Second Street Extension

The City of Beaumont plans to alleviate traffic congestion on First Street between Highland Springs and Pennsylvania Avenue by extending Second Street from the westerly boundary of the Home Depot shopping center (on Second Street) to a proposed intersection at Pennsylvania Avenue. The improvements include widening and extending Second Street approximately 2,525 feet from the current terminus at the westerly boundary of First Street Self and RV Storage, to Pennsylvania Avenue. The Project will require the construction of a new storm drain facility and may require improvements to existing drainage. The total potential disturbed Project site area is approximately 5.08 acres. The site is bounded by commercial uses on the east end and to the southeast by vacant land on the north, west, and southwest. The General Plan land use and zoning designations of the adjacent land uses are Industrial. 

Project Updates and Reports

• Mitigation credits were secured to obtain the necessary regulatory permits. 
• This Project was awarded $1 million in Economic Development Initiative/Community Project Funding thanks to the support from Congressman Dr. Raul Ruiz. This grant award requires Federal compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA).
• An Environmental Assessment was prepared and approved by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. 
• In March 2025, the City Council awarded a Public Works agreement to MDB General Engineering for the construction of the Second Street Extension project.  
• The groundbreaking ceremony took place on April 16, 2025.
• The Second Street extension opened to traffic on November 24, 2025, at 4:30 PM. 
• The Second Street Extension Project was awarded the "FY 2025 Project of the Year"  from the American Public Works Association (APWA) Southern California Chapter.