El Dorado Street Widening - Phase II
Pre-Construction Public Meeting
Postponed. Watch this space for a new meeting date.
CONSTRUCTION TO BEGIN SOON!
The
Project
In 1990, San Joaquin County voters approved Measure K, a ½-cent
sales tax increase to fund a system of improved highways and local
streets, new passenger rail and bus routes, and better air quality.
Subsequently, the City of
Stockton
completed the Stockton Streets Improvement Project (SSIP), which
identified roadway improvements to nine major street corridors that
would be required to meet future traffic needs. In 1994 the City Council
adopted the SSIP and specific plans for nine separate roadway corridors.
The El Dorado Street
corridor between Yokuts
Avenue and Mariposa Avenue was included. In 2005 the
City completed the El Dorado Street Widening Phase I improvements
between
Yokuts Avenue
and the Calaveras River.
The City is now ready
to begin construction on the El Dorado Street Widening Phase II project,
which will begin just north of the Calaveras River and end at Mariposa Avenue
The Phase II project
will widen
El Dorado Street
from Mariposa Avenue to just north of the
Calaveras
River. Each side of the
existing roadway will be widened to accommodate an additional northbound
traffic lane. The Calaveras River Bridge will not need to be widened;
however, the existing curbed median on the bridge will be reconstructed
to accommodate the additional northbound lane. A public art element will
be added to the bridge. New curb, gutter and five-foot sidewalks will be
constructed. The City has completed the street lighting from Alpine
Avenue to the Calaveras River as part of the recently completed
Rule 20 District utility under grounding project. Intersection
improvements at Alpine Avenue,
Fulton Street and Churchill Street will replace signals and
add an additional southbound left-turn lane at Alpine Avenue.
Right-of-way will be acquired where needed to provide the necessary
roadway widths. The existing pavement will be rehabilitated.
Project Benefits
The improvements will
benefit neighbors and motorists by reducing traffic delays within the
corridor and repairing damaged curb, gutter and sidewalks.
Schedule
Construction on the
entire project is expected to take approximately one year.
What to Expect at the Public Meeting
The upcoming meeting is an opportunity for citizens and businesses in the project area to
learn what to expect in the months ahead, including how traffic will be
handled, and how the completed project will look.
Your comments and
questions are welcome.
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