Resident Laura Fontana said signs asking drivers to reduce their speeds have made her feel comfortable walking on Hopkins Avenue, but noted pedestrians still have to use caution when crossing streets near Stafford Park.
Community feedback has been positive for the Hopkins Avenue Traffic Calming Project since it was completed in December, according to the city, as the Redwood City Council is set to complete the contracts for it later this month.
Intended to slow traffic on Hopkins Avenue between El Camino Real and Alameda de las Pulgas, the project established a permanent speed bump, bulbout and median island. Signs were also added for safety, including flashing pedestrian warnings. The project also established the street as a one-way going toward Alameda de las Pulgas.
With construction finished in December 2023, Assistant Engineer Erik Zhen said the final steps have been addressing “punch lists, smaller items we needed to fix” ahead of presenting the final product to councilmembers. However, he said feedback he’s heard is overall positive.
“As soon as we paved the street, we got mostly good feedback,” Assistant Engineer Erik Zhen said. “Even more after we put the landscaping in.”
The project’s idea was to increase safety for pedestrians and bicyclists by installing traffic calming improvements to slow speeds of vehicles and reduce crossing distances for individuals.
Contracts were approved by the city in April 2022, and construction lasted from July of that year until it was completed last December. The project lasted longer than anticipated due to unexpected underground utility conflicts and winter storms, Zhen said.
The process began in 2018, when a pilot conceptual design was approved. It wasn’t until 2021 that council approved the finalized design, including making the connector one-way permanently, and put the project out to bid for construction.
Zhen said the City Council’s final approval is the “final check box.” The City Council is expected to approve the project as complete on consent at its meeting July 22.
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