“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 initiated by City Hall Alley Closure at 3107 Santa Monica Blvd Construction crews are working in the alley behind 3107 Santa Monica Blvd. The alley will be closed to traffic. Detours will be posted at various sites during construction.
Annenberg Community Beach Club at Santa Monica State Beach Import of soil to the construction site will continue 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. weekdays throughout the month of August. Flag persons will be in the area to ensure safe conditions and limit disruption to PCH traffic flow.
Annual Tree Trimming Project City trees will be trimmed at the following locations this summer: Olympic Boulevard Median (10th Street to Centinela), San Vicente Boulevard Median (Ocean Ave to 26th Street), Georgina Avenue (17th Street to 26th Street), Centinela Avenue (Pico to Ocean Park Boulevard), 18th Street (Wilshire to Colorado boulevards), Seventh Street (Wilshire Boulevard to Colorado), Seventh Street (Kensington to Ocean Park Boulevard), Bay Street (Lincoln Boulevard to 16th Street), Sixth Street (Bay Street to Ocean Park Boulevard), Ashland Avenue (16th to 17th streets), California (Seventh to 14th streets), 23rd Street (San Vicente to Wilshire boulevards) and Euclid Street (Broadway to Olympic). There will be minimal lane closures from 7:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., Mondays through Fridays. The annual tree trimming schedule is subject to change without notice due to inclement weather, emergencies, community events, budget conditions, street repairs or other public improvements. Residences and businesses will be notified in advance of tree trimming operations, blocks will also be posted with no parking signs.
Back On the Beach Café Due to construction of the Annenberg Community Beach Club, parking at Lot 10 is limited, however, Back On the Beach Café remains open. Patrons are advised to carpool, ride a bike or park in Lot 9 north instead. The self pay machine in Lot 9 allows payment for either all-day or two-hour parking.
Big Blue Bus Transit Store Tenant improvements begin at the site of the Big Blue Bus Transit Store located at 223 Broadway. Improvements include a new building facade and construction rehabilitation. Construction is scheduled until October 2007.
Marine Street Utility Undergrounding Relocation and undergrounding of electric, phone, and cable facilities on Marine St., between Lincoln Blvd. and Prospect Ct. Parking limitations will be posted daily and detours may be announced as necessary Stewart Park Restroom Project Construction of new restroom facilities at Stewart Park. Sidewalk is closed on the west side of Stewart Street (between Exposition and Delaware). Please use east sidewalk.
Traffic Signal Upgrade This project includes the modification of existing traffic signals and installation of a fiber optic communication system. There will be lane and sidewalk closures on Lincoln Boulevard from Olympic Boulevard to Wilshire Boulevard from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. (Monday- Friday). For the week of August 20, there will be continuing work on Lincoln from Olympic to Wilshire with lane closures. There may also be lane closures on Wilshire between Seventh Street and Ninth Street for work at the Lincoln/Wilshire intersection.
Water Main Replacement Project: The contractor will be installing new water main on Franklin Street between Santa Monica Blvd. and Arizona Avenue. There will also be water main work on Ocean Front Walk, under the Santa Monica Pier. The pedestrian/bike path will remain open during construction.
Wilshire Storm Water Diversion Structure Construction for the installation of the diversion facility on Ocean Avenue and Wilshire Blvd. is in process and is scheduled for completion November 2007. Traffic will be narrowed to 2 lanes north/1 lane south on Ocean Avenue at Wilshire Blvd.
For more information, log on to santa onica.org/engineering/projects/kbug_project_list.asp or call (310) 458-8721.
Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on August 20, 2007. Read the original PDF.