Politics & Government

Bike Project On Alpine Road To Cause Big Delays

The death of Los Hills cyclist Lauren Ward helped spur staff to secure grant money and the City Council to decide to allocate more money for the work near Stanford Golf Course and all along Alpine Road.

 

Headed to Stanford Shopping Center? Check your route next week.

Crews begin work Monday on a project that will close the gap in the bike lane on Alpine Road near the Stanford Golf Course, and cause major traffic delays.  

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“There’s a 250-foot section where the road isn’t wide enough for class 2 bike lanes, so the plan is to widen the road and install new curbing to match the rest of the road,” Rich Angulo said, as he pitched the project to regional transportation officials in March 2011.

The project began after the fatal accident that killed Los Altos Hills resident Lauren Ward on Alpine Road at the Interstate 280 overpass in November 2010.

Menlo Park city staffers sought ways to make it safer for cyclists while money was available to pay for such initiatives. On October, 23, 2012 Menlo Park’s City Council approved allocating more funds for this work, which is expected to cost the city $202,000.

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The project will be done in phases.

Crews will start removing old asphalt and replacing it on April 1, a process that will impact motorists and cyclists who use the route. 

“This project will cause extreme delays,” said Ruben Niño, Assistant Public Works Director at City of Menlo Park.

Niño advises bicyclists and motorists to share the road, or plan to take alternate routes during grinding and paving operations.

Electronic message boards will be placed nearby to warn travelers of road conditions. 

—Los Altos Patch Editor L.A. Chung contributed to this report

Also on Patch: 

Road Safety For Cyclists Improving?

Cyclist's Family Blames Truck Driver for Death

CHP Changes Findings in Fatal Cycling Accident Investigation

Investigation Continues in the Accident Death of Los Altos Hills Resident


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