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Soledad council approves $3.03 million contract for West Street road-diet and safety upgrades
Summary
City council approved a $3,029,693 construction contract with Monterey Peninsula Engineering for the West Street Road Diet and Complete Streets project, funded mainly by regional RSTP grants with supplemental SP1 funds for the remaining contingency. The project includes lane reduction, bike lanes, crosswalks, speed tables and lighting upgrades.
The City of Soledad on Wednesday approved a $3,029,693 construction contract with Monterey Peninsula Engineering (MPE) to build the West Street Road Diet and Complete Streets project.
Alex Ramos, the city’s engineering project manager, told the council the project — originally funded by a 2023 Regional Surface Transportation Program (RSTP) grant of about $2.7 million and a 2025 supplemental award of roughly $882,480 — is intended to make West Street safer for pedestrians, bicyclists and transit users. “Proposed improvements included buffered bike lanes, pedestrian facility enhancements, traffic…
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