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Median Improvements	Roadway Widening	Roadway Restriping	Railroad Signal Improvements	Construction of New Sidewalks	Crossing Closure
Baldwin Ave.	Baldwin Ave.	Baldwin Ave.	Baldwin Ave.	Baldwin Ave.	Cypress Ave. (With construction of Ramona grade separation)
Arden Dr.	Cogswell Rd.	Arden Dr.	Arden Dr.	Arden Dr.
Tyler Ave.	Arden Dr.	Tyler Ave.	-	Cogswell Rd.
Cogswell Rd.	Temple City Blvd.	-	Traffic Signal Improvements	Temple City Blvd.
-	-	-	Baldwin Ave.

JUMP START PROJECTS

Jump-Start safety upgrade program improvements at 39 grade crossings along the 35-mile ACE corridor have been completed. “Jump-Start” improvements are designed to increase safety and reduce congestion at these grade crossings. Construction of new medians to prevent motorists from driving around safety gates, construction of new sidewalks, installation of railroad and traffic signal measures, pedestrian safety and road restriping improvements have been completed at all of the ACE project grade crossings in El Monte. Construction of safety improvements at Tyler Avenue was completed in July 2001. Construction of Jump Start improvements for the remainder of El Monte’s grade crossings was completed in June to August 2002.

GRADE SEPARATIONS UNDERWAY IN THE CITY OF EL MONTE

Construction is completed at the first three out of twenty ACE grade separation projects. Construction is underway or funded at seven more. These major construction projects will depress the roadway or elevate the train tracks to physically separate rail and vehicular traffic at the most heavily congested rail crossings. The following two grade separation projects will be constructed in El Monte:

RAMONA BLVD. - Construction was completed in April 2008 with a cost of $49.9 million.
BALDWIN AVE. - Design completed in December 2004. Property acquisition is underway. The cost of this project is estimated at $67.0 million.