HomeMy WebLinkAboutRPT 2 55 FWY CONST 04-01-85 REPORTS
MARCH 22, 1985
SLII~JECT:
WILLIAM HUSTON, CITY MANAGER
BOB LEDENDECKER, DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS/CITY'ENGINEER
COSTA MESA (NEWPORT) FREEWAY CONSTRUCTION - INFORI~t~TION REPORT
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BACKGROUND:.
CalTrans is proposing certain freeway construction along the Costa Mesa (Newport)
Freeway between Bristol Street in Costa Mesa and Lincoln Avenue in Orange. This
work will generally consist of the following:
1. Grinding of the ~1 and ~2 lanes in both directions between Bristol Street
and Irvine Blvd. (4th Street) to improve the riding quality of the
freeway pavement.
. 2. Replacement of the metal be~m guard rail in the center median with'the
concrete type jersey barrier between Dyer Road and Lincoln Avenue.
3. Crack and seating of concrete pavement and placement of asphaltic
concrete overlay (similar to work recently completed on the Santa Ana
Freeway) between Irvine Blvd. (¢th Street) and Lincoln Avenue.
4. Restriping of Costa Mesa Freeway from three travel lanes in each
direction to'four 11 ft. travel lanes in each direction between Dyer Road
and Lincoln Avenue.
DISCUSSION:
Caltrans indicated that all work will be done in the evening hours and will
require some freeway closures for the work described in item 3 above. These
closures will detour traffic to Tustin Avenue northerly of Irvine Blvd. and should
have minimal impacts to Tustin and our residents.
Bids for this work were opened on March 11, 1985 and it is anticipated that
construction will commence about mid-May.
CalTrans has named Mi. Leslie A. Brooks as the Resident Engineer for the project.
He is the same gentleman who administered the recent Santa Aha Freeway
rehabilitation project. Any questions from the community can be directed to Mr.
Brooks, (714) 535-2101 or the Tustin Engineering Division, (714) 544-8890.
Bob Ledendecker
Director of Public Works/City Engineer
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