Current City Roadwork:
PG&E Reconductor Project - PG&E will be replacing electrical transmission lines around Arcata this summer in order to provide more reliable service to their customers. For more information and traffic updates, see the PG&E Reconductor Project page.
Highway 101 14th Street Southbound Onramp - The southbound onramp to Highway 101 at 14th Street will be closed from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Thursday and Friday, June 13 and 14, 2013 so City Public Works crews can maintain the sanitary sewer lines. F Street between 10th and 11th Streets will also be closed during those days and times with access from 11th Street only.
Please obey all posted traffic control signs and drive cautiously in the construction zones. Thank you for your patience as we maintain the City's valuable infrastructure.
Other City Construction Projects:
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Foster Avenue Extension
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Construction of new roadway from the Alliance Road/Foster Avenue intersection to the Jay Street/Sunset Avenue intersection (site of a future roundabout) approximately 2,000 feet to the northwest. This will be one of Arcata's truck routes and will provide more direct connectivity between Highway 101 and Arcata's northwestern neighborhoods. The project includes a bicycle/pedestrian path parallel to the road's entire length. GHD won the contract to draft engineering plans at the March 6, 2013 City Council meeting. |
Planning phase.
For more information contact the Public Works Department at (707) 822-5957.
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Sunny Brae Sewer Work
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City contractor Wahlund Construction is replacing the sewer mainline in the Sunny Brae Center area. Work has resumed with trench paving in the Sunny Brae neighborhood. Sewer line replacement work will begin on Monday, April 15 on Beverly Drive, proceeding to Sunny Brae Shopping Center and ending at 7th Street between I and J Streets. Work will take place on weekdays between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. All local businesses will remain open. Please anticipate traffic delays and plan travel accordingly.
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Active.
For more information contact the Public Works Department at (707) 822-5957.
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McDaniel Slough Wetlands Enhancement/Restoration Project Phase 5
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City's contractors Hooven and Company have ceased construction of a new levee and connecting the levee system with the CA-255 roadway levee for the winter and will resume work in the summer after Water Board permits are issued. The McDaniel Slough Wetlands project restores tidal and freshwater wetlands west of the City limits on the California Department of Fish and Game Mad River Wildlife Area. Humboldt Bay waters will be reintroduced to the project area sometime in 2013, restoring fish passage from the Bay to McDaniel Slough and Janes Creek. The project is funded by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the Natural Resources Conservation Service, the California Department of Fish and Game, the State Coastal Conservancy and the City of Arcata.
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On hold until summer - in permitting phase. Construction began August 13, 2012.
For more information contact the Environmental Services Department at (707) 822-8184.
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City of Eureka
Water Transmission Main
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The City of Eureka will be improving their water transmission main running from 7th Street through Samoa Boulevard, crossing through the Healthsport and Arcata Community Center parking lot. Work involves installing a 24-inch diameter pipe located within a City of Eureka easement. This project is on hold until spring of 2013. When the project resumes, work hours will be limited to 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday, and 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday. There will be two nights of work on 7th Street and Samoa Boulevard. |
On hold until spring - Construction began August 21, 2012.
For more information, contact the Public Works Department at (707) 822-5957.
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Concrete and Asphalt
Improvement Project
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The City of Arcata contracted with RAO Construction to install sidewalk and driveways throughout the city to replace failed concrete work and improve ADA access.
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Active - year round, weather permitting.
For more information, contact the Public Works Department at (707) 822-5957.
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Samoa Gateway Project
Phase II
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The Samoa Gateway Project's second phase consists of aesthetic elements including landscape planting, irrigation systems, decorative lighting, traffic and informational signage as well as art zones.
Funding for Phase II was to come from the Arcata Redevelopment Agency. With the State-mandated dissolution these California agencies, this funding went away. The City sought alternate funding and won a $243,000 federally-funded Transportation Enhancement grant with a local match of $57,000.
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In bid phase - The City is currently soliciting bids. Bid opening will take place on Tuesday, July 2, 2013 at 2 p.m. Work is anticipated to start in August, 2013.
For more information, contact the Public Works Department at (707) 822-5957.
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