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Projects in Merced, California

Below are the "shovel-ready" projects for which this city submitted in the 2008 U.S. Conference of Mayors report. You can click on a project to read (and add to) its description. You can also discuss the project and vote on whether you believe it is critical or not.

The total cost of all the projects submitted by Merced is $106,544,000

Description	City	State	Jobs	Cost	Program Type	Vote Ratio
G Street Undercrossing: The City experiences significant traffic delays of approximately 2 hours the BNSF Railroad. A G Street under-crossing is badly needed in order to correct a serious public safety problem to this fast growing community. G Street i	Merced	CA	80	$4,800,000	Streets/Roads	49
Street Overlays This work is necessary to repair deteriorated streets throughout the City of Merced. The work would include complete street overlays (“grind and repave”). The community’s streets are a disincentive to industrial and commercial developmen	Merced	CA	30	$3,000,000	Streets/Roads	31
Highway 59/Cooper Avenue Intersetion Construct a new signalized intersection at the intersection of a state highway and MercedÂ’s largest industrial park. The lack of a controlled intersection is greatly impacting the industrial park that provides 1500 jo	Merced	CA	80	$2,000,000	Streets/Roads	21
East 16th Street Community Entrance: This beautification project would reconstruct a major entry point into the City to include street repaving, a bicycle pathway, additional lighting, and landscaping. The projectÂ’s urban forestry will reduce greenhouse	Merced	CA	30	$1,500,000	Streets/Roads	4
Cormorant Bridge Construction This will connect two roads that currently dead-end at a creek by constructing a vehicular/pedestrian/bicycle bridge. The project will improve the safety of pedestrian and bicycle traffic. The project will enhance recreatio	Merced	CA	40	$1,500,000	Streets/Roads	4
Childs Avenue Widening The City proposes to widen Childs Avenue at the east side of the Highway 99 overpass, increasing the eastbound lane to 2 lanes. A new crosswalk and sidewalk on the south side will help the City comply with ADA and Title 24, and dr	Merced	CA	90	$1,200,000	Streets/Roads	13
Street Seal-Coating: This project provides funding for slurry and scrub seal treatment of streets throughout the city, increasing service life considerably. Maintaining roadways creates jobs immediately, and provides better infrastructure for support of	Merced	CA	25	$1,000,000	Streets/Roads	10
Downtown Streetscape Improvements: The project would complete needed sidewalk and lighting improvements, and add brick pavers and landscaping to connect the Merced Center and Civic Center area to the downtown core. The end result would add invaluable par	Merced	CA	30	$1,000,000	Streets/Roads	10
Waste Water Treatment Plant Solids Handling Facilities: Funding will be used to upgrade the solids handling facilities for the City of Merced WWTP. Currently, sludge is stored in unlined lagoons and the City is under order from the Regional Water Quality	Merced	CA	80	$28,000,000	Water	28
Waste Water Treatment Plant Phase 4 Upgrade/Expansion: Construction of new process facilities and improvements to the existing wastewater treatment plant to meet FEMA, Regional Air Board, EPA, and, State Water Board requirements.	Merced	CA	150	$27,500,000	Water	29
Gerard Avenue Sewer Lining Project: The Gerard Avenue trunk sewer was constructed of corrugated metal pipe in the 1950's. It has rusted in many locations and is in dire need of rehabilitation due to infiltration and ex-filtration.	Merced	CA	60	$10,000,000	Water	16
G Street and Canal Street Water Main Replacement: Replace deteriorated water main, valves and complete rehabilitation of G Street from 16th to 23rd Streets, and Canal St from 12th St to 27th St	Merced	CA	20	$3,500,000	Water	16
Airport Area Sewer Line Replacement: A key sanitary sewer line crossing the Merced Municipal Airport has significantly deteriorated over the years. The project involves replacement of more than 1,600 linear feet of sewer line, including a section under	Merced	CA	25	$700,000	Water	14
R Street Environmental Cleanup Project: The project cleans up groundwater contaminated with gasoline containing MTBE, which inhibits development of brownfield property and threatens a municipal well located 700 feet away from the parcel serving a low soc	Merced	CA	25	$700,000	Water	22
Bradley Overpass Utility Service Reloaction: CalTrans is preparing for reconstruction of the Bradley Overpass in the City of Merced in the year 2009. However, the City will be required to relocate underground utilities as needed. Completion of the util	Merced	CA	30	$550,000	Water	21
Storm Drain at Julie and R Street: This project will provide an alternate drainage path for a storm sewer system that cannot function during high flows in Bear Creek resulting in routine flooding of the neighborhood. The construction of alternate draina	Merced	CA	25	$294,000	Water	7
Airport Drainage Project: Add a parallel 18-inch storm drain pipeline on Riggs Avenue and rework the Airport retention basin to relieve the flooding that occurs in this area of the Airport Industrial Park. The project will assist industries operating in	Merced	CA	20	$100,000	Water	1
New Airport Hangars The project adds capacity at the Municipal Airport to accommodate more general aviation aircraft. The hangars are pre-engineered steel buildings to save on cost. Up to 16 more aircraft could be housed, adding greater economic vitali	Merced	CA	30	$1,200,000	Airport	-6
Paving for Airport Hangar Construction. MercedÂ’s Airport is growing but faces economic challenges. This project would include paving an area to move a number of existing hangars, and provide space to build new hangars. The new facilities will accommoda	Merced	CA	15	$750,000	Airport	-7
Commercial Truck Parking Lot Renovation. This project completes a parking lot at the Municipal Airport to relieve community-wide neighborhood problems with commercial truck parking. The improvements include demolishing and remove a dilapidated abandone	Merced	CA	25	$350,000	Airport	-3
Merced Theatre Restoration: The City and Redevelopment Agency have been seeking to restore this signature community landmark over the past several years and have made substantial progress in phases.	Merced	CA	30	$2,000,000	CDBG	-14
ADA Ramps & Sidewalks The City has an annual project to identify and prioritize needs for ADA-compliant ramps and adjacent sidewalks. The additional funding allows acceleration of improvements, particularly in older, low-income areas, greatly benefiting	Merced	CA	20	$1,800,000	CDBG	0
Sidewalk Rehabilitation The City has an annual project to replace sidewalks that are cracked, raised or non-compliant for ADA and safety. The City has evaluated and prioritized the various locations within the City of Merced for immediate maintenance and	Merced	CA	20	$1,750,000	CDBG	1
Bellevue Ranch East Phase 3 Improvements: The project will provide complete public improvements, including the landscaping, irrigation and beautification in public medians. The project improves walkability for recreation, health and wellness, and helps	Merced	CA	20	$1,200,000	CDBG	-8
Fahrens Creek Park, Phase 3: Project enhances habitat and restores native plants and grasses along Fahrens Creek. The amount requested includes job retention by maintaining the public landscaping. Project includes installation of class I concrete bike p	Merced	CA	30	$1,200,000	CDBG	4
Lester Yoshida Neighborhood Park: The project funds development of a 4-acre neighborhood in northeast Merced, Bellevue Ranch. Development includes construction of playground areas for various age categories, paved courts for basketball, irrigation, mult	Merced	CA	20	$900,000	CDBG	-10
Charles Ogletree Neighborhood Park: Funding is needed for development of a 7-acre neighborhood park in northeast Merced which honors Charles Ogletree, an African-American Merced native now on the Harvard Law faculty who has become the leading national au	Merced	CA	25	$900,000	CDBG	-26
Alfarata Ranch Neighborhood Park Funding is needed to develop a new 5-acre neighborhood park in east Merced, an area with few recreational opportunities. Improvement will include playground equipment for various age groups, irrigation, paved courts for b	Merced	CA	55	$900,000	CDBG	-1
Flanagan Neighborhood Park Funding will be used to upgrade and construct a 4-acre neighborhood park in southeast Merced with the installation of irrigation, playground equipment with separate equipment for various age groups, paved basketball courts, mul	Merced	CA	60	$900,000	CDBG	-3
South Merced Mini-Parks (9) The project will fund the removal and replacement of existing playground equipment for ADA compliance in South Merced mini-parks. The result will be to allow children with and without physical disabilities to use playground e	Merced	CA	60	$675,000	CDBG	5
Applegate Park Expansion: The project funds development of an approximately 1 acre blighted area at the corner of 26th & "M" Street, to improve the CityÂ’s largest and most heavily used park.	Merced	CA	15	$200,000	CDBG	6
Downtown Lighting Project: The project would install “green” solar lights in downtown. The type of lighting system, and locations for the installation has already been identified. The project would add needed lighting and be the first major solar projec	Merced	CA	30	$300,000	Energy	11
CCTV & Transportation Management Improvements: The installation of infrastructure including fiber, conduit and CCTV Camera installation to parks, city wells, main City corridors and locations in a community plagued with gang crimes, graffiti and drug use	Merced	CA	25	$3,650,000	Public Safety	-7
G and 26th Traffic Signal: This project replaces an existing traffic signal to meet current standards, and to create better traffic circulation. The project will reduce traffic congestion and improve air quality	Merced	CA	10	$250,000	Public Safety	-2
Yosemite and Stadium Street Safety Measures: The project includes installation of a new traffic signal, landscaping and wrought iron fencing to redirect pedestrian traffic to crosswalks at the newly signalized intersection.	Merced	CA	15	$160,000	Public Safety	4
Childs and G Traffic Signal: The project consists of the installation of a new traffic signal for better traffic circulation, new sidewalk, gutter, storm water drainage line, and sewer catch basin serving a low socio-economic neighborhood. The project wi	Merced	CA	10	$115,000	Public Safety	15

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