Department of Public Works
Mid-Embarcadero Fact Sheet
- Total all Trees: 254
- Number of Canary Island Palm Trees: 110
- Heightof Palm Trees in Feet: 24-35
- Age of Palm Trees in Years: 20-25
- Weight of a Single Palm Tree: 20-25 thousand pounds
- Cost of a Single Palm Tree: $8,000
- Number of Sycamores: 144
- Plaza Size in Square Feet: 73,300
- Number of Granite Pavers in Plaza: Approximately 20,000
- Lenght of new road: Approximately One Mile (4425 feet)
- Asphalt Used: 9000 Tons
- Concrete Poured: 30,000 cubic yards
- Length of Fiber Optic: 4,200 feet
- Total weight of granite used: 1,500 tons
- Height of Light Cannon: 65 feet
- Altitude (4) Cannon Lights attain at intersection: 550 feet
- Approximate Project Cost: $50 million
- Revenue Source:
- Federal Highway Administration: $21.5 million
- Caltrans: $3.9 million
- Prop. B Bonds (local half-cent sales-tax initiative): $5.5 million
- MUNI:$18.1 million
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