The San Diego County Board of Supervisors approved the contract process for a new sidewalk along Winter Gardens Boulevard in Lakeside.
The supervisors’ 5-0 vote Jan. 30 authorizes the director of the county’s Department of Purchasing and Contracting to advertise the project for bid and to award a contract, designates the director of the county’s Department of Public Works as the county officer responsible for administering the contract, appropriates $500,000 for the work, and finds the minor alteration to an existing public road to be categorically exempt from California Environmental Quality Act review.
The new sidewalk segment on Winter Gardens Boulevard will be between Woodside Avenue and Lemon Crest Drive. The work will also include curb ramps meeting current Americans with Disabilities Act standards, pedestrian push button signal controls, and crosswalk striping. The new sidewalk is expected to enhance pedestrian safety, accessibility, and walkability.
The funding for the $500,000 estimated cost including contingency was obtained from a $450,000 Federal Highway Safety Improvement Program grant provided by the Federal Highway Administration and $50,000 of state exchange funds.
All work will be performed within existing county right-of-way, so no right-of-way acquisition is needed.
During the construction period traffic controls will be in place to limit impacts to travelers and the community, and prior to the construction work road signs will be placed along Woodside Avenue to notify the public of the location and the approximate dates of the work. The Lakeside Community Planning Group was informed of the project’s impacts and voted 11-0 Nov. 7 to recommend approval of the work.
The construction is expected to begin in summer 2019 and be complete by the end of 2019.
