PRESS RELEASE

The City of Long Beach is hosting an in-person community meeting to provide an overview of the Studebaker Road Complete Streets Project. The meeting will be held on Saturday, March 2, 2024, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the El Dorado Park West Community Center (2800 Studebaker Rd.). 

The approximate $50 million project will implement major street improvements along the approximate 5-mile corridor between 2nd Street and Carson Street. Improvements include multi-modal enhancements such as upgraded traffic signals, fiber optic communication, pavement resurfacing and repair, ADA compliant paths of travel, protected intersection treatments, curb-protected bikeways, street beautification and new landscaping elements.  

A “Complete Streets” project is a federally recognized approach to ensure that streets are designed and built to support all modes of travel, including vehicles, pedestrians, residents with mobility constraints, bicyclists and public transit. The Studebaker Road Project is one of several Complete Streets projects outlined in the City Council-approved five-year infrastructure investment plan, Elevate ‘28. The Elevate ‘28 plan will revitalize the City’s infrastructure, prepare the City to be a showcase for the world during the 2028 Olympics, and continue to improve and enhance City parks, major corridors, and visitor-serving areas.  

Meeting attendees can expect a brief presentation at the beginning of the event followed by an open house format for engaging with the project team and providing feedback on the proposed design. Language interpretation services will be available in Spanish, Khmer and Tagalog. Children are welcome to attend, and light refreshments will be provided. The project is tentatively scheduled for bid in late spring 2024, with construction anticipated to begin in early Fall 2024. 

For more information about the project, visit the project webpage at longbeach.gov/studebakerccsp or email contactLBPW@longbeach.gov with the subject line “Studebaker Corridor Project."