Leong Drive and Fairchild Drive Reconstruction

 

Location

Leong Drive from Alamo Court to Fairchild Drive and Fairchild Drive from Leong Drive to 415 Fairchild Drive

City or County Responsible for Project

Mountain View

Category

Safety or Intelligent Transportation System Projects

Description

The Leong Drive and Fairchild Drive Reconstruction project was a pavement rehabilitation and bike/pedestrian infrastructure improvement project funded in part through Santa Clara County’s 2016 Measure B as well as City of Mountain View’s Capital Improvement Program. Leong Drive and Fairchild Drive are both heavily used neighborhood collector streets. Together, they serve as an important link between neighborhoods and regional job centers. Both streets were identified for pavement treatment due to poor pavement condition. This provided staff with an opportunity to deliver improved bike infrastructure as recommended in the City’s 2014 Bicycle Transportation Plan Update. There was no existing bicycle infrastructure on both streets that either deterred bicyclists from taking this route or leaded to a high stress user experience. Fairchild Drive was also used regularly for high speed cut-through and shuttle traffic that increased risks to both pedestrians and cyclists. The Project was designed by city staff to delivery the following goals:

• Preserve and extend the life of existing pavement and improved ride quality: works included 21,000 square feet (sf) of full-depth asphalt pavement repairs (dig-outs), 80,000 sf of slurry seal, 87,300 sf of cold plane and overlay asphalt pavement, and 41,300 sf of street reconstruction (remove and replace existing asphalt pavement).
• Install Pedestrian improvements: upgraded 6 existing non-ADA compliant curb ramps, installed 7 high visibility crosswalks, and replaced 640 sf sidewalks.
• Improve safety, access, and mobility of bicyclists: installed class II green bike lanes with buffer and sharrows where space was constrained.
• Install traffic calming devices to improve safety for drivers: 13 speed humps and rubberized curb bulb-outs at two intersections.
The Project was successfully completed in November 2023. Staff has received positive feedback from the City cycling community and its Bicycle/Pedestrian Advisory Committee.