“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 Avenue to 26th Street), Georgina Avenue (17th to 26th streets), Centinela Avenue (Pico to Ocean Park boulevards), 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.
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 Installation of the fiber optics infrastructure will continue on Lincoln Boulevard from Olympic north to Wilshire; Wilshire from Lincoln west to Ocean Avenue; and Ocean from California south to Colorado Boulevard. Work hours are 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday. Lane closures and sidewalk closures can be expected throughout the construction zones.
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 September 24, 2007. Read the original PDF.