lincoln Avenue at Walnut Street with the installation of flashing beacons and increased intersection visibility. Design work is expected to continue through 2025, with construction anticipated to be completed in 2027.

“Through new funding programs like Safe Streets and Roads for All, the Biden-Harris Administration is helping communities of all sizes make their roadways safer for everyone who uses them,” said U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg.

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