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.

Mosquito Control in Santee

A helicopter under contract with County Vector Control will be dropping  pesticide granules on Wednesday over ponds in the San Diego River in Santee to control mosquitos.

 The pesticide consists of corn cob or sand granules coated with naturally occurring bacteria that target mosquito larvae and prevent them from developing into biting adults.

 Vector Control says the granules are not harmful to people, pets, plants or wildlife.

 The aerial pesticide applications take place between April and October as part of a public health effort to control West Nile virus.

More information about the program is available on the Vector Control website at www.sdcounty.ca.gov/deh/aerials

 

Prospect Avenue Enhancement Project Update

 

 

 

New textured crosswalk at Magnolia and Prospect avenues

There’s a bustle of activity this week on Prospect Avenue, where construction continues on a mile-long street beautification project.

Final paving originally scheduled for early May has been postponed.  New dates will be posted after the contractor has completed all pre-paving work items.

Boxes containing more than 100 trees and shrubs have been unloaded and they will be planted as soon as new electrical service boxes have been installed. More street lights are going up.
This week, the newly installed raised median along the Gillespie Field frontage will be completed.  Workers will also finish paving Ian Way and Hacienda Road on the north side of Prospect.

Electrical conversion boxes and other equipment related to the undergrounding of overhead wires is continuing. Electrical cables have been installed between Magnolia and Railroad avenues.

Nearly all of the new concrete curbs, gutters, sidewalks and driveways have been installed.

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

Santee to Host Regional Fire Training Exercise

If you see a large number of fire engines this week on Summit Avenue and adjacent streets, it’s because Santee is hosting a regional wild land fire training exercise that begins today, May 4.

More than 300 firefighters from Santee, El Cajon, La Mesa, Lemon Grove, Lakeside, Alpine, Viejas, Barona and Bonita fire departments will be participating.  In addition to classroom instruction, the firefighters will be outdoors performing live training exercises, including mock evacuations, laying out fire hoses and structure defense.

The training exercises –all simulations with no actual fires– will continue through May 29.