June 30, 2010
Duarte’s Huntington Drive Street Pavement Project to Begin on July 19
Update 7/21/10: The contractor is making final preparations this week for the pavement removal and replacement phases. The contractor will begin removing the top 3.5” of the existing pavement starting on Monday, July 26th.
Work will begin on the eastbound lanes, starting at Mountain Ave. Within three days after the removal, and before the weekend, a 1.5” asphalt leveling course will be constructed on the removed surface. The removal and leveling course installation is scheduled to be completed by August 13th. Driveways and intersections will have temporary asphalt ramps placed to allow a smoother transition onto the removed areas. Please adhere to the “No Parking” signs and posted hours. If necessary, vehicles will be towed at owner’s expense.
Duarte’s Huntington Drive is in line for a major overhaul this summer. Repaving of the full length of the City’s main east-west corridor will begin on July 19 and is scheduled to be completed at the end of August.
The $1.4 million project is being funded with $679,000 from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act and the remainder with Proposition C and Proposition 1B funds. Silvia Construction, Inc. of Rancho Cucamonga, low bidder on the project at $1,418,381.28, will do the work.
This is the most extensive street project for Duarte in years and a long delayed rehabilitation for Huntington Dr. which was last repaved 20 years ago. The work consists of the removal of 3.5 inches of the existing pavement surface, to be replaced with 1.5 inches of conventional hot mix asphalt and a cap of 2 inches of asphalt rubber hot mix. Work also includes the adjustment of the sewer manholes and water valve covers, the replacement of the traffic signal loop detectors, and the reestablishment of the painted striping, markings, and raised pavement markers.
For more information on the Huntington Drive street rehabilitation project, call Engineering Division Manager, Steve Esbenshade at (626) 357-7931, ext. 233./p>
