Project Description

Unfortunately, Curtner Avenue has experienced a high number of fatal and severe injury crashes in recent years. To help reduce, and eventually eliminate, all traffic deaths and serious injuries, the Curtner Avenue Safety Project will help make the street safer for all. This project, which is part of the City’s Vision Zero initiative, includes the following improvements: 

• Pavement resurfacing
• Narrow travel lane width
• Travel lane reallocation for bus-only lane to increase reliability and travel time
• High-visibility crosswalks
• Protected bike lanes with green pavement markings and added vertical posts (where possible)
• Radar speed signs to alert drivers to slow down
• Traffic signal head yellow border to improve signal visibility
• Signal head upgrades

Conceptual view of bus-only lane between Communications Hill Boulevard and Monterey Road.

Traffic signal head with a yellow border and high-visibility crosswalk.

Project limits: Curtner Avenue from Lincoln Avenue to Monterey Road.

Timeline

• Design complete in summer 2022
• Construction begins in fall 2022
• Construction complete in fall 2022 or winter 2023

Community Engagement

To stay up-to-date on the latest project news or provide feedback, please contact Anna Le at anna.le@sanjoseca.gov.

Resources

Learn more about San José’s Vision Zero transportation safety initiative.

Funding

This project is funded through the following sources:

• Mayor’s Budget Allocation FY21-22
• Vision Zero Quick-Build Funds