The City of Merced is in the process of designing and constructing a four-lane undercrossing on G Street at the Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railroad tracks. The City received $9 million from the California Transportation Commission to build the undercrossing and will match that money with another $9 million.

The Merced City Council decided that Santa Fe Drive will connect to the new undercrossing, allowing right turns only, but there are other design elements that need to be decided.

During the next year, a Citizens Advisory Committee will assist City staff in designing the undercrossing and also helping to determine how to deal with the affected side streets. Meetings of the Citizens Advisory Committee are open to everyone, and the meeting dates, times and locations will be posted on the City website.

Information on the project will be posted on this website and also will be available for review in the City Engineers Office on the second floor of the Merced Civic Center, 678 W. 18th St.

To view:

• 11/3/08 Administrative Report and Meeting Minutes. Click here

• Public Comment Summary from the 10/23/08 public meeting. Click here

• Neighborhood Traffic Calming Guidlines. Click here

• Citizens' Advisory Ad-Hoc Committee (CAC) page for an application. Click here