Long Beach officials broke ground Tuesday on a $65 million overhaul to over 5 miles of Studebaker Road, promising to make it safer, greener and more accessible ahead of the 2028 Olympics.
From Second Street to Carson Street, the project will bring resurfaced roads, a hundred planted trees, more than 2,000 shrubs and new sidewalks, traffic signals and bikeways to the thoroughfare that cuts through several of the city’s easternmost neighborhoods.
The project will bring concrete boarding islands at 24 bus stops and shaded shelters throughout. Flashing beacons will be set up outside Helen Keller Middle School and McBride High School…