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Pioneer Road update: council hears 6‑mile complete‑streets plan, residents press for 4 lanes and neighborhood protections
Summary
City staff briefed the Los Banos City Council Oct. 1 on the Pioneer Road Complete Streets project — a phased, multi‑decade plan to build an east–west arterial across the south side of the city — and residents urged design changes to preserve neighborhood compatibility.
City staff presented an update on Oct. 1 on the Pioneer Road Complete Streets project, a planning and construction program intended to create an east–west arterial across the south portion of Los Banos.
Project overview: the corridor extends roughly 6.5 miles from east of Highway 152 near Merced College to Highway 152 at Ward Road. The plan combines two‑lane and four‑lane segments, intersection upgrades, drainage improvements, and new pedestrian and bicycle facilities. Staff said the project was approved in principle by council in January 2021 and has been organized into phased segments to align with funding and environmental review cycles; construction pacing shown in the presentation runs in multi‑segment intervals…
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