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Main Street waterline project nears completion; East Brawley street maintenance work scheduled through July
Summary
Public works officials reported near-completion of the Main Street waterline and paving project and described a separate East Brawley surface pavement program covering about 15 miles of streets; officials gave schedule updates, change-order and contract-cost summaries and said bike lanes and striping work remain.
Public works staff told the council the Main Street waterline installation and paving project is nearly complete and that a four-phase street maintenance program is under way on the city’s east side.
Junie Marmolejo, construction manager for the Holt Group, said the Main Street work included about 7,300 linear feet of pipeline from First Street to Eastern Avenue and that the asphalt paving on Main Street was finished in March 2025. Remaining tasks include installing a bike lane between Palm Avenue and Eastern Avenue and grinding transitions where the new pavement meets side streets; staff said the contractor expects to complete the remaining Main Street striping work within weeks.
Marmolejo said the original Main Street contract was $8.5 million; the city’s current expended amount is about $8.3 million and change orders remain under negotiation. She noted a communication-line change order of roughly $400,000; with negotiations pending she expected the project to remain under the original $8.5 million contract figure.
Ron Medina, public works director, briefed the council on the East Brawley street maintenance project. He said the program covers about 15 miles of roadway east of Ninth Street and that crews began crack sealing and sand-slurry work. Fox (fog) seal operations were scheduled for June 23–27 with striping to follow; the contractor’s mid-July completion goal remains likely though the contract’s end date is Aug. 11.
Medina said roughly seven of the 15 miles will retain or receive bike-lane striping, and staff will install no-parking signage where red curb markings have faded. He said the city is preparing for phase 2 and will bring information to council within 30 days.
Council members asked about bike-lane widths and no-parking areas; staff said bike lanes will be about 6 feet where the road is narrow or further from the curb where there is parking, and that signs will be installed on blocks designated no parking.
