U.S. Rep. Josh Harder joined city and regional officials Thursday to break ground on the East Channel Street Streetscape and Connectivity Project, a multimillion-dollar initiative aimed at improving safety and accessibility in downtown Stockton.
The project, located near the Robert J. Cabral Station, will reconstruct a segment of East Channel Street with widened sidewalks, bulb-outs, new lighting, bike lanes, curbs, and pavement upgrades, according to city documents. City officials say the work will address longstanding infrastructure deficiencies and improve connections between Stockton’s transportation hub and surrounding neighborhoods.
“All of us have driven or walked these streets and felt like afterwards we’d need to call an ambulance or a chiropractor,” said Harder (D-Tracy). “This is about more than asphalt and concrete, it’s about repairing the very soul of a city and a community that has often felt ignored and neglected.”
The infrastructure project is expected to move forward with construction that includes ADA-compliant ramps, irrigation sleeves, amended soils for tree wells, and traffic control plans to maintain pedestrian and driveway access throughout each phase…