$1-Million Renovation of Sepulveda Blvd. Planned

City officials are moving ahead with plans to reinvent Sepulveda Boulevard in an attempt to give an identify to the two-mile stretch of road that runs through Manhattan Beach.

A design has been approved that calls for landscaping medians and adding new entryway signs and flags and banners.

The first phase of the $1-million project is scheduled to begin in March. The second phase, scheduled to begin later next year, calls for improving sidewalks and intersections and relocating utility lines underground.

“We want to develop a unifying theme so that you will know you’re in Manhattan Beach,” said Richard Thompson, community development director. “So that you will want to stay and shop.”