Frequently Asked Questions

The Fremont Boulevard Safe and Smart Corridor Project would assess problem areas along the corridor, evaluate technologies best suited for each problem, and implement the appropriate technologies to make the corridor safer. The project is consistent with the City’s Vision Zero traffic safety goals, meets the City’s General Plan vision and sustainability goals, improves efficient multimodal mobility, and supports the growing population along Fremont Boulevard.

As part of the Vision Zero initiative, Fremont Boulevard reduced auto-collisions by 30% in 2017. The technologies implemented as part of this project would continue to help reduce auto-collisions along the corridor.

To read more about the project, visit the Project Overview page.

The project will take a comprehensive approach to address many of the existing traffic related issues along Fremont Boulevard, ultimately improving multimodal mobility, enhancing safety, and improving overall efficiency for all modes of travel along the Fremont Boulevard corridor. 

Key project elements include:

• • Modernization of existing traffic signal system, hardware, and software to ensure operational reliability and resiliency;
  • Implement adaptive signal timing and coordination to manage traffic speeds while minimizing the number of red light stopping along the entire project corridor;
  • Install performance monitoring systems at each traffic signal to allow for real time traffic circulation and signal timing assessment;
  • Install reliable bicycle and pedestrian detection systems to improve bicycle and pedestrian access;
  • Install new dynamic message signs along the corridor to display real time traffic speeds and traffic related messages;
  • Upgrade emergency preemption systems to improve emergency response along the corridor;
  • Install fiber optic signal communication infrastructure along the Fremont Boulevard corridor to accommodate real time signal monitoring and future smart city technology;
  • Install smart city application equipment along the corridor, including air quality monitoring, street light adjustment, and smart vehicle applications; and
  • Installation of smart parking management system at the Centerville Train Depot parking lots to provide real time parking information and improve parking enforcement.

Typical construction related work that motorists may witness along the project corridor includes installation of communication and signal conduits along the roadway shoulders as well as at signalized intersections. Motorists may also experience minor delay due to temporary traffic lane closures due to various project related work. Lastly, motorists may experience occasional traffic signal outages as the contractor replaces key traffic signal hardware at the various signalized intersections. 

To learn more about the project we encourage you to attend the community events, read about the latest project news, and sign up for our mailing list to receive project updates.

For any inquiries, please contact Daniel Miller, Transportation Engineer, at dmiller@fremont.gov.