“Know Before You Go” is a weekly series that highlights construction projects throughout Santa Monica for the upcoming week, provided by the city of Santa Monica.
Street and park lighting project Work has begun on upgrading street lighting with new fixtures and circuits. Construction for this project occurs in the sidewalk area and may impact pedestrians. Parking restrictions also will be in place immediately adjacent to the work areas. This work is currently occurring on Ocean Avenue between Colorado Boulevard and Arizona Avenue. Beach Pedestrian Access Due to the recent rains and the saturated conditions of the bluffs, the Montana and Idaho avenue stairs are closed between Palisades Park and PCH. This closure is expected to last until early summer. A final geotech evaluation will be made at that time. Civic Center parking structure Construction of a new 900-space Civic Center public parking structure located on Fourth Street, next to the Public Safety Facility has begun. Parts of levels one and two along the north and east elevations of the building will be dedicated for retail/office use. Construction will require the closure of Avenida Mazatlan, and portions of the west side Fourth Street sidewalk. Completion is scheduled for summer of 2006. Franklin Reservoir roof strengthening project This project involves the strengthening of the Franklin Reservoir roof. During the course of this project, Franklin Street will be closed to both vehicles and pedestrians between Lipton and Montana. Gas main replacement Southern California Gas Co. is replacing a four-inch gas main on Maple Street between 16th and Euclid streets. There will be detours around work areas. Main Library Construction is underway on the new main library, located at 601 Santa Monica Blvd. During construction, visit the temporary library at 1324 Fifth St., or any of the branch libraries. There is currently no sidewalk access on Santa Monica Boulevard, and Sixth and Seventh streets, which are adjacent to the project.
Memorial and Los Amigos Park building replacement Demolition of existing park buildings and construction of new restrooms, concession stands and storage buildings. Access to Los Amigos Park bleacher areas and baseball field has been restored. Pedestrian and disabled access through Memorial Park has been restored. Park buildings are still under construction and inaccessible to the public. Memorial Park is located at Olympic Boulevard and 14th Street, and Los Amigos Park is located at Fifth and Hollister streets. Memorial Park skatepark Construction of a new skate park facility at Memorial Park, located at Olympic Boulevard and 14th Street, is underway. During construction there will not be access to the previous site of children’s playground, which has been relocated northerly within the park. Virginia Avenue Park Major renovations at the park, located at the corner of Pico and Cloverfield boulevards, are expected to continue through spring 2005. The park is closed. This project also includes construction of new turning lanes, traffic signals, striping, and irrigation and landscaping on Cloverfield and Pico boulevards adjacent to the park. Water main construction Centinela Avenue. City water crews will be working on the water main in Centinela Avenue from Wilshire Boulevard to Lipton Avenue. There will be detours around the work area. (For more information, log on to http://santa monica.org/engineering/projects/kbug_project_list.asp or call (310º 458-8721.)
Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on March 28, 2005. Read the original PDF.