CA Review GH
Meeting Date: March 19, 2024
To: Mayor and City Council
From: Scott Chadwick, City Manager
Staff Contact: Hossein Ajideh, Engineering Manager
[email protected], 442-339-2756
Subject: Update on the Build North Coast Corridor Program’s Chestnut Avenue Underpass Community Enhancement project
District: 1
Recommended Action
Receive an update from representatives of the Build North Coast Corridor Program regarding construction of the Chestnut Avenue Underpass Community Enhancement project.
Executive Summary
As part of the Build North Coast Corridor, or Build NCC, Program, the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) and the San Diego Association of Governments (SANDAG) are completing several community enhancement projects along the I-5 corridor. The City Council selected the Chestnut Avenue underpass as the preferred location for one of these projects on Oct. 15, 2019.
Explanation & Analysis
The presentation will cover the following information about the Chestnut Avenue Underpass Community Enhancement project:
• Construction schedule
• Anticipated construction impacts
• How the public is being notified about construction impacts • Planned improvements
The project began construction in February 2024 and is anticipated to be completed in summer 2025. Planned improvements include widening Chestnut Avenue at the freeway undercrossing to accommodate bike lanes, wider sidewalks and accessible crosswalks. In addition, these enhancements to the Chestnut Avenue underpass provide an opportunity for new public art.
City staff are leading the public art development process, coordinating with Caltrans and SANDAG.
Fiscal Analysis
There is no fiscal impact from receiving this informational report.
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Next Steps
City staff will continue to coordinate with the Build NCC project team to help ensure community members are aware of any temporary lane closures and other potential impacts throughout the construction process. City staff are also working to finalize a contract with the artist team selected by an Arts Commission subcommittee and will plan community outreach this spring to engage the community in the art project.
Environmental Evaluation
This action does not require environmental review because it does not constitute a project within the meaning of the California Environmental Quality Act under California Public Resources Code Section 21065 in that it has no potential to cause either a direct physical change or a reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change in the environment.
Exhibits
None.
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NORTH COAST CORRIDOR PROGRAM
Carlsbad City Council
March 19, 2024
3 Public Outreach
Complete – Jan/Feb
• Postcards
• Stakeholder emails
• Eblasts
• Social media
• Text alerts
• News release
• CMS signage
Upcoming – Near Completion
• Fliers
• Doorhangers
4 Chestnut Avenue Enhancements Timeline
JuneFebruary
2024 2025
Start of
Construction
Complete North
Retaining Wall
56-hour Closure
Begin South
Retaining Wall
Complete South
Retaining Wall
56-hour Closure
OctoberApril
Begin North
Retaining Wall
November
5 What to Expect
• Temporary lane closures, construction lights, and noise including Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) required vehicle back-up alarms
o Crews will work to minimize noise and impacts per our Contract specifications
• Access to homes will be maintained at all times
• Daytime work will take place from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m.
o Majority of work for this project will be completed during daytime hours • If needed, nighttime work will take place from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m. o No loud operations will occur at night
6 Construction Signs
7 Northbound I-5 Closure – March 25
• On Monday, March 25, at
11 p.m., crews will fully close
northbound I-5 from Carlsbad
Village Drive to State Route
78 • Motorists will be detoured via
Carlsbad Village Drive
• Closure to be lifted Tuesday,
March 26, at 4:30 a.m.
THANK YOU!
[email protected]
(844) NCC-0050