Local Project Listing 2018 – Page 5 – Save California Streets

Oregon Gulch Road Bridge Replacement across Morris Ravine

Location Oregon Gulch Road, 0.1 miles east of Cherokee Road City or County Responsible for Project Butte County Category Bridge: Efficient and Sustainable Bridge Maintenance, Construction and Reconstruction Projects Author Raymond Cooper Organization Butte County Public Works Address 7 County Center Drive, Oroville, CA 95965 Phone 530-538-7681 Project Description Butte County Oregon Gulch Road Bridge Replacement across Morris Ravine This project is a bridge replacement funded through the Federal Highway Bridge Program (HBP) in conjunction with the Off Federal-aid System (OFS) Highway Bridge Program. In general, the project involved the replacement and the subsequent removal of an existing bridge. The new bridge, completed in the fall of 2017 was constructed on a new alignment immediately adjacent and just downstream of the previous crossing. This allowed local traffic to be preserved throughout construction. The new bridge is a single-span pre-stressed cast-in-place reinforced concrete slab type highway bridge approximately 70 feet in […]

January 8, 2018
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Roundabout at Cliff Drive and Las Positas Road

Location Intersection of Cliff Drive and Las Positas Road City or County Responsible for Project City of Santa Barbara Category Roads: Efficient and Sustainable Road Maintenance, Construction and Reconstruction Projects. Author Brian D’Amour, PE Organization City of Santa Barbara, Public Works Department Address 630 Garden Street, PO Box 1990, Santa Barbara, CA 93102 Phone 805-897-2661 Project Description The Roundabout at Cliff Drive and Las Positas Road began construction in November of 2016 and was completed in April of 2017; on time and within budget. The old stop-controlled intersection experienced recurring congestion and queuing during the busy commute hours. The new roundabout improves traffic flow at the intersection and reduces congestion, while reducing fuel consumption and emissions. The improved intersection enhances safety for all modes of travel. The roundabout has been designed for future connectivity to proposed future pathways along Las Positas Road and Cliff Drive. The project also includes new […]

January 8, 2018
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City of Santa Cruz Branciforte Creek Bicycle/Pedestrian Bridge and Multi-Use Trail Project

Location From the existing Riverwalk path under the Soquel Avenue Bridge and over Branciforte Creek to San Lorenzo Park, Santa Cruz, CA 95060 City or County Responsible for Project City of Santa Cruz Category Bridge: Efficient and Sustainable Bridge Maintenance, Construction and Reconstruction Projects Author Janice Bisgaard Organization CIty of Santa Cruz Address 809 Center Street, Santa Cruz, CA 95060 Phone 831 420 5166 Project Description The Branciforte Creek Bicycle/Pedestrian Bridge and Multi-Use Trail Project meets terms outlined in the City of Santa Cruz 2003 Lorenzo Urban River Plan recognizing the San Lorenzo Riverwalk as an important alternative transportation corridor and outlining the construction of a pedestrian/bicycle bridge to connect the existing Riverwalk path under the Soquel Avenue Bridge and over Branciforte Creek to San Lorenzo Park. Until the completion of the Branciforte Creek Bicycle/Pedestrian Bridge and Multi-Use Trail Project in September 2017, there was a gap in the Riverwalk. […]

January 5, 2018
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Santa Clara Avenue Bike Lane and Pedestrian Improvements

Location On Santa Clara Avenue, just north of the city of Oxnard City or County Responsible for Project County of Ventura Category Complete Streets Projects Author Chris Hooke Organization County of Ventura, Public Works Agency Address 800 South Victoria Ave., Ventura, CA 93009 Phone 805-654-2048 Project Description Santa Clara Avenue Bike Lane and Sidewalk Improvements In the spring of 2017 the County of Ventura completed a project to improve the safety for vehicles, pedestrians, and bicyclists along Santa Clara Avenue near Oxnard. The project converted a narrow two-lane road with an unusually high vehicle accident rate to a multi-modal corridor, safely accommodating bicyclists, pedestrians, parking, and increased traffic. Along its half-mile length, the project added a sidewalk, bike lanes, a parking lane, wider through lanes, and a center two-way turn lane. The construction cost $649,000, including approximately $522,000 in federal HSIP funding. Construction took two months, between February and April […]

January 5, 2018
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Gardendale Street Improvement Project

Location Gardendale Street from Lakewood Boulevard to Garfield Avenue City or County Responsible for Project City of Downey Category Complete Streets Projects Author Julio Guerrero Organization City of Downey Address 11111 Brookshire Avenue Downey, CA 90241 Phone 5629047110 Project Description The Gardendale Street Improvement Project (Lakewood Blvd. – Garfield Ave) was completed to address the need for dynamic “complete streets” that adhered to the bicycle master plan of three agencies. It included rehabilitation of a secondary arterial street that could no longer be repaired through routine street maintenance due its deterioration to a state of disrepair thereby requiring a complete rehabilitation. Additionally, the street was to be re-striped to accommodate a road diet with a bicycle lane in each direction in compliance with the City’s bicycle master plan in an effort to establish a regional east-west bike travel connection between the Los Angeles and San Gabriel River bike paths. Other […]

January 4, 2018
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2016 Cold-In-Place Recycling Project

Location Southern portion of Bayshore Boulevard in Brisbane, CA City or County Responsible for Project City of Brisbane Category Roads: Efficient and Sustainable Road Maintenance, Construction and Reconstruction Projects. Author Karen Kinser, PE Organization City of Brisbane Address 50 Park Place, Brisbane, CA 94005 Phone 415.508.2133 Project Description The City of Brisbane and its residents care deeply about a wide variety of sustainability issues. Work is being done by the government, citizens, and businesses to lower the environmental impact of our activity and preserve natural habitat. The City is committed to providing a safe community which is ecologically sound and fiscally prudent; these priorities are highlighted as two of five goals in the Council-adopted Community Goals. Additionally, the City has committed to reducing its greenhouse gas emissions in accordance with AB32 through the Climate Action Plan adopted in 2015; work to update the plan for increased emissions reductions to align […]

January 4, 2018
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Thousand Oaks Blvd Overhead Utility Undergrounding

Location Thousand Oaks Boulevard City or County Responsible for Project City of Thousand Oaks Category Roads: Efficient and Sustainable Road Maintenance, Construction and Reconstruction Projects. Author Nader Heydari Organization City of Thousand Oaks Address 2100 TO Blvd Phone 8054492392 Project Description The City of Thousand Oaks partnered with Southern California Edison, Spectrum, Crown Castle, and numerous property owners to greatly improve the City’s main thoroughfare by removing 1.5 miles of overhead electrical and communication wires, along with 53 electrical poles from Thousand Oaks Blvd. This included undergrounding all of SCE’s existing overhead 16kV distribution and 66kV transmission electrical lines, along with all communication lines from Spectrum and Crown Castle across the entire 1.5 mile project limits, with the 2 separate trenches placed on both sides of the street. The project limits extended across several important landmarks such as the Post Office, Auto Mall, Westlake High School, several of the City’s […]

January 3, 2018
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Flashing Yellow Arrow – Traffic Signal Installations and Left-turn Modifications

Location Carnelian St at Banyan St, 6th St at Utica Ave, Milliken Ave at Victoria Park Ln, Milliken Ave at Terra Vista Pkwy, Milliken Ave at Mountain View Dr City or County Responsible for Project Rancho Cucamonga Category Safety or Intelligent Transportation System Projects Author Alberto Espinoza Organization City of Rancho Cucamonga – Engineering Services Department Address 10500 Civic Center Drive Phone 909-774-4051 Project Description The Flashing Yellow Arrow (FYA) was introduced to the City of Rancho Cucamonga in spring of 2017 at five signalized intersections to bring awareness, efficiency, and safety to these locations. The new traffic control devices were installed at three existing intersections located at Milliken Avenue/Victoria Park Lane, Milliken Avenue/Terra Vista Parkway, and Milliken Avenue/Mountain View Drive. The three existing signals were converted from traditional protective-permissive operation to FYA. In addition, two new traffic signals were installed at Carnelian Street/Banyan Street and Utica Avenue/6th Street with […]

January 3, 2018
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Bellflower Boulevard at Imperial Highway Intersection Improvement Project

Location Bellflower Boulevard at Imperial Highway City or County Responsible for Project City of Downey Category Roads: Efficient and Sustainable Road Maintenance, Construction and Reconstruction Projects. Author Julio Guerrero Organization City of Downey Address 11111 Brookshire Avenue Downey, CA 90241 Phone 5629047110 Project Description The Bellflower Boulevard at Imperial Highway Intersection Improvement Project is an example of an innovative roadway program that proactively sought to achieve safety, preservation and sustainability goals of the statewide local street and road system. The project developed a program that sought to achieve several goals: 1) increased vehicular capacity, 2) reduced congestion, fuel consumption and Greenhouse gas emissions, 3) enhanced traffic safety and 4) promote environmentally sustainable practices. The program for the proposed project was developed in response to the Metro I-605 Freeway Corridor Hot Spots Congestion Feasibility Study. This document identified deficiencies that increasingly led to freeway congestion along the corridor, or “hot spots,” […]

January 2, 2018
105

Victor Avenue Safety Project

Location Victor Avenue between the Churn Creek Bridge and Enterprise Park City or County Responsible for Project City of Redding Category Safety or Intelligent Transportation System Projects Author Chuck Aukland Organization City of Redding Address 777 Cypress Avenue, Redding, CA 96001 Phone 530-225-4170 Project Description The City of Redding recently completed the construction of an HSIP project with the purpose of enhancing the corridor with speed reduction and traffic operation elements to improve vehicle, pedestrian and bicycle safety. The following improvements were constructed along this stretch of Victor Avenue that is just over a mile long: two round-abouts constructed; squared up intersections at Vega and Conifer to shorten the crossing distance of Victor Avenue; installed rectangular rapid flashing beacons (RRFB) at 3 locations, one of which also has a refuge island; provided high visibility crosswalks at all other crossings; constructed an 8-foot wide separated and paved multi-purpose path between Galaxy […]

December 19, 2017
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Category: Local Project Listing 2018

Oregon Gulch Road Bridge Replacement across Morris Ravine

Roundabout at Cliff Drive and Las Positas Road

City of Santa Cruz Branciforte Creek Bicycle/Pedestrian Bridge and Multi-Use Trail Project

Santa Clara Avenue Bike Lane and Pedestrian Improvements

Gardendale Street Improvement Project

2016 Cold-In-Place Recycling Project

Thousand Oaks Blvd Overhead Utility Undergrounding

Flashing Yellow Arrow – Traffic Signal Installations and Left-turn Modifications

Bellflower Boulevard at Imperial Highway Intersection Improvement Project

Victor Avenue Safety Project

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