With thirteen fatal crashes between 2019 and 2025, Millerton Road is one of the deadliest roads to travel in Fresno County.
One crash at the intersection of Via Bellagio, situated outside a gated community about three miles west of Table Mountain Casino, resulted in four deaths in 2020. Another person died in a crash at the same site two years later. About six minutes away, five people died in a 2022 crash at Millerton Road and Marina Drive.
The winding rural Fresno County road, referred to as “blood alley” by some locals, has been slated to undergo a revamp to help curb deadly crashes on the 5.7-mile stretch of road — but the project has hit a roadblock.
Fresno County has a detailed safety-improvement plan for Millerton Road. . The proposal calls for widening a 3.2-mile stretch of Millerton Road into a four-lane road and add two roundabouts near residences.
Amid funding difficulties, the county says Table Mountain Casino stepped up to widen a 0.8-mile portion of Millerton Road near the entrance of the casino. But Fresno County is still working to bring the rest of its plan to fruition.
Mohammad Alimi, design division manager for Fresno County Public Works and Planning, said the county has funding to construct one roundabout at the intersection of Millerton Road and Marina Drive and is awaiting environmental review and right-of-way acquisition.
As far as the road-widening effort, Alimi said the design and environmental review processes have been completed for a project spanning from Marina Drive to North Fork Road. However, the county hasn’t secured funding for right-of-way acquisition, utility relocation and construction.
Alimi said the county needs another $70 million for these projects, and multiple applications for federal grants have been unsuccessful. The county also wasn’t able to use funds from Measure C, a tax of 0.5 cents on every purchase that Fresno County residents have paid for the last 40 years to improve transportation.
“(We) had hoped that this project could be included in the list of regional projects funded through a renewed Measure C. However, the proposed expenditure plan limits the use of Measure C funds for capacity-increasing projects and restricts local agencies’ ability to use their local share for road widening,” Alimi said.
Alimi said the county is continuing to pursue federal funding and looking to reduce project scope and cost in an effort to improve competitiveness.
Until the county secures funding, it won’t have a timeline for when the Millerton Road project will be completed.
This story was originally published February 17, 2026 at 3:47 PM.
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