“Know before you go” is a weekly update on construction projects throughout Santa Monica. Here is a run-down of this week’s construction projects: Fire hydrant relocation The water resources division within City Hall is relocating and installing new fire hydrants on Wilshire Boulevard between Fifth and Seventh streets. Each installation will take approximately two working days. This construction will take up the one westbound lane, as well as the parking lane. Sewer video inspection The civil engineering and architecture division will be video inspecting sewer mains at various locations throughout the city. There will be minor detours. Sewer and storm drain projects The civil engineering and architecture division will be conducting soil investigations necessary for future construction in the Wilshire storm drain. The southbound bike lane and one southbound travel lane on Ocean Avenue at Wilshire Boulevard will be closed while work is occur-ring. Additionally, one southbound lane of the freeway is scheduled to be closed from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. on July 11-12, as well as the northbound shoulder. There also will be daytime detours around the work area on Colorado Avenue between Ocean Avenue and Second Street. Street and park lighting project Work continues on upgrading street lighting with new fixtures and circuits. The contractor is currently installing new poles and lights. Construction for the project occurs in the sidewalk area and may impact pedestrians, vehicles and park visitors. Parking restrictions also will be in place immediately adjacent to the work areas. The work is currently scheduled to occur on Colorado Avenue between Ocean Avenue and Sixth and Fifth streets from Colorado Avenue to Santa Monica Boulevard; between Seventh Street and Euclid Avenue; Santa Monica Boulevard from Sixth to 12th streets; and Wilshire Boulevard from Seventh Street to Euclid Avenue, as well as Marine and Clover Parks. Seismic retrofit of parking structure No. 5 Seismic retrofitting is underway on parking structure No. 5, on Fourth Street between Broadway and Santa Monica Boulevard. Additional work will improve access for (For more information, log on to http://santa monica.org/engineering/projects/kbug_project_list.asp.)
Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on July 11, 2005. Read the original PDF.