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Santa Rosa officials highlight major capital projects and housing gains

3798617 · June 9, 2025

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Summary

City leaders cited a $43.7 million Hearn Overpass, a $40 million bike‑ped overpass, the 48‑acre Southeast Greenway purchase and about 2,300 housing units built or entitled recently as evidence of ongoing infrastructure and housing activity.

City officials used the town-hall to list major infrastructure and housing projects underway across Santa Rosa, including road repairs, a large overpass project, a planned library-and-fire-station hub, and thousands of housing units either built or entitled.

Vice Mayor Eddie Alvarez said the Hearn Overpass (cited at $43,700,000) is advancing near Heron Avenue and called out a downtown "hub" project that combines a library and fire station, for which Sonoma County Library has voted to help secure funding. The mayor and vice mayor also described ongoing road resurfacing, citing roughly 33 miles of repairs in neighborhoods such as Coffey Park and Fountain Grove.

Officials said the city has built or entitled about 2,300 housing units in the past two years and described efforts to attract more retail and businesses to the downtown and Montgomery Village districts. The mayor said the city plans a recruiting trip to Las Vegas in May to market the city to prospective retailers.

Transportation director Dan Hennessy and the mayor highlighted a planned $40,000,000 bike‑pedestrian overpass near Santa Rosa Junior College that would connect east and west sides of the city over U.S. 101. Hennessy said the city’s updated capital‑improvement program will prioritize pavement maintenance and safer transportation projects and that an active‑transportation plan update will be before council in June with a prioritized project list.

Officials emphasized that capital projects are funded through a mix of grants, local measures and other sources and that Measure DD will add about $2.7 million this year specifically to street maintenance.

City leaders framed the projects as part of a broader strategy to support workers, create housing options for local employees and spur economic development while the council manages an upcoming budget restructuring.