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Construction is now underway on the Broadway Safety Project, a transformational street redesign aimed at improving safety and connectivity for people walking, biking, rolling, riding transit, and driving along one of Santa Monica’s key east-west corridors. The city has broken ground on repaving, sidewalk upgrades, and protected bike infrastructure between 5th and 26th Streets as part of its broader effort to make streets safer for all users.
Work formally kicked off in early January 2026, with crews mobilizing to repair roadway surfaces and implement new street markings. Weekday construction will require periodic lane and parking closures along Broadway during daytime hours as part of the city’s annual street maintenance and mobility improvements.
The project is being built in distinct phases to limit disruption and efficiently complete key segments. Phase 1 covers repaving and associated improvements from Ocean Avenue to 9th Street, with paving activities scheduled to occur January 27–30, 2026. Phase 2 continues eastward from 9th Street to 26th Street, with paving broken into multiple segments scheduled in March 2026:
- 9th Street to Euclid Avenue — March 9–10
- Euclid to 16th Street — March 10–11
- 19th Court to 26th Street — March 12–13
Sidewalk replacements began January 5, 2026, and will extend into mid-April 2026 on Broadway and adjacent streets, including Ocean Avenue and several cross streets.
Once complete later this spring, the project will deliver concrete protected bike lanes, improved crosswalks, and upgraded pedestrian ramps — knitting Broadway into Santa Monica’s growing network of safer streets.
For more, visit the project’s official website.
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