SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. – The City of South Lake Tahoe has announced a series of significant capital improvement projects (CIP) set to begin in 2025. These projects are part of the city’s ongoing commitment to enhancing infrastructure, improving public safety, and fostering community development. This summer, a total of $120 million in project implementation will occur.
Among the highlights is the continued construction of the highly anticipated Multi-Generational Recreation Center scheduled to open in April 2026. In addition, the city will undertake several other recreational projects, including repairs to the existing skatepark and the construction of a new street-style skatepark at Bijou Park.
For those who enjoy using the city’s extensive network of multi-use trails, a new segment will be constructed on Al Tahoe Boulevard adjacent to Bijou Park, and installation of bicycle repair stations in nine locations adjacent to multi-use trails will also provide an amenity for in-route bicycle maintenance.
Roadway rehabilitation and paving will occur on several streets in the Bonanza and Bijou Acres neighborhoods while city crews seal asphalt cracks and fill potholes throughout the city. Pioneer Trail, between Ski Run Boulevard and Larch Avenue, will be repaved as part of a complete street project that includes sidewalks and lighting on both sides of Pioneer Trail.
The second phase of the Tahoe Valley Greenbelt project will include multi-use trail upgrades in the open space area behind The Crossing at Tahoe Valley commercial center, where stormwater infrastructure and treatment basins will be constructed. Additional stormwater and drainage improvement projects will be constructed in the Bijou Park Creek and Bijou Acres neighborhood areas.
The city continues its commitment to reducing greenhouse gas emissions through energy savings projects that will reduce expenses in the long run. New solar canopies covering the parking at the corporation yard on D Street and the police station will provide energy production. The ice chiller system and transformer at the ice arena will be replaced, and a new roof will be installed to enhance energy efficiency. Upgraded energy system controls will also be implemented at several facilities to improve efficiency, and electric vehicle charging stations will be installed at the D Street corporation yard to power the city’s electric fleet vehicles.
Additional facility upgrades include a new roof for the police station, a new parking payment system, and electric vehicle charging stations at the parking garage, new exterior paint for the Stateline Transit Center, and upgrades to Fire Station 1.
View the City’s 2025 CIP interactive map and project information at: https://www.cityofslt.us/CIPStoryMap