By Joseph | KNN Cities Desk | October 29, 2026
Sacramento has updated its public project page to confirm that the Franklin Boulevard Complete Streets project is finished and the corridor is open. The city posted the completion notice in October 2026, while specifying that the construction work itself was completed in July 2026.
From a vehicle corridor to a street for more users
The municipal project focused on improving the experience of people walking, riding bicycles, driving, using transit and visiting businesses. According to the city, changes include wider or reconstructed sidewalks, improved crossings and curb ramps, protected bicycle facilities, pedestrian lighting, trees, landscaping and roadway work.
The project website describes reducing the former four-lane arrangement to two lanes along the targeted corridor, a traffic-calming choice that can make crossings easier and create space for people traveling without a car.
Residents and businesses influenced the plan
City materials describe nearly seven years of planning, design and public input before construction began in early 2025. The Franklin Boulevard District and other community members helped push for safer connections to neighborhood businesses and surrounding streets. Construction funding involved the California Transportation Commission’s Active Transportation Program, regional federal grants and local Measure A funds.
The distinction between completion and evaluation
Completion is a meaningful milestone, but whether the redesign reduces injuries, increases walking or cycling, or changes business activity will require observed data over time. The city says minor finishing and closeout activities may still occur with limited effects on road users.
For neighbors, the next phase is practical: use the new facilities, report any issues through city channels and assess how the changes work during everyday travel.
See the city’s project photographs
The official project page includes ribbon-cutting and construction-progress photo galleries, public information and information about the project’s design history. Those official photographs document the actual location, unlike the illustrative stock images on this page.
Source: City of Sacramento Public Works, Franklin Boulevard Complete Street Project, completion update dated October 2026.
