Presentation to
City of Visalia City Council
March 4, 2024
Your Project Team:
2 CITY OF VISALIA:
Jason Huckleberry, Director Engineering & Building Dept. Lupe Garcia, Acting City Engineer
Rebecca Keenan, Senior Civil Engineer
CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (CALTRANS):
Curt Hatton, Project Management Office Chief
Shavonne Conley, Project Manager
Irene Lee, Design Manager
Peter Chander, Design Project Engineer
TULARE COUNTY ASSOCIATION OF GOVERNMENTS (TCAG):
Theodore Smalley, Executive Director
Today’s Agenda:
3 CITY OF VISALIA:
Caltrans Process & Brief Project Review to
PA&ED phase.
CALTRANS:
Review of Overall Project Design
Review of Right of Way & Utility Relocations
Construction Phasing
Schedule
NEXT STEPS
QUESTIONS
Caltrans Process
4 Lovers Lane Rehabilitation Project
5 6
Lovers Lane Interchange Improvements
7 Right of Way Certification & Utility Relocations
• Utility Conflicts Resolved with:
• Right of Way Certification was completed on January 17, 2024 • All Right of Way for the project has been acquired and Utility Agreements are finalized.
• SoCalGas • City of Visalia
• SCE • Comcast
• AT&T • California Water Co.
• Tulare Irrigation District
Construction Staging (TID Culvert)
8 LOVERS LANE (SR 216)
NORTH
Construction Staging
9 Stage Stage-1, Phase-1
Description of Work West side retaining wall under Lovers Lane/Route 198 bridge Number of working days 45-working day
Lanes Closed Southbound Lovers Lane, Outside shoulder under the bridge Lane Closure hours 24/7 until work is complete
Traffic detour No
Pedestrian detour Yes, use northbound Lovers Lane sidewalk between Mineral King Ave and Noble Ave.
MINERAL KING
NOBLE
EB RAMPS
SR 198
LOVERS LANE (SR 216)
NORTH
Construction Staging Stage Stage-1, phase-4
Description
of Work
Construct outside
shoulder, sidewalk, and
curb ramps along
southbound Lovers Lane
between 1) Mineral King
and Mill Creek Parkway, 2)
Mill Creek Parkway and
Douglas Ave, and 3)
Douglas Ave and Houston
Ave
Number of
working
days
30-working day
Lanes
Closed
Southbound Lovers Lane,
Outside lane, and
shoulder
Lane
Closure
hours
24/7 until work is
complete, Driveway and
local road access open.
Traffic
detour
No
10 DOUGLAS
HOUSTON
MILL CRK PKWY
DOUGLAS
MILL CRK PKWY
MINERAL KING
LOVERS LANE (SR 216)
LOVERS LANE (SR 216)
LOVERS LANE (SR 216)
NORTH
Construction Staging
11 Stage Stage-1, phase-5
Description
of Work
Construct outside
shoulder, sidewalk, and
curb ramps along
northbound Lovers
Lane between 1)
Mineral King and Mill
Creek Parkway, 2) Mill
Creek Parkway and
Douglas Ave, and 3)
Douglas Ave and
Houston Ave
Number of
working
days
30-working day
Lanes
Closed
Northbound Lovers
Lane, Outside lane, and
shoulder
Lane
Closure
hours
24/7 until work is
complete, Driveway
and local road access
open.
Traffic
detour
No
DOUGLAS
HOUSTON
MILL
CRK PKWY
DOUGLAS
MILL
CRK PKWY
MINERAL
KING
LOVERS LANE (SR 216)
LOVERS LANE (SR 216)
LOVERS LANE (SR 216)
NORTH
Construction Staging
12 Stage Stage-2, Phase-1 AND 4
Description of Work East side retaining wall under Lovers Lane/Route 198 bridge Number of working days 45-working day
Lanes Closed Northbound Lovers Lane, outside lane and shoulder under the bridge Lane Closure hours 24/7 until work is complete
Traffic detour No
Pedestrian detour Yes, use southbound Lovers Lane sidewalk between Mineral King Ave and Noble Ave.
NOBLE
EB RAMPS
SR 198
MINERAL KING
LOVERS LANE (SR216)
NORTH
Construction Staging
13 Stage Stage-2, phase-2
Description
of Work
Reconstruct median
island along Lovers Lane
between, 1) Mineral
King and Mill Creek
Parkway, 2) Mill Creek
Parkway and Douglas
Ave, and 3) Douglas Ave
and Houston Ave
Number of
working
days
40-working day
Lanes
Closed
Northbound &
southbound Lovers
Lane, Inside lanes
Lane
Closure
hours
24/7 until work is
complete
Traffic
detour
No
DOUGLAS
HOUSTON
MILL
CRK PKWY
DOUGLAS
MILL
PRK PKWY
MINERAL
KING
LOVERS LANE (SR 216)
LOVERS LANE (SR 216)
LOVERS LANE (SR 216)
NORTH
Construction Staging
14 Stage Stage-2, phase-3
Description
of Work
Resurface outside
lanes along
Southbound and
Northbound Lovers
Lane between,
Mineral King Ave
and Houston Ave
Number of
working
days
10-working day
Lanes Closed Northbound &
southbound Lovers
Lane, outside lanes
Lane Closure
hours
8 am to 6 pm
Traffic
detour
No
DOUGLAS
HOUSTON
MILL
CRK PKWY
DOUGLAS
MILL
CRK PKWY
MINERAL
KING
LOVERS LANE (SR 216)
LOVERS LANE (SR 216)
LOVERS LANE (SR 216)
NORTH
Construction Staging
15 Stage Stage-3, phase-1
Description of Work Remove Mineral King Ave between Stapp Drive and Lovers Lane and reconstruct westbound ramps.
Number of working days 45-working day
Lanes Closed Existing westbound on and off ramp
Lane Closure hours 24/7 until work is complete
Traffic detour Yes, Westbound ramp traffic moved to Ben Maddox Way interchange with temporary traffic signal at the ramp intersection.
LOVERS
LANE
STAPP
NORTH
Stage Stage-3, phase-1
Description
of Work
Remove Mineral King
Ave between Stapp
Drive and Lovers Lane
and reconstruct
westbound ramps.
Number of
working days
45-working day
Lanes Closed Existing westbound on
and off ramp
Lane Closure
hours
24/7 until work is
complete
Traffic detour Yes, Westbound ramp
traffic moved to Ben
Maddox Way
interchange with
temporary traffic
signal at the ramp
intersection.
Construction Staging (Detour 3-1)
16 LOVERS LANE
STAPP
SR 198
NORTH
MINERAL KINGBEN MADDOX
MCAULLIF
Construction Staging
17 Stage Stage-3, phase-
2 Description of
Work
Resurface
Houston Ave
Number of
working days
10-working day
Lanes Closed One lane in
each direction
Lane Closure
hours
10.00 am to
3.00 pm
Traffic detour No
LOVERS
LANE
MCAULIFF
HOUSTON
HOUSTON
NORTH
Construction Staging
18 Stage Stage-4, phase-1
Description
of Work
Reconstruct
Eastbound on and
offramps
Number of
working
days
2-working day,
Lanes
Closed
Eastbound on and
offramp
Lane
Closure
hours
56-hour weekend
closure, Friday 10.00
pm to Monday 6.00
am
Traffic
detour
Yes. To Ben Maddox
Way interchange
EB RAMPS
LOVERS LANE
NORTH
Construction Staging (Detour 4-1)
19 Stage Stage-4, phase-1
Description
of Work
Reconstruct
Eastbound on and
offramps
Number of
working
days
2-working day,
Lanes
Closed
Eastbound on and
offramp
Lane
Closure
hours
56-hour weekend
closure, Friday 10.00
pm to Monday 6.00
am
Traffic
detour
Yes. To Ben Maddox
Way interchange
NOBLE
BEN MADDOX
LOVERS LANE
NORTH
TULARE
Construction Staging
20 Stage Stage-4, phase-2
and 3
Description
of Work
Widen and
Reconstruct Noble
Ave
Number of
working days
20-working day
Lanes Closed All lanes
(Nighttime),
Occasional
reversing traffic
control (Day time)
Lane Closure
hours
10.00 pm to 6.00
am, 9.00 am to
3.00 pm
Traffic detour Yes. Through City
Streets
NOBLE
NOBLE
LOVERS LANE
LOVERS LANE
NORTH
STAGE 2
STAGE 3
Construction Staging (Detour 4-2&3)
21 Stage Stage-4, phase-2 and 3
Description of Work Widen and Reconstruct
Noble Ave
Number of working days 20-working day
Lanes Closed All lanes (Nighttime),
Occasional reversing traffic
control (Day time)
Lane Closure hours 10.00 pm to 6.00 am, 9.00
am to 3.00 pm
Traffic detour Yes. Through City Streets
TULARE
SR 198
LOVERS LANE
LOVERS
LANE
STAGE 2
STAGE 3 TULARE
BEN
MADDOX
VISTA
SR 198
NORTH
NORTH
Construction Staging
22 Stage Stage-5, phase-1
Description of Work Reconstruct Lovers Lane, South side of Noble Ave Number of working
days
5-working day,
Lanes Closed All Lanes during nighttime
Lane Closure hours 10.00 pm to 6.00 am
Traffic detour Yes. Through City Streets
LOVERS LANE
NOBLE
EB RAMPS
SR 198 LOVERS LN
EB RAMPS
SR 198
NORTH
NORTH
Construction Staging (Detour 5-1, Nights)
23 Stage Stage-5, phase-1
Description
of Work
Reconstruct Lovers
Lane, South side of
Noble Ave
Number of
working days
5-working day,
Lanes Closed All Lanes during
nighttime
Lane Closure
hours
10.00 pm to 6.00 am
Traffic detour Yes. Through City
Streets
BEN
MADDOX
VISTA
TULARE
MINERAL KING
LOVERS LANE
SR 198
NORTH
Construction Staging
24 Stage Stage-5, phase-2
Description
of Work
Reconstruct Intersections:
EB on/off ramps, Noble,
Mineral King
Number of
working days
2-working day,
Lanes Closed Lovers Lane. All lanes
between Noble Ave and
Mineral King Ave
Lane Closure
hours
56-hour weekend closure,
Friday 10.00 pm to
Monday 6.00 am
Traffic
detour
Yes. Through City Streets
NOBLE
EB RAMPS
SR 198
LOVERS LN
NORTH
Construction Staging (Detour 5-2, 56 hours)
25 Stage Stage-5, phase-2
Description
of Work
Reconstruct
Intersections: EB
on/off ramps, Noble,
Mineral King
Number of
working
days
2-working day,
Lanes
Closed
Lovers Lane. All
lanes between Noble
Ave and Mineral King
Ave
Lane
Closure
hours
56-hour weekend
closure, Friday 10.00
pm to Monday 6.00
am
Traffic
detour
Yes. Through City
Streets
GOSHEN
SR 198
MINERAL KING
LOVERS LN
TULARE
BEN
MADDOX
MAIN ST
NORTH
Construction Funding Commitment and Schedule
26 Caltrans $20.9 Million
TCAG $2.2 Million
Project Milestone Target Schedule
CALIFORNIA TRANSPORTATION
COMMISSION (CTC)
March 2024
Advertise for Construction April 2024
Construction Approval July 2024
Construction to Begin September/October 2024
Construction Complete July 2026