A segment of Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard in southwest Fresno is getting its first major roadwork upgrade in over 30 years.
Construction began Monday to repave a one-mile portion of the road from Jensen Avenue to North Avenue and will continue through mid-August. The $1 million project involves removing asphalt, installing new base rock and pavement, adding bike lanes and a left-turn lane.
The roadway had not been paved since 1995. Repaving of the stretch had long been anticipated and advocated for by the area’s church leaders and other southwest Fresno community members, who joined Mayor Jerry Dyer at a media gathering Tuesday to announce it…