Manteca’s two oldest arterials — Yosemite Avenue and Main Street — by the time 2028 rolls around will have been almost 100 percent upgraded over 10 years.

The City Council on Tuesday approved the latest piece of the puzzle, a redo of Yosemite Avenue between Main Street.

City leaders have already instructed staff to start planning improvements for the next piece — Yosemite Avenue from Walnut Avenue west to the railroad tracks along the city’s boundary with the City of Lathrop.

The two latest endeavors — the one just approved and the one coming down the pike — is being dubbed “rail to rail” by city staff.

On the Main Street corridor, the segment between the 120 Bypass and Woodward Avenue is in the process of being widened.

It will require a 28-day closure between Atherton Drive and Woodward Avenue starting Monday, April 13, through May 11.

The South Main Street section between Atherton Drive and the 120 Bypass will be completed later this year.

When it is done, all of Main Street between Woodward Avenue and Lathrop Road and Northgate Drive — with the exception of the 120 Bypass overpass — will have had pavement upgrades over a 10-year period.

That also includes median work, ADA curb cuts, high profile bicycle lanes, new water line replacement where needed, new signage and striping, as well as a high profile crosswalk signal.

The city is currently in the preliminary design stages for the eventual replacement of the Main Street overpass with a six-lane diverging diamond interchange.

Yosemite Avenue will have been upgraded during the same time period from Spreckels Avenue to the railroad tracks that serve as the city boundary with Lathrop.

That will leave the section of East Yosemite from Spreckels Avenue to Highway 99 untouched.

East Yosemite Avenue east of Highway 99 is the responsibility of the state as it serves as East Highway 120.

Yosemite Avenue work

council approved Tuesday

The $3 million project for the council approved Tuesday is bringing everything from safer movements for bicyclists and pedestrians to smoother pavement and more reliable water lines to West Yosemite Avenue between Walnut Avenue and Main Street.

That work starting in the next few months will include:

*high-profile bicycle lanes.

*update American with Disabilities curb ramps to current standards.

*new signage and stripping.

*new rectangular rapid flashing beacon system at various crosswalks.

*replacing the aging Yosemite Avenue water line.

*a 3-inch grind and pavement overlay.

To contact Dennis Wyatt, email dwyatt@mantecabulletin.com