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Transportation Projects

Marysville Boulevard Vision Zero

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Welcome to the Marysville Boulevard Vision Zero Safety Project webpage.

This page provides current information including, updates, plans, and community involvement opportunities related to the Marysville Boulevard Vision Zero Safety Project.

Quick-Build Phase 1 Construction Update - March 2026

The City of Sacramento’s Department of Public Works expects work on the Marysville Boulevard Vision Zero Quick-Build Phase 1 project to begin the week of March 16 and continue through early May. The project area runs along Marysville Boulevard between Los Robles Boulevard and Harris Avenue.

This quick-build effort will bring new bike lanes, improved crossings and other changes designed to reduce crashes and improve safety along the corridor, and is part of a larger, longer-term plan to enhance safety on Marysville Boulevard as part of the City’s Vision Zero goals.

What to expect during construction:

  • Traffic reduced to one lane each direction: Marysville Boulevard will remain open, but traffic will be reduced to one lane in each direction during construction. 
  • Lane closures and traffic shifts: Drivers, bicyclists and pedestrians should expect temporary lane closures and changing traffic patterns throughout the corridor. 
  • Temporary turn restrictions: Left turns at Marysville Boulevard and Roanoke Avenue will be prohibited from March 16–30 while crews perform paving work in the median. Left turn movements will also be restricted during pavement slurry seal operations along the corridor in April. 
  • Parking impacts: Street parking may be temporarily restricted near active work areas. 
  • Access maintained: Pedestrian routes and driveway access will remain open, and nearby property owners will receive advance notice before work begins. 
  • Daytime work hours: Construction will generally occur between 8:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m., Monday-Friday, with some weekend work possible. 

Note: Some work near Grant Union High School and Michael J. Castori Elementary School will be scheduled during spring break from March 30 to April 5 to help minimize impacts for students and families.

 

About Quick-Build Phase 1

These near-term measures are part of the City’s Quick-Build Safety Program, which enables targeted, lower-cost improvements to be made rapidly using flexible posts, striping, and signs while longer-term capital improvements are designed and funded.

The quick-build improvements will include features that address community concerns over aggressive driving, the need for safer pedestrian crossings, and the overall safety of cyclists and pedestrians along the corridor. These include a reduction of travel lanes to calm traffic, protected bike lanes for safer cycling, traffic signal modifications and lane adjustments for new bicycle lanes. 

What is Vision Zero?

Vision Zero is a traffic safety philosophy that rejects the notion that traffic crashes are simply “accidents,” but instead preventable incidents that can and must be systematically addressed. Through Vision Zero, the City of Sacramento and its partners are committed to working together to create safer streets. Visit the Transportation page for more information about the City of Sacramento’s commitment to being a Vision Zero City.

Marysville Blvd was included in the City of Sacramento Vision Zero Top Five Corridor Study. The Vision Zero Top Five Corridor Study analyzed the factors that contribute to these corridors’ high crash rates. Based on technical analysis, community input, and best practices in roadway safety and design, the study identifies improvements for each of these corridors that can be implemented in the near-term.

Background

The Marysville Boulevard Vision Zero Safety Project aims to enhance safety and accessibility along Marysville Boulevard between Arcade Boulevard and North Avenue. This project will implement recommendations from City's Vision Zero Top 5 Corridors Report, which prioritizes safety improvements on key corridors. For more information, check out our project FAQs.

As part of the Top 5 Corridors Report, The Marysville Boulevard corridor was identified to have the largest share of crashes involving a pedestrian (25 crashes, or 13 percent).

What is going on?

Between 2009 and 2017, 19 crashes that resulted in a fatality or severe injury (KSI) occurred on Marysville Boulevard between North Avenue and Arcade Boulevard. Three of these crashes involved a bicyclist and 11 of the crashes involved a pedestrian.

What are the key issues?

Two-thirds of drivers were proceeding straight or stopped at the time of the crash, and alcohol was involved in over half the crashes that resulted in a KSI. Additionally, two thirds of pedestrian crashes involved a person crossing the street in a marked crosswalk, and three-fourths of bike crashes were broadside, or T-Bone, crashes.

What is the community concerned about?

During outreach events conducted as part of the Top 5 Corridors Report, local residents talked about aggressive driving behaviors that included driving at an unsafe speed and lack of attention paid to crossing pedestrians. Residents also described the difficulty crossing the street as a pedestrian because there are not enough marked crosswalks on the corridor.

Quick Facts

  • What’s Happening Now? The project team is in very early stages of the preliminary design work and starting the environmental clearance process for the project.
  • Project Components: Road diet, bicycle lane gap closures, sidewalk improvements, and more. 
  • Future Plans: Intersection improvements at Marysville Boulevard and Del Paso Boulevard.

For more information, check out our project fact sheet

Project Features

  • Road Diet: A road diet is a reduction of a travel lane to slow down traffic and improve safety.
  • Bicycle Lanes: Upgrading existing bike lanes to protected bike lanes.
  • Pedestrian Safety: New pedestrian signals and controlled crossings.
  • Infrastructure: Pavement repair and sidewalk improvements.

Current Status

The City initiated a formal procurement process to hire a qualified professional engineering firm for the project. Wood Rodgers was selected after a formal Request for Proposal process was conducted. They will work with city staff to manage the preliminary engineering, environmental clearance, final design, public outreach, and construction support.

Get Involved!

We value community input and have multiple channels for you to get involved: ·

  • Community Meetings: Throughout the project design, we will host community open house meetings to provide updates, Q&A sessions, and gain input and feedback.
  • Online Surveys: Look for a community only survey to share your opinion about the project.
  • Email Updates: Sign up for project updates.

Questions or Comments?

For any inquiries, please contact us at the email or phone number below.

Project Outreach:

Office: (916) 800-0145

Email: MarysvilleVZ@cityofsacramento.org

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