$1-Million Face-Lift Planned for Sepulveda Corridor

City officials plan to spend $1 million to spruce up the two-mile stretch of Sepulveda Boulevard that runs through Manhattan Beach to give the busy thoroughfare a new identity and generate more business.

The plan calls for landscaping medians, new signs, decorative flags and banners, aesthetic lighting and underground utilities, according to Director of Community Development Richard Thompson.

The Sepulveda streetscape plan has been designed to resemble the city’s downtown, which was refurbished in 1987, Thompson said.

“Our economic well-being is so dependent on the businesses on Sepulveda,” said Thompson, adding that busy street generates more than $3 million in sales tax revenue annually. “The city is totally committed to this project.”