Murchison Drive bike lane construction in Millbrae scheduled for June

As a result, a $100,000 portion of funding from the City/County Association of Governments of San Mateo County that was designated for Burlingame’s various bike improvement projects was re-allocated to Millbrae, Millbrae councilmembers said. 

“The reason why we got the grant — originally, C/CAG issued a grant to Burlingame, which included safe routes to school,” Vice Mayor Stephen Rainaldi said. “They couldn't fulfill the obligation to the grant, hence the reason we’re doing the safe route to school to Mills.” 

Burlingame is retaining the remaining $300,000 from the grant, which will go to their portion of the Murchison Drive project and similar endeavors on Davis Drive. 

Even with the C/CAG grant, Millbrae will pay $149,000 for the remaining costs of the project, which will cost each city $249,000 total. 

The project is slated to include bike lanes, pavement striping and markings, a painted center median, and designated parking stalls. Millbrae will not lose parking spots as a result of the project, staff said. 

The new bike lanes are designed to enhance travel options in the neighborhood and connectivity to local schools like Mills High School and Spring Valley Elementary School, as well as the Millbrae BART station, according to a staff report. 

Rainaldi emphasized that although Burlingame is the lead agency on the project, a safe bike route along Murchison Drive had been in Millbrae’s own plans prior to receiving the C/CAG grant. 

“Before we got the grant this project for a bike lane on this street, Murchison, was [included] in the Capital Improvement Plan,” he said. “Funding was given to us — this was something that was already in the books.”