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What is the Merced Avenue Greenway Project?
The City of South El Monte, along with the Council for Watershed Health, Active San Gabriel Valley, Climate Resolve, Tetra Tech, and Alta Planning, have collaborated on the Merced Avenue Greenway Project. This initiative is designed to enhance public health and beautify the neighborhood through a multiple-benefit approach. The project demonstrates how street design can help combat rising temperatures, increase safety for pedestrians and bicyclists, and improve local water quality. It serves as a neighborhood-scale model showcasing watershed-based design that integrates efforts across the region to manage floods, enhance water quality, and restore habitats.

Construction of the first phase of the Merced Avenue Greenway was completed in December 2024, focusing on the residential section of Merced Avenue south of Rush Street. The design phase for Phase 2 is set to begin in 2025, which will address the industrial section of Merced Avenue north of Rush Street to Fern Avenue. This continued effort aims to provide a scalable model that can be adopted throughout the City of South El Monte and the wider region.

Project Phases 

Funding

Phase I - South of Rush Street:
  • Construction January - December 2024
  • Grand Opening Celebration: Early 2025
  • Stormwater Water Quality Monitoring: Jan 2025 - Dec 2027
Phase II - North of Rush Street:
  • Design August 2024 - September 2025
  • Construction Target completion in 2027
  • Construction Cost for Phase I - South: $11.9 million
  • Funding Sources:
    • California Natural Resource Agency Prop 68: $3M
    • CA State Water Resource Control Board Prop 1: $4.7M
    • Los Angeles County Flood Control District's Safe, Clean Water Program: $3.2M
    • Rivers and Mountains Conservancy Prop 68: $732K
    • US Bureau of Reclamation: $300K
  • Led by the City of South El Monte and the Council for Watershed Health, with partners including ActiveSGV and Climate Resolve.

Upcoming Events

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Join us to help make Merced Avenue shine! Be part of the community effort to clean, plant, and beautify the street.
Date: Saturday, May 17
Time: 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
​Location: Hayward Way & Merced Ave, South El Monte
Flyer for Merced Avenue Greenway project with upcoming dates.
Join us to help make Merced Avenue shine! Be part of the community effort to clean, plant, and beautify the street.
Date: Saturday, June 7
Time: 8:00 AM - 10:00 AM
​Location: Hayward Way & Merced Ave, South El Monte

Flyer for Merced Avenue Greenway project with upcoming dates.
Join us to help make Merced Avenue shine! Be part of the community effort to clean, plant, and beautify the street.
Date: Saturday, July 19
Time: 8:00 AM - 10:00 AM
​Location: Hayward Way & Merced Ave, South El Monte


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Merced Avenue Greenway Partners

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