Santa Barbara Junior High Multiuse Path Nears Completion

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Santa Barbara Junior High Multiuse Path Nears Completion

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The City of Santa Barbara is excited to announce that the Santa Barbara Junior High School Multiuse Path Project is expected to be completed by Friday, August 16th. The final tasks include installing signs and light poles, as well as roadway and pathway striping.

Traffic impacts will be minimal throughout the final stages of construction by Granite Construction, Inc. (contracted through the City). Work will occur Monday through Friday, from 7:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Project enhancements include:
• Widening the sidewalk at the school's main entrance, creating
a twelve-foot-wide multiuse path for cyclists and pedestrians.
• The Path provides a bypass for cyclists to avoid school drop-off and pick-up activity, closing the 450- foot bike infrastructure gap along Cota Street between Alisos and Chapala Streets.
• New street lighting to improve nighttime visibility of the roadway and pathway.
• Preserving the mature street trees in the parkway.

The Project is primarily funded by Measure A, Santa Barbara County's transportation sales tax, through the Safe Routes to School (SR2S) program. We appreciate your support and patience during construction.

Please view SBCAG's Measure A Regional Safe Routes to School Program website to see the funded SR2S projects in the South Coast: SBCAG.org/Project/Regional-Safe-Routes-to-School-Program/

Questions? Please contact Jessica Grant, Supervising Transportation Planner at [email protected]. To view more information about Safe Routes to School, please visit SantaBarbaraCA.gov/SR2S.

Below are some photos showing the progress of the construction.

Bike path graded prior to concrete placement.

Custom bike arrow stamps being installed to alert students of the two-way multi-use Path.