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Project Description

The Senter Road Earmark Project plans to add more permanent safety improvements to Senter Road, between Story Road and Monterey Road. Senter Road already has “quick-build” safety features from a previous project, which use low-cost, temporary materials.

To see upgrades installed through the quick-build project, view the quick-build project page. And view this before-and-after video, which shows what kind of improvements the quick-build project added:

With this project, we are making those previous improvements more enduring. Upgrades include:

• New traffic signal at Senter Road and Balfour Drive
• Roadway and pedestrian lighting improvements
• Protected bikeways
• Transit improvements
• Median islands
• Enhanced crosswalks

Project Map

These improvements will create a safer Senter Road for people who walk, roll, bike, drive, and take public transit.

Community Engagement

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Planned Improvements

New Traffic Signal at Senter Road and Balfour Drive

To simplify a complex intersection, this project will install a new traffic signal at Senter Road and Balfour Drive.

Sample rendering of a new traffic signal.

Roadway and Pedestrian Lighting Improvements

To improve lighting and visibility along Senter Road, this project will include:

• Pedestrian-scale lighting
• Enhanced light-emitted diode (LED) streetlights

Mixed streetlighting and pedestrian lighting at Old Bayshore Road.

Please view our lighting map to see where lighting upgrades are planned.

Protected Bikeways

To improve the corridor’s bike facilities, this project will install concrete curb barriers to physically separate people driving and biking.

Concrete separated bike lanes at 10th Street.

Transit Improvements

To support Transit First goals and improve safety for multiple transit routes, this project will install:

• Bus priority system at traffic signals
• Bus boarding islands
• Bus shelters and benches

A transit boarding island at 10th and Empire Streets.

Median Islands

To improve safety, this project will install median islands with trees at various locations.

A median island with street trees at Senter and Umbarger Roads.

Enhanced Crosswalks with Flashing Beacons

To improve pedestrian crossings, this project will include enhanced crosswalks with flashing beacons at three locations.

An enhanced crosswalk at Little Orchard Street and Perrymont Avenue.

Project Evaluation and Data Collection

To ensure the project is meeting desired goals, this project will include:

• Engineering
• Evaluation
• Data collection
• Community engagement

Timeline

• 2024: Design stage
• Summer 2026: Project construction complete

Contact

If you would like to receive project updates, or have any questions or comments, please email Anna Le at Anna.Le@sanjoseca.gov.

Updates

Announcement of earmark from Assemblymember Ash Kalra.

Resources

Learn more about our Vision Zero traffic safety initiative.

Funding

This project is funded by a state earmark. The funding for this budget request can be found in Assembly Bill 178. AB 178 was signed by Governor Newson on June 30, 2022.