Prospect Avenue Project Update

Work continues on removing overhead wires and installing  undergrounding utility lines along the mile-long project from Cucamaca Street to Magnolia Avenue.

SDG&E, Cox Cable and AT&T are coordinating with property owners with the goal to complete the electrical conversion work by November.

Once the underground utility system is functioning, the overhead wires and wood power poles will be removed. This is expected to take six to eight weeks.

After the wires and poles are removed, workers will restore the disturbed areas with concrete and asphalt and should be finished in two or three weeks.

Additional landscaping, including shrubs and decorative rocks, will be installed after the undergrounded utility lines are functioning.  In the meantime, the trees planted earlier this year are being hand watered.

Questions about the project can be directed to Senior Civil Engineer Toby Espinola at (619) 258-4100 ext. 174.

Prospect Avenue Enhancement Update

Final paving of Prospect Avenue and the intersections at Magnolia Avenue and Cuyamaca Street has been completed except for areas where the old power poles need to be removed.

Telephone, power and cable companies are installing cable and wire into conduits below the surface, the next step toward converting  overhead wires to the new underground system.   The conversion work will be performed and coordinated with property owners by SDG&E, Cox and AT&T.

 

Once the utility and cable companies have converted all properties to the underground system, the overhead wires and the wood power poles holding them up will be removed.

Asphalt and concrete near the old power poles will be replaced once the poles are gone.

The new LED street lights will be turned on in segments as the power system is undergrounded.

Final Paving Set for Prospect Avenue Project

The final asphalt cap will be installed along one mile of Prospect Avenue between Cuyamaca Street and Magnolia Avenue beginning this weekend.
Paving will start at 4 a.m. Saturday, May 30 and continue into the late afternoon.  The same schedule will be followed Sunday, May 31.
On Monday, June 1, the intersection of Cuyamaca and Prospect avenues will be repaved from 8:30 p.m. and continue through 6 a.m. Tuesday.
The intersection of Magnolia and Prospect will be repaved on the night of Tuesday, June 2 from 8:30pm until 6:00 am.
During all phases of paving, there will be one travel lane in each direction open at all times.
Questions or concerns can be directed to Principal Civil Engineer Carl Schmitz at 619-258-4100 ext. 175.

Prospect Avenue Project Moving Ahead

Decorative pedestrian crossing at Cottonwood Ave.

Expect a bustle of activity in the “cone zone” along Prospect Avenue this week.

On Wednesday, April 1, pavement work will be occurring at the western end of Prospect between Railroad and North Magnolia avenues, the last major section of asphalt to be removed and replaced.

On Thursday, April 2, traffic lanes between Railroad and North Magnolia avenues will be re-routed to the outside lanes to allow workers to remove the center lane, which will be rebuilt.  For the duration of this work, turns across the construction zone will not be allowed. However, motorists can access businesses on the opposite side of the street by taking a U-turn at either Railroad or North Magnolia avenues.

The repaving of Hacienda Road on the north side of Prospect has been scheduled to begin in the next two weeks.  Flyers detailing the construction schedule will be distributed to residents.

A decorative sidewalk similar to the one recently installed at Cottonwood Avenue will be under construction at the North Magnolia Avenue intersection.

Workers this week will be installing street lights, installing electrical conduit  and equipment at businesses and residents to convert the overhead wires to an underground system.  Contractors will also be pouring concrete driveways and curbs throughout the project area, which stretches for a mile between Cuyamaca Street and North Magnolia Avenue.

Questions or comments about the project can be directed to Senior Civil Engineer Toby Espinola at  (619) 258-4100 ext. 174.

 

Prospect Avenue Corridor Enhancement Update

New landscaped center median
 

Construction has started near Gillespie Field on a center median that will be landscaped and decorated with stamped concrete. Pedestrian walkway lights will also be installed on the sidewalk next to the airport.

Workers are making foundations for new street lights that will be installed along the 1-mile project corridor. Special low-profile lights will be installed adjacent to the airport because of height restrictions.

Grading is being done to create a bioswale – a vegetated depression in the ground–that will capture stormwater runoff on the north side of Prospect near TC Construction Co.

A drip irrigation system is being installed, and installation of electrical conduit continues.

Crews continue to pour concrete curbs, gutters, sidewalks and driveways, so please avoid these areas.

Street paving will take place in various areas including: North half of Prospect between Cuyamaca and Cottonwood; Hacienda Road north of Prospect; Ian Way at the end of February.  Please heed the 25 m.p.h. speed limit in the “cone zone” construction area.

Contact Senior Civil Engineer Toby Espinola with any questions or concerns at 619-258-4100 ext. 174.

Prospect Ave Corridor Enhancement Project Update

Storm drain work

This week we’re installing more electrical conduit so we can underground overhead electric wires. This work will continue east of Cottonwood Avenue.

We’re also installing storm drain structures called curb inlets and catch basins on the south side of Prospect Avenue.

There’s also work being done on a retaining wall near Magnolia Avenue.

SDG&E is lowering gas pipes to allow us to install the new storm drain system.

The third of seven structures slated for demolition has been completed near Magnolia Avenue.



Building retaining wall
 

Work days and hours are 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Saturday.

Please observe the 25 mph speed limit within the construction cone zone, where traffic fines are subject to being doubled.  

Questions? Contact senior civil engineer Toby Espinola at 619-258-4100 x 174.

Prospect Avenue Enhancement Update

April 25, 2014

Installation of storm drain pipes continues this week, while workers install curb inlets and catch basins (places for storm water to drain) on the south side of Prospect.

Contractors will continue digging trenches between Cottonwood and Magnolia avenues to install conduit that will allow overhead wires to be placed underground.

SDG&E crews are continuing with their work lowering natural gas laterals – connections from the main line to adjoining buildings – to accommodate the new storm drains.

A new retaining wall is taking shape near Magnolia Avenue.

Work days and hours will continue to be Monday through Saturday from 6 a.m. to 6  p.m.

Project manager Toby Espinola urges motorists to observe the 25 m.p.h. speed limit in the construction cone zone.  Espinola can be reached at (619) 258-4100 ext. 174.

Prospect Avenue Enhancement Update

The first two of seven structures slated for removal were demolished last week.

This week, the project passed the 50-day mark as workers began installing underground conduit that will replace unsightly overhead electrical wires. Work started near Cottonwood Avenue and will move east toward Magnolia Avenue.

Meanwhile,  SDG&E is moving natural gas lines to accommodate the new storm drain system. Work days and hours will be 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Saturday.

Motorists should heed the 25 m.p.h. speed limit within the “cone zone,” and remember that traffic fines are double inside construction zones.

Questions or concerns about the project can be directed to Senior Civil Engineer Toby Espinola at (619) 258-4100 ext. 174.