Using specially designated streams of funding, none of which includes the city’s General Fund, the city of Roseville’s Public Works Department continues to provide improvements that benefit our community.

We want to make it easier for customers, employees, vendors, and residents to get around town. One way Roseville does that is by optimizing the timing of traffic signals along primary roadways using the city’s Intelligent Transportation System, or ITS.

The city’s traffic signals are connected to a central computer located at the Civic Center, where engineers determine optimal signal timing based on traffic volumes. ITS also includes conveying traffic-related information to the motoring public by way of changeable message signs and online real-time traffic data. The city has installed four CMS, with three more slated for this year. Public Works will be installing additional fiber-optic communication lines for video monitoring of intersections, and installing ITS equipment at the remaining 24 of the city’s 165 signals.

To help make your trip a smoother one, Public Works is using Federal Stimulus funds to construct more than $4 million in roadway resurfacing projects at these locations:

 Cirby Way from I-80 to Sunrise Avenue
 North Sunrise from Lead Hill Boulevard to Roseville Parkway.
 Junction Boulevard from Woodcreek Oaks Boulevard to Foothills Boulevard
Woodcreek Oaks from Baseline Road to Junction 
Woodcreek Oaks from Canevari Drive to north city limits
 Eureka Road from Douglas Boulevard to Sierra College Boulevard
 Washington Boulevard from All-America Drive to Kaseberg Drive (planned in 2010)

Other stimulus-funded projects planned for this year include:

 Dual left turn lanes on Douglas at Sierra College boulevards
 Dual left turn lanes on Sierra College at Roseville Parkway
 ITS Changeable Message Sign on northbound Sunrise south of Cirby Way

To make it easier to get around town on a bicycle, Public Works will be constructing a bike trail this summer along Dry Creek, from East Street to Folsom Road. The $262,000 project, which is funded with federal and state grant funds, will connect to the recently- completed bike trail segment from Harding Boulevard to East Street.

Ultimately, this bike trail is planned to be extended to Royer Park, forming a continuous trail six miles long. This bike trail supports the city of Roseville’s efforts to revitalize Downtown Roseville while promoting healthy choices for recreation.

We’re pleased to serve you, as infrastructure is critical for the success of your business. For more information on Public Works projects, visit www.roseville.ca.us/pw or call 746-1300.