Town of Moraga and Saint Mary’s College Open Protected Two-Way Cycle Track and Solar Crosswalk Beacons Along Saint Mary’s Road

Transportation engineers with the Town of Moraga Public Works Department and campus sustainability leaders from Saint Mary's College of California opened a 1.1-mile protected two-way cycle track, continuous ADA sidewalks, and four solar-powered rectangular rapid-flashing beacon (RRFB) crosswalks on Sunday afternoon along Saint Mary's Road between Moraga Road and the main campus entrance at 1928 Saint Mary's Road in Moraga. Serving more than 3,200 daily college students, faculty, and Lamorinda recreational cyclists connecting between the Lafayette-Moraga Regional Trail and Rheem Valley, the tree-lined corridor previously lacked physical separation between bicycle commuters and 35-mph vehicle traffic.

Along the northern frontage of Saint Mary's Road, civil contractors constructed a ten-foot-wide bidirectional asphalt cycle track physically separated from automobile lanes by a raised three-foot landscaped median curb faced with native Mount Diablo fieldstone. High-visibility green thermoplastic conflict-zone markings, detectable warning domes, and bike-specific loop detectors were installed across all intersecting residential driveways and the Rheem Boulevard signal.

At four high-volume pedestrian crossings—including the Lafayette-Moraga Trail connector and the main Saint Mary's College archway—crews installed raised concrete refuge islands and overhead 3,000-Kelvin LED crosswalk illuminators. Electricians also mounted push-button solar RRFB strobes visible from 800 feet away in early-morning autumn fog along the Moraga valley floor.

The $1.28 million Complete Streets corridor project was funded by the Moraga Town Council through a Contra Costa Transportation Authority Measure J Pedestrian and Bicycle grant and a Saint Mary's College campus mobility contribution. Commuters can view town bicycle maps on the Town of Moraga Public Works Portal.