PRESENTING A FINAL DRAFT ORDINANCE LATER THIS YEAR. THE CITY ALSO APPROVED USING MORE THAN $1 MILLION TO INSPECT AND REPAIR THE CITY’S HOLLOW SIDEWALKS. THOSE ARE SIDEWALKS THAT WERE BUILT OVER ORIGINAL SIDEWALKS WHEN THE CITY WAS RAISED BACK IN THE 1860S. SOME AREAS STILL HAVE THESE SIDEWALKS, LIKE THE ONES YOU SEE HERE PRIMARILY IN OLD AND DOWNTOWN SACRAMENTO. THE CITY CURRENTLY HAS A PROGRAM TO MONITOR THEM.
Sacramento allocates $1.2 million for hollow sidewalk repairs
Updated: 11:27 PM PDT Mar 24, 2026
Sacramento has approved using more than $1 million to inspect and repair the city’s hollow sidewalks, which were built over original sidewalks when the city was raised back in the 1860s. Some areas still have these sidewalks, primarily in old and downtown Sacramento.The city currently has a program to monitor them, and today’s vote sets aside $1.2 million to repair them.See more coverage of top California stories here | Download our app | Subscribe to our morning newsletter | Find us on YouTube here and subscribe to our channel
Sacramento has approved using more than $1 million to inspect and repair the city’s hollow sidewalks, which were built over original sidewalks when the city was raised back in the 1860s.
Some areas still have these sidewalks, primarily in old and downtown Sacramento.
The city currently has a program to monitor them, and today’s vote sets aside $1.2 million to repair them.
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