A project by Laura Melahn, Candidate for Menlo Park District 4 City Council
Transportation/Traffic
Wrapping up FY26

Sharon/Eastridge & Oak Knoll/Oak Safety

Project CPT032 · Public Works

Cost & funding
Five-year planned cost
Not yet budgeted

No dollars are budgeted in the FY 2027–31 capital plan yet.

Funding pathway
External grant pursuitMechanism in place

SMCTA Safe Routes to School Intersection Improvements Grant ($450,500, awarded December 2024) covers intersection improvements at Sharon Road & Eastridge Avenue (La Entrada Middle School) and Oak Knoll Lane & Oak Avenue (Oak Knoll Elementary). Combined with the Bay and Pierce Roads project for execution efficiency. Construction scheduled summer 2026 per Staff Report #25-189-CC.

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Category
Capital Improvement Plan
Department
Public Works
Planned revenue, FY 2027–31
$450,000
Budgeted FY 2026
$530,000
Budget labels for this project

Sources: City of Menlo Park OpenGov CIP detail, project code CPT032; resident-facing name shown here is “Sharon/Eastridge & Oak Knoll/Oak Safety”. Budget worksheet labeled “Sharon/Eastridge Oak/Oak Knoll Safety”.

Wrapping up in FY 2026

The City has $530,000 budgeted in the current fiscal year to complete this project. No further funding is planned in the FY 2027–31 Capital Improvement Plan.

What was actually spent

Spending by year

FY 26$530,000
Spent Current year (adopted) Planned
Where the money went, line by line
YearFundCategoryAmount
FY 26Special Revenue FundsFixed Assets & Capital Outlay$530,000
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Actual spending recorded in the City's general ledger, by fiscal year. This is money already paid out (and, for FY 2026, adopted in the current budget), not part of the forward five-year capital plan.

Who paid

Funding sources

SMCTA Safe Routes to School Intersection Improvements GrantAwarded
$450,500
SMC Transportation Authority (SMCTA) (regional) · design and construction

Conditions: SRTS intersection improvements at Sharon Road & Eastridge Avenue (La Entrada Middle School) and Oak Knoll Lane & Oak Avenue (Oak Knoll Elementary). Combined with the Bay and Pierce Roads project for efficiency. Construction scheduled summer 2026.

Moved here from CPT022 on 2026-06-04 — the SRTS grant scope is Sharon/Eastridge and Oak Knoll/Oak Avenue intersections, not Willow Road. The prior attribution to CPT022 was a data error.

Source: Staff Report #25-189-CC
How decisions were made

Council actions

No Council actions are linked to CPT032 in our database yet. The City Council's agendas and minutes are the authoritative record.