San Rafael High School students biking to class will have clearer, safer space on Point San Pedro Road once a three-mile repaving and safety project wraps up in October.
The joint City of San Rafael and Marin County project stretches from the high school east to Biscayne Drive. Crews are finishing striping, signage and other work through October, according to a Marin County news release published Monday, Sept. 28.
The road crosses between city and county jurisdiction five times along the corridor. That made a single, coordinated project essential.
"We know that students are biking to high school, and we want to provide every opportunity for them to get there safely," Marin County Supervisor Mary Sackett said in the release.
What changed
The project narrowed vehicle travel lanes to 11 feet in most sections to carve out more room for bike lanes. Some on-street parking was removed to keep the bike lane continuous. Green pavement markings highlight the lanes at select spots.
Pedestrian-activated rectangular rapid flashing beacons, or RRFBs, are going in at marked crosswalks at Knight Drive, Peacock Drive and Riviera Drive. When a pedestrian pushes the button, the flashing lights alert approaching drivers.
A new High-Intensity Activated Crosswalk (HAWK) pedestrian signal was completed at Summit Avenue by June 2026. The Marin County Department of Public Works project page lists that work as completed. Curb extensions and updated pavement markings round out the improvements at several locations.
Gaps in the bike lane remain in some spots, the county acknowledged.
Broader corridor work
Beyond the repaving, the county completed a landslide repair near Buckeye Point in China Camp State Park. Crews are also replacing a roughly 140-foot retaining wall on the westbound side east of Marina Boulevard, with that work expected to wrap up by the end of October, according to the county.
San Rafael Mayor Kate Colin said the project shows what city-county cooperation can deliver for people walking, biking and driving along a road that connects neighborhoods on both sides of the jurisdictional boundary.
Marin County Public Works Director Christopher Blunk said the repaving gave agencies a "clean slate from curb to curb" to rethink how the road serves all users.
Speed and safety context
The improvements follow a July 20 San Rafael City Council vote to lower the speed limit on Point San Pedro Road between Marina Boulevard and Porto Bello Drive from 40 mph to 35 mph, council records show. At that meeting, the Point San Pedro Road Coalition urged the city to keep evaluating further speed reductions along the rest of the corridor.
The Transportation Authority of Marin's Funding, Programs and Legislation Committee separately recommended $88,300 for pedestrian quick-build enhancements on the corridor, including RRFBs and rubber-curb pedestrian refuge islands, according to TAM committee records from October 2025.
Construction activity will continue through October. Project updates are available on the Marin County Department of Public Works website.
