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Community Meeting on Proposed Arlington Blvd. Improvements Near Madera School

Rena Ragimova, Neighbor
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The City of El Cerrito has received a Federal Safe Routes to School (SRTS) Grant to make improvements on Alrington Boulvard near .

The Safe Routes to School Program provides funding for projects that:

  • enable and encourage children in kindergarten through eighth grade to safely walk and bicycle to school
  • make walking and bicycling to school a more appealing mode choice, and
  • facilitate projects that will improve safety, environment, and overall quality of life.

    The City of El Cerrito is currently seeking public input on a project that includes the following improvements:

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    Crossing Arlington Boulevard at Madera Drive

    • Install new in-pavement flashing lights with automatic detection
    • Install new overhead flashing beacons and signs
    • Install new curb bulb-outs
    • Upgrade existing advance flashing beacons and signs
    • Install ADA-compliant ramps and new signage

    Crossing Arlington Boulevard at Brewster Drive

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  • Install new curb bulb-outs
  • Install ADA-compliant ramps and new signage

    Construction is anticipated to take place in the summer 2012.

    Please attend a Community Input Meeting on Monday, September 19, 2011 from 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. in the M.P.R. at Madera Elementary School (8500 Madera Dr., El Cerrito) 
    Drop-ins welcome

    • During the meeting, Public Works Department staff will discuss specific details of the project and solicit public comments and suggestions on the project.

    If you have any questions, comments or would like to discuss the project prior to, or after, the meeting, please call Tony Gokoffski at 510-215-4322 or e-mail: agokoffski@ci.el-cerrito.ca.us.

    This originally appeared on the city of El Cerrito website. 

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