A project by Laura Melahn, Candidate for Menlo Park District 4 City Council
Streets and Sidewalks
Funded FY27–31

Middlefield Road (Woodland to Ravenswood) Resurfacing

Project CPS016 · Public Works

Also identified in the budget as “Middlefield Rd (Woodland to Ravenswood)” (project code CPS016).

Cost & funding
Five-year planned cost
$1,530,000
Where the money comes from
  • Special Revenue Funds$1,530,000
Specifically
  • Highway Users Tax (Gas Tax)$1,530,000

    The City's share of the state gas tax. Restricted to street and road work.

Source: FY 2026–27 CIP, Fund 357 appropriation.

Funding pathway
Restricted local revenueMechanism in place

Middlefield Rd lane reconfiguration permanent striping. Measure W transportation sales tax.

Category
Capital Improvement Plan
Department
Public Works
Spent FY 2023–25
$114,244
Budgeted FY 2026
$100,000
Estimated lifetime cost
$1,530,000
Budget labels for this project

Sources: City of Menlo Park OpenGov CIP detail, project code CPS016; resident-facing name shown here is “Middlefield Road (Woodland to Ravenswood) Resurfacing”. The OpenGov summary label is “Middlefield Rd (Woodland to Ravenswood)”. Budget worksheet labeled “Middlefield Road Resurfacing”. Budget proposal labeled “Middlefield Road (Woodland to Ravenswood) Resurfacing”.

$1.5M
Funding gap
Estimated lifetime cost $1,530,000
Estimated lifetime cost
$1,530,000
Secured (awarded, received, allocated)
Amount not disclosed
Committed, not yet executed
$0
Pending application
$0
Anticipated (not yet applied for)
$0
Funding gap (not yet covered)
$1,530,000
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The lifetime cost estimate is $1,530,000, from 5-year CIP allocation (May 30, 2026). Source: https://www.menlopark.gov/Government/Departments/Public-Works/Capital-improvement-projects/Middlefield-Road-Safe-Streets. The funding gap is the estimated lifetime cost minus all funding that has not been lost, added up from the funding sources listed below. Year-by-year figures come from the City's adopted five-year capital plan.

Who is paying

Funding sources

Each source carries its own status and citation. Expand a row to see the conditions, dates, and source document. “Ongoing” sources are recurring formula funds; sources still being pursued show no dollar amount.

Street Resurfacing Program funding mixAllocated
City of Menlo Park (city) · construction

Conditions: Per Street Resurfacing Program funding plan (Staff Report #25-189-CC): gas tax, construction impact fees, SB-1, General Capital Fund, Measure W. Specific dollar split not yet stated.

Coordinated with Cal Water main replacement on portions of the same corridor.

Spending

Spending by year

Past years are recorded actuals from the City's general ledger. FY 2026 is the adopted current-year budget. FY 2027 through FY 2031 is what the five-year Capital Improvement Plan proposes to spend.

FY 23$19,204
FY 24$27,382
FY 25$67,658
FY 26$100,000
FY 27$300,000
FY 28$1,230,000
Spent Current year (adopted) Planned
Where the money went, line by line
YearFundCategoryAmount
FY 23Special Revenue FundsServices$18,500
FY 23Special Revenue FundsSalaries and Wages$491
FY 23Special Revenue FundsFringe Benefits$213
FY 24Special Revenue FundsServices$27,041
FY 24Special Revenue FundsSalaries and Wages$237
FY 24Special Revenue FundsFringe Benefits$104
FY 25Special Revenue FundsServices$66,545
FY 25Special Revenue FundsSalaries and Wages$848
FY 25Special Revenue FundsFringe Benefits$265
FY 26Special Revenue FundsFixed Assets & Capital Outlay$100,000
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Past years are summed from gl_transactions for this project. FY 2026 is the adopted current-year budget for the project. FY 2027 through FY 2031 is what the City's adopted five-year CIP proposes to spend, taken from cip_projects.

How decisions were made

Council actions

No Council actions are linked to CPS016 yet. As decisions tied to this project are added to the database, they will appear here.