Project Updates from City of Capitola Public Works
The Regional Transportation Commission received a status report on the City of Capitola’s transportation projects at its May 4 meeting.
Recently completed projects include: overlay on 38th Avenue; sidewalk, crosswalk, and pavement improvements at Stockton Avenue and the Esplanade; widened bike lanes along Park Avenue; asphalt reconstruction on Kennedy Drive and Monterey Avenue; overlay on Rosedal; and rebuilt ramps for Phase 1 American Disabilities Act (ADA) improvements on Rispin/Peery Park.
Future projects in Capitola include: the Phase 2 ADA pathway from Rispin to Wharf Road; Highway 1 Interchange Green Bike Lane Project at 41st Avenue; signal coordination on 41st Avenue; pedestrian pathway from the upper parking lot to Monterey Avenue; roundabout at Capitola Avenue and Bay Avenue; traffic calming; and citywide slurry seal projects.
The preliminary list of Measure D projects include: the Highway 1 Interchange Green Bike Lane Project at Bay Avenue and Park Avenue; additional citywide slurry projects; pavement management projects near 42nd Avenue and Fanmar neighborhoods; traffic calming on Clares Street; and road, pedestrian, and bike improvements on Brommer Street at 41st Avenue, McGregor Drive, and Capitola Ave.
Highway 1 Corridor Environmental Document: Status Report
The Regional Transportation Commission received an update on the status of the project, including the current milestone schedule for completion of the Highway 1 Final Environmental Document, anticipated in late 2018. RTC Board members stressed the importance of expediting the project approval process so as to deliver the Measure D Highway 1 Corridor Improvement Projects at the earliest possible date now that funding is secured through Measure D.
Completion of the environmental document is a prerequisite to beginning the project development and construction activities on the Measure D highway projects. RTC will continue to press Caltrans and FHWA to complete the environmental document. Based on the current schedule, the construction of auxiliary lanes between 41st Avenue and Soquel Drive and the Chanticleer Bike/Pedestrian Overcrossing is anticipated to begin in the spring of 2021.