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Fremont Mayor Raj Salwan seeks early funding for road repairs
Salwan said advancing its own transportation funds would keep road improvements on schedule while awaiting state reimbursement.
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Malvika Choudhary - Mon, 03, Aug 2026
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Raj Salwan / X/Raj Salwan
Fremont Mayor Raj Salwan said the city is seeking early access to funds to accelerate repairs on Peralta Boulevard and Mowry Avenue after state funding for the project was delayed until 2029.
The city has asked the Alameda County Transportation Commission (Alameda CTC) to advance Fremont's voter-approved Measure BB transportation funds, allowing work to continue while it awaits reimbursement from a state-backed funding plan tied to the sale of surplus state-owned land in Union City.
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Why is Peralta in such bad shape and when will the City fix it? Fair question.
— Raj Salwan (@RajSalwan) August 3, 2026
Here’s the honest answer.
Thornton, Fremont Blvd, Peralta, and Mowry used to be State Route 84 — a Caltrans road, not a Fremont road. When Fremont accepted it in 2019, the pavement was already in… pic.twitter.com/eisUpNX3f7
In a statement shared on social media and in a video update, Salwan said Peralta Boulevard has a pavement condition score of 29 out of 100, calling it "the worst street in Fremont," while Mowry Avenue is the city's second-worst roadway.
Salwan said Peralta Boulevard, Mowry Avenue, Thornton Avenue, and Fremont Boulevard were part of State Route 84 until 2019, when Fremont assumed responsibility for the roads from the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans).
"Fremont agreed to take it over on one condition. The state pays to fix the pavement," Salwan said in the video.
According to Salwan, the state agreed to fund the rehabilitation through proceeds from the sale of surplus state-owned land in Union City. While the sale was originally expected to be completed in 2026, it has now been pushed to 2029 due to prolonged developer negotiations and street design work.
"We're not waiting three more years," Salwan wrote on X. "We've already started on Peralta between Fremont Blvd and Parish, and we want to continue the work along Mowry all the way to Mission Blvd."
Salwan said Fremont is asking Alameda CTC to advance its dedicated Measure BB allocation so construction can continue before the state funding becomes available.
"No new tax. Not one extra dollar from Fremont taxpayers. Just our own money, years sooner," he wrote.
In the accompanying video, Salwan said Alameda CTC had previously advanced $2 million to begin work on Thornton Avenue and Fremont Boulevard. He said the city is now requesting a similar advance against its Measure BB allocation, with plans to repay the funds once proceeds from the state land sale are received.
"Fremont already has a dedicated share of Measure BB. Voter-approved, allocated, ours. Let us use it now and repay it when the state's funding lands," Salwan said.
The Peralta Boulevard and Mowry Avenue project is part of Fremont's broader effort to transform the former State Route 84 corridor into a Complete Streets network. Planned improvements include pavement rehabilitation, upgraded sidewalks, buffered bicycle lanes, enhanced pedestrian crossings, lighting, and other streetscape improvements aimed at improving safety and mobility for motorists, cyclists, and pedestrians.
Salwan said Fremont residents have waited long enough for roads that, in his view, should have been repaired before the state transferred ownership to the city.
"Fremont has waited long enough for a road the State should have fixed before it ever handed it to us," he wrote. "I will keep pushing until this is fixed."
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