Decoto Road Complete Streets

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Overview

The Decoto Road Complete Streets Project will improve Decoto Road from just east of I-880 to Paseo Padre Parkway. The project will implement transit priority treatments to provide travel alternatives and ease congestion in the Dumbarton Corridor and will provide complete street upgrades to improve safety and access for bicyclists and pedestrians. Improvements to the Decoto Road Corridor and the I-880/Decoto Road interchange were among the top priorities identified in Fremont’s Mobility Action Plan, a community-developed 5-year plan for local action and regional advocacy launched by Fremont’s Mayor and City Council in response to community concerns about traffic throughout Fremont.

Decoto Road

Decoto Road serves as an important link in the Dumbarton Corridor between housing centers and regional transit stations on the East Bay and job centers in the Peninsula/South Bay. Numerous transit services, including regional express buses, local buses, and employer shuttles run along Decoto Road, but they are subject to delays from traffic congestion which make transit a less competitive option. Infrastructure for bicyclists and pedestrians is characterized by sidewalk gaps, infrequent crossing opportunities, and discontinuous bike lanes where cyclists must ride next to high-speed traffic.

Objectives

Decoto Road 2 The Decoto Road Complete Streets project seeks to achieve the following goals:

Improve transit reliability/priority,
Implement complete streets principles and increase bicycle and pedestrian safety,
Support transit-oriented development, and
Congestion relief through improved transportation alternatives

Status

The design of the Decoto Road Complete Street Project (funded by a Measure BB grant from Alameda CTC) is substantially complete. Given the high overall project cost ($27.7 million), the City is developing a phased implementation approach as it works to secure Federal, State, and Regional transportation grant funding sources to fund the various project elements. Timeline for project construction will be dependent on the City’s ability to secure the needed funds.