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Council awards Studebaker corridor complete‑streets contract; work to begin this fall
Summary
The City awarded a roughly $51.3 million contract to All American Asphalt for the Studebaker Boulevard Complete Streets project, a multi‑year corridor reconstruction covering more than five miles with pavement work, medians, smart signals, landscaping and bicycle facilities.
The Long Beach City Council approved a contract on June 10 to advance the Studebaker Boulevard Complete Streets project, awarding the construction contract to All American Asphalt for a total amount not to exceed $51,317,687.
Public Works staff described the project as a major corridor transformation spanning more than five miles from Carson Street north toward Second Street. The work will repave and repair asphalt and concrete, install medians in some locations, reconfigure travel lanes and intersections to improve safety, add fiber and smart traffic signals, provide protected bicycle facilities and upgrade curbs, gutters, sidewalks and ADA ramps. The design also includes new approaches to separate cyclists from vehicles while removing green boulders used in some segments.
Funding for the project combines 13 distinct sources; staff said the contract came in under the engineer’s estimate and that preconstruction activities are planned for this summer with construction mobilization expected in the fall. The overall construction schedule is expected to take up to two years; staff noted weather and rain can extend pavement work timelines.
Council members asked staff to consider using any under‑budgeted funds to improve adjacent service roads that serve residences along Studebaker, and staff said unspent contingency is typically applied to construction needs and unforeseen items but that the city would consider priorities within the project scope.
Public Works said the project will include traffic calming near schools and a redesigned intersection at Los Coyotes that the department called safer and more efficient for pedestrian and vehicle flows; the project will also install a major bike hub near the intersection to support students and neighborhood riders.
Why it matters: Studebaker is an important north–south corridor that connects multiple districts and key destinations in east Long Beach. The complete‑streets conversion is designed to improve safety for motorists, pedestrians and cyclists while upgrading infrastructure and signal systems.
