Construction will begin Monday on another east-west bike boulevard in east Long Beach, this time on Sixth Street.

Third District Councilwoman Suzie Price said that the $1.5 million project has been in the works since 2013, with multiple public meetings. The 2.5-mile stretch starts at Bellflower Boulevard, running west to Junipero Avenue.

Included in the street work are 12 traffic circles and a major round-about at Sixth Street and Park Avenue. The Class 1 Bike Lane will include a sensor at Redondo Avenue tied into the traffic signal there.

“Not only does a bike boulevard provide traffic calming measures and intersection crossing improvements, but it also facilitates interconnectivity among schools, parks, and neighborhoods while providing an opportunity for street beautification,” Price said in an email.

“From the beginning of this project until now, our office has worked in conjunction with the city to seek community input on the project. The city met with community members from Belmont Heights, Alamitos Heights and Rose Park. These discussions heavily shaped the project; engaged community members even had the opportunity to customize the landscaping at traffic circles along the corridors.”

The western part of the project, from Redondo to Junipero, is in the Second Council District.

Construction will start on the stretch between Park and Roswell Avenue. It will include creation of the Sixth and Park round-about, closing that intersection from Monday to Aug. 23, if the work remains on schedule. That is the only scheduled full-street closure at this time.

The smaller traffic circles are planned for Sixth Street intersections at (from the east) Flint, Ultimo, Havana, Santiago, Roswell, Termino, Grand, Loma, Obispo, Orizaba, Temple and Stanley avenues. Continental crosswalks — those with broad horizontal stripes — will be added at all intersections.

The project cost will be $1.5 million and is paid for through the California Safe Routes to School Grant, Measure R, AB2766, and the Transportation Development Act.

The project will be completed in six phases. The tentative schedule for work after the Park to Roswell phase is:

• Phase 2, Aug. 23 to Sept. 15 — Santiago-Havana

• Phase 3, Sept. 15 to Oct. 6 — Ultimo-Flint

• Phase 4, Oct. 6 to Oct. 27 — Molina-Temple-Obispo

• Phase 5, Oct. 27 to Nov. 16 — Orizaba-Loma-Grand

• Phase 6, Nov. 16 to Dec. 3 — Temple/ Ximeno

For more information about the project, call Price’s office at 562-570-6300.

Harry Saltzgaver is executive editor of Gazette Newspapers. He can be reached at hsalt@gazettes.com.