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Student Survey- Safe Routes to School Plan
Are you a student at a Salinas Junior High School or High School? If so, we need your help! Take the short 5-minute survey and help identify places where safety improvements are needed for students walking and biking to school. Click on one of the links below and watch the video at the beginning of the survey for more information
Survey Links:
· SRTS Student Survey (English)
Pavement Management and Funding
As part of the Pavement Management Program, City staff collects data on all streets to determine how best to preserve various streets before they degrade to a "point of no return." The City has hired Pavement Engineering Inc., (PEI) to evaluate all Salinas streets, by visiting the streets and measuring the deterioration of the street and then inputting the information into the StreetSaver program to calculate the condition of the streets. Due to scheduling, seasons and public notification much planning is required before resurfacing work can begin. Streets must also be prepared (crack seals, patches,...
Chip Seal Improvements
Various streets throughout the City.
This project calls for the installation of Chip Seal with TRMSS and pavement striping on various arterial and collector streets located throughout the City. Chip Seals typically have a lifespan of 5-7 years. The most recent citywide surface seal project was a slurry seal of various streets, completed in 2019. For more information, please visit our Chip Seal Improvements page .
East Rossi Street Safe Streets Pilot Program
February 13, 2020
The Transportation Agency of Monterey County (TAMC) initiated a new Safe Streets Pilot Program in November 2019. The Safe Streets Pilot Program aimed to utilize planned roadway maintenance projects, such as repaving, to demonstrate low-cost features to improve pedestrian and bicycle safety. Funding for the Safe Streets Pilot comes from the Regional Surface Transportation Program funds that the Agency’s Board of Directors set aside for Complete Streets implementation.
City staff evaluated resurfacing project planned for 2020 and with TAMC recommendations selected East Rossi Street as the optimal candidate to apply for these funds. East...
Downtown Complete Streets Project Approved for Construction
October 8, 2019
The Downtown Complete Streets Project is headed for construction!
This complete Streets project aims to make the corridor on West Alisal Street from Blanco Street to Front Street, a more safe, efficient and complete street. "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.
This project delivers elements of the Downtown Vibrancy Plan, the Marina-Salinas Multimodal Corridor Plan and the Salinas Downtown Fiber Optic Network Plan....
CITY OF SALINAS HOSTS OPEN HOUSE FOR THE WILLIAMS ROAD IMPROVEMENTS PROJECT CONCEPTUAL DESIGN
July 16, 2019
City of Salinas Public Works Engineering staff and the Williams Road Improvements team hosted an open house community meeting at the Salinas Firehouse Recreation Center on Monday, July 8th, 2019 to display the conceptual design to the members of the community and to allow an opportunity for the public to have a one-on-one discussion with members of the Williams Road team about the project. Several members of the Williams Road community showed up to the meeting and were encouraged to leave feedback regarding the project's concept and to give input on the landscaping design....
