Curious about the median construction along El Cajon Boulevard (the northern border of Rolando Village) I started searching for answers. I would probably be better informed had I attended recent Rolando Community Council meetings, but I have not had the time. Here’s what I’ve found on the City of San Diego’s site.
This project will reconstruct raised medians and install decorative stamped concrete, irrigation, and landscaping, along El Cajon Boulevard from 54th Street to 73rd Street. The project also includes provisions for the installation of two community area signs within the medians and a new traffic signal at the intersection of El Cajon Boulevard and Dayton Street. The water services and supply conduits were installed as part of a previous project. Maintenance of the new medians will be provided by the College Heights Enhanced Maintenance Assessment District (College Heights EMAD).
The contract for this project received bids on October 31, 2006. The apparent low bid contractor (3-D Enterprises, Inc.) will be authorized to proceed with the base bid in early January 2007 and the pre-construction meeting will be later in January 2007, after the notice to proceed is issued. Work will begin in early February 2007 and completed in late July 2007. If the additional work in the additive alternatives (landscape and irrigation, community signs, sign illumination) is authorized (upon receipt of additional funds), the contract will be extended an additional 64 working days, completing in October of 2007.
I am trying to track down any artist’s renderings of the planned outcome for this median, and the community signs mentioned in the City’s documents. If you have any information please share! I contacted Jim Madaffer’s office with the same questions so I’m optimistic we will soon have some visuals of what to expect. The moment I have any further information I will post it here. Looks like the project will be completed no later than October, 2007!
Update: October 15, 2007
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Nice piece of detective work. The work has already started and hopefully it’s going to look good!
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