"Phase 2 of the West Las Positas Multimodal Reconstruction Project extends the improvements from the Iron Horse Trail/Owens Drive to Fairlands Drive." That line comes from the City of Pleasanton's current projects page, updated in September 2026. It matters more to the streets off Saginaw Circle and Apache Drive than any other sentence about the project.
Those streets sit just south of West Las Positas Boulevard, between Owens Drive and Santa Rita Road. That frontage falls inside Phase 2. The construction date that gets repeated around town, a 15-month build starting in June 2027, belongs to Phase 1. Phase 1 covers the blocks west of Stoneridge Drive. Phase 2 has its own design track, its own environmental filing and its own open funding question. Its plans also make the changes that reach the walks neighbors take every day.
The Date Everyone Repeats Belongs to the Blocks West of Stoneridge
The City split the corridor after cost estimates outran the budget. A July 2024 staff report priced the ultimate-build version for the whole Foothill-to-Fairlands corridor at $40.82 million to $56.50 million. That same month the City Council voted to start with the segments it could pay for. So the two phases now sit at different points:
| Phase 1 | Phase 2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Segment | Hopyard Road to Willow Road, and Willow Road to Stoneridge Drive | Iron Horse Trail/Owens Drive to Fairlands Drive |
| Design status, September 2026 | 100% plans in for review | 95% plans in for review, 100% expected by year-end |
| Construction timing | Bids anticipated Spring 2027, 15-month build from June 2027 | Could be advertised once construction funding is secured |
| Public cost figure | $33,564,000 at the 95% estimate, including contingency | None published |
Phase 1 runs past Hacienda Drive and up to Stoneridge Drive. The 2024 report describes elevated, landscape-buffered bike lanes there, with Willow–Stoneridge going from three vehicle lanes in each direction to two. Neighbors who drive west toward Hopyard will feel that work. The blocks they walk are east of it.
The far west end of the boulevard is a separate story again. In September 2025, the City started a resurfacing job between Foothill Road and I-680 that added a left-turn lane onto southbound Foothill and buffered bike lanes. The City described that job as separate from the reconstruction project. So three different jobs, run on three different schedules, all go by the name "West Las Positas."
What the Plans Draw Outside Saginaw Circle and Apache Drive
An August 3, 2026 project memo for Phase 2 describes a 0.52-mile segment from east of Stoneridge Drive to east of Fairlands Drive. The memo calls it part of a planned 2.78-mile rebuild of the boulevard. The City's own page puts the west end at Owens Drive and the Iron Horse Trail. The memo starts it at Stoneridge. Either way, the stretch past Saginaw Circle and Apache Drive is included.
Between Stoneridge and Santa Rita, the road goes from six lanes to four. Bike lanes 5 to 9 feet wide get raised to sidewalk level, with a 2-foot decomposed-granite buffer. Landscaping, hardscape or bioretention planters separate them from traffic on both sides. Heading east from the neighborhood, the plans change three specific crossings:
- Owens Drive and the Iron Horse Trail. The City plans a new pedestrian crosswalk at Owens Drive to make it easier to cross West Las Positas there. That crossing joins the Iron Horse Regional Trail, which runs north through Dublin/Pleasanton BART toward San Ramon, Danville and Walnut Creek, and south toward Shadow Cliffs Regional Recreation Area. The 1.8-mile link between the BART station and Santa Rita Road opened on August 19, 2014, according to the East Bay Regional Park District. As of October 4, 2026, the district's trail notices list no closures near Owens or Santa Rita.
- The south side of the boulevard. The City's Phase 2 description includes a new sidewalk along the south side of the street, the neighborhood's side, along with a narrower center median. The memo adds better street lighting and signals between Stoneridge and Santa Rita, plus changes to bus stops so they fit the new bike lanes.
- Santa Rita Road. The plan removes the southwest "pork chop" island, the triangular island at the corner. It reshapes the northwest one so people walking and biking move to the raised bike lane and sidewalk under signal control. This is the corner with the Safeway at 1701 Santa Rita Road, which the company lists as open 24 hours. The memo lists protected intersections, high-visibility crosswalks and ADA-compliant curb ramps at Santa Rita, Owens and Fairlands.
East of Santa Rita, the treatment is simpler. Restriping creates Class IV bike lanes, 5 to 8 feet wide on both sides, out to Fairlands Drive. Along with Phase 1, that adds up to 1.68 miles. The memo calls it the highest-priority segment of the boulevard. The corridor's priority goes back to the City's 2018 Bicycle and Pedestrian Master Plan, which named West Las Positas the top corridor for walking and biking improvements.
Where the Money and the Calendar Stand
On August 19, 2025, the City Council authorized the City Manager to sign a funding agreement with the Alameda County Transportation Commission. The agreement brings a $750,000 grant to finish Phase 2's design and construction documents. The City's page says Measure BB Bike and Pedestrian Direct Local Distribution funding will cover the rest of the project. A separate status line on the same page says staff has applied for grants to pay for Phase 2 construction, and that Phase 2 could go to bid if that funding comes through. No construction cost estimate for Phase 2 is public yet.
The August 2026 memo expects about 12 months of construction, from the first quarter of 2027 to the first quarter of 2028. That window would start before Phase 1, which isn't expected to begin until June 2027. It also assumes plans that, as of September 2026, the City still expected to finish by year-end. Treat it as the memo's planning estimate. The City hasn't scheduled it. The Phase 2 environmental filing was posted to the state's CEQA database on August 20, 2026.
Phase 1 has its own loose end. The City's page still lists "optional construction in Summer 2026" for the Hopyard–Willow segment. The newer status update puts all Phase 1 construction at June 2027, and no public record shows that any summer 2026 work took place.
For the streets off Saginaw Circle and Apache Drive, here's where things stand this fall. Design is nearly finished, the environmental filing is posted, and construction depends on funding that hasn't been confirmed. The finished frontage will also tie into the Phase 1 work toward Stoneridge and Hacienda. That area is changing on a different clock too, as we covered in our look at the corridor around Hacienda Commons.
Who to Call Before the Plans Hit 100 Percent
Phase 2 plans are still at 95 percent, so this is the stage when the City is asking for comments. The current projects page names Sharatchandra Bandugula as the contact for design questions or comments, at (925) 931-5658 or [email protected]. Creekside Community Park, at 5601 West Las Positas Boulevard, sits on the same corridor. Neighbors who walk there can use that window to ask how the new crossings will connect.
Road projects like this one shape daily routines long before the first cone goes down, and they come up when a home near the corridor goes on the market. If you'd like a clear read on how the West Las Positas timeline might affect your plans to stay, sell or buy nearby, the team at Armario Homes is happy to talk it through. Schedule a Free Consultation.
