Paseo Padre Parkway is one of the major north-south roadway corridors spanning across the City of Fremont.   This segment of Paseo Padre Parkway primarily serves as a local connection for residential neighborhoods and K-12 schools, with single-family residential properties fronting both sides of the roadway.   This segments also serves as access to the I-680 freeway interchange at Washington Boulevard.

Over the years, the City has heard a variety of concerns from the residents and general roadway users about this section of Paseo Padre Parkway, including but not limited to:  

• Excessive vehicle speeds that have resulted in several speed related fatal and severe injury crashes
• Property damage crashes involving speeding vehicles hitting parked cars and homes
• Difficulties turning out of various side streets and backing out of residential driveways
• Difficulty and safety concerns at pedestrian crossings at various intersections
• Incomplete bicycle facilities along the corridor. 

In 2022, staff conducted community outreach to collect input and concerns from residents and commuters along the corridor.  The City also conducted a comprehensive traffic analysis along the corridor to assess the traffic operations, vehicle speeds, and crash history, as well as evaluate lane configuration alternatives along the corridor to address the various concerns expressed by the community.  The results of the community survey and traffic analysis were presented to the City Council on April 19, 2022.  The City Council approved a project that included the following features:

• Maintain four traffic lanes along Paseo Padre Parkway (two lanes in each direction) and stripe new bike lanes between Driscoll Road and Washington Boulevard.
• New pedestrian crossing flashing beacons at Dorne Place and Mento Drive intersections.
• New traffic signals at Covington Drive and Olive Avenue intersections.

Corridor Improvement Implementation Status

Elements of the project are being implemented through a number of city projects.  Below is a summary of the latest implementation status between Driscoll Road and Washington Boulevard.

 *Tentative Schedule.

Current Work

The City hired a project consultant to conduct the traffic analysis and design of the intersection improvements at Covington Drive and Olive Avenue.  A Neighborhood Open House was held on November 13, 2025 for the project team to share the results from the traffic analysis and the intersection improvement alternatives.  The on-going public engagement phase will span throughout the project design phase, with this webpage serving as the primary platform for the project team to share the latest project information, and for residents and general roadway users to submit their comments, concerns, or questions about the proposed intersection improvements.  Project design is scheduled to extend into Fall of 2026.