The city has begun to resurface two major roadways in downtown Carlsbad as part of its regular program to extend the life of roadways, keep them smooth and improve safety. The work will cause some traffic delays on Carlsbad Boulevard north of Tamarack Avenue to the city limits in Oceanside, and on Carlsbad Village Drive between Interstate 5 and Carlsbad Boulevard.
Work crews began to remove deteriorating asphalt on Carlsbad Boulevard on Wednesday, May 15, and will begin repaving the roadway on May 20.
The work will necessitate some lane closures, so motorists are advised to use alternative routes until the repaving is completed on or about May 24.
After Carlsbad Boulevard is resurfaced, work crews will turn their attention to Carlsbad Village Drive between Interstate 5 and the beach. Repaving that roadway is expected to begin on May 28 and will take place at night, between 9 p.m. and 6 a.m.
“We decided to do this work at night to reduce the impact on the businesses along Carlsbad Village Drive,” said City of Carlsbad Streets Superintendent John Maashoff. “It’s more of a commercial district, so the night work isn’t anticipated to affect many residences.”
Some residential streets also will be repaved. See a map of the affected streets.
The Carlsbad Boulevard project also will include lowering the boulevard near the Carlsbad Army Navy Academy at Cypress Avenue to improve access and mobility for pedestrians, bicyclists and motorists parking along the boulevard.
After Carlsbad Boulevard and Carlsbad Village Drive are repaved, they will be restriped to make them more bicycle-friendly. The city will widen bicycle lanes on Carlsbad Boulevard, a popular coastal route, and add bicycle lanes to Carlsbad Village Drive for the very first time. Adding and enhancing bicycle lanes is part of the City of Carlsbad’s “livable streets” program, which seeks to make city streets more accessible to people using all modes of transportation, not just motorists.
Under the city’s pavement management program, city transportation engineers evaluate the city’s streets every year to make sure they are well maintained. This year’s streets were chosen based on their age and pavement condition.
Some streets require a new pavement layer, which involves patching the pavement surface to remove cracks and other defects, then applying a thin layer of rubberized asphalt concrete to the surface. Other streets needed only a coat of slurry seal to bring them up to the proper standard. Carlsbad Boulevard and Carlsbad Village Drive are receiving a new pavement layer, and the expected life of new pavement will be about 20 years.
The $2.45 million contract for the city’s pavement overlay project was awarded to All American Asphalt, and the $923,000 contract for the slurry seal project was awarded to Valley Slurry Seal. The City of Carlsbad Construction Management and Inspection team will supervise the work. The project is funded through the city’s Capital Improvement Program budget, and the money comes from state gas tax funds, TransNet funds and fees paid by trash haulers.
For more information
John Maashoff, streets superintendent, 760-434-2980, john.maashoff@carlsbadca.gov
Jon Schauble, project engineer, 760-602-2762, jon.schauble@carlsbadca.gov
City media contact
Kristina Ray, City of Carlsbad, 760-434-2957, kristina.ray@carlsbadca.gov
