Crews repairing sidewalks for pedestrian safety in Santa Maria

SANTA MARIA, Calif. - Amy Gillot enjoys going for walks with her dogs every day.

So she’s especially excited to know crews are on a mission to repair
sidewalks throughout Santa Maria.

"It’s really important to me because you know there’s a lot of cracks and
stuff and you really have to look down when you’re walking so you don’t
tripping or anything like that so it’s that’s very important," said Gillot.

But Gillot won’t have to look down much longer.

Crews with the Santa Maria Public Works department are fixing thousands of
square footage of damaged sidewalks.

"Well we’re replacing and installing about 40,000 ft.² of sidewalk around
the city … we have a lot of construction going on in the city right now," said project manager Zoe Glick of the City of Santa Maria.

Crews are repairing sidewalks in several areas including La Maria Senior
Home, 600 block of Pine Street, and Fesler Jr. High School.

"The crews are working here on Battles Road right now and they’re going to be
going down Battles Road and then building sidewalks and so right here
they're replacing ramps ramps ... they’re going to be flipping over to
College Drive and working on sidewalks there," said interim director Brett Fulgoni of the Santa Maria Public Works Department.

In addition to sidewalks, crews are also working on curbsides, gutters and
driveways.

"Kids can go to school ... safely cross the roads ... get there and then parents don’t have
to worry no more tripping hazards," said Glick.

If you see orange cones along the side of the road, crews are asking
drivers to slow down.

And while it may not look like much right now, you can expect a smoother walkway
once the project is finished.

"It will make everything safer you know ... you don’t have to worry about
tripping," said Gillot.

Crews are expected to continue working on the pavements for the next couple
of weeks.