Lanes On Elk Grove Boulevard To Be Closed

Press release from the City of Elk Grove


Elk Grove, CA – This week, the City of Elk Grove is preparing for significant work on the Elk Grove Boulevard Median and Widening Improvements Project that will enhance pedestrian and motorist safety and convenience on Elk Grove Blvd.

Weather permitting, westbound travel lanes along Elk Grove Boulevard (between McKenna Drive and Franklin Boulevard) will be reduced to one lane on January 29-30 and February 5-6 between 10:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. Eastbound travel lanes along Elk Grove Boulevard will operate as normal.

The Elk Grove Boulevard Median Improvements project will:

· Widen the north side of Elk Grove Blvd. along the frontage of Valley Hi Country Club from Orchard Valley Drive to Laguna Lake Way to provide a third travel lane, bike lane, curb, gutter, and sidewalk, street lights and traffic signal modifications.

· Provide a new raised median with landscaping along Elk Grove Blvd. west of Laguna Lake

· Provide a new raised median with landscaping on Elk Grove Blvd. between Foulks Ranch Road and the existing landscaped median east of McKenna Drive

· Provide new landscaping on the north side of Elk Grove Blvd. and within the existing raised median between Laguna Lake Way and Foulks Ranch Drive

Completion of the Elk Grove Median and Widening Improvements Project is slated for February 2009.

For more information, call the City of Elk Grove Public Works Department at 916-478-2256 or visit www.egpublicworks.org.