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Seaside public works previews curb ramps, pavement rehab, Lincoln Cunningham Park and Broadway Complete Streets plan
Summary
Assistant Public Works Director presented recent completions and upcoming capital-improvement projects, including a soft opening for Lincoln Cunningham Park, a Hillby traffic‑calming package, Fremont sidewalk infill, police parking-lot work and a Broadway Complete Streets project at 95% design with a funding shortfall.
The Seaside Public Works Department outlined recently finished projects and near‑term capital improvement work at the May 1 council meeting, highlighting pavement rehabilitation, ADA curb ramp work funded by CDBG, a forthcoming traffic‑calming package on Hillby Avenue, and a Broadway Complete Streets project at 95% design that needs additional grant funds to proceed.
Assistant Public Works Director Andreas Pereira (presenting the department’s engineering updates) summarized completed work — pavement overlays and localized street repairs done since 2020, improved bike‑safe gutters and drain inlets, a repaired beam at Fire Station No. 1, and landscaping/parking improvements at the library. Pereira said Lincoln Cunningham Park is in a soft‑opening phase with new ADA paths, a patio area and play equipment arriving soon.
Why it matters: the package mixes safety, accessibility and economic‑revitalization work in areas residents use daily. Council members asked about project timing, grant prospects for Broadway and neighborhood impacts such as temporary parking changes during construction.
Key projects and details
- Lincoln Cunningham Park: Pereira said the park will enter a soft opening in May while final play equipment arrives and hydroseeding cures; fences are scheduled to come down imminently.
- Pavement rehab: Public Works showed a multi‑year map of streets repaired since 2020 and said the city continues to prioritize streets based on condition and funding.
- CDBG ADA curb ramps: a federally funded project expands accessible ramps citywide; additional construction funding of $200,000 in Measure X was noted in the consent agenda reading.
- Hillby traffic calming: set to start at the end of the month, the project includes pavement work, markings and raised features to reduce speeds.
- Fremont/Monterey Road sidewalk infill: a new sidewalk and small retaining wall at the city entrance will improve pedestrian access to Monterey High School.
- Police Department parking lot: the current gravel lot is out to bid for paving and reconstruction; crews and parking changes are expected during construction.
- Campus Town Phase 1B demo: demolition bids are due by the end of the month and will clear parcels along General Jim Moore Boulevard as part of the Campustown phased redevelopment.
- Broadway Complete Streets: Pereira said the project is 95% designed; the city currently has $9 million in funding but staff estimates total cost between $12–13 million, leaving a $3–4 million shortfall. The project requires additional federal grants and a NEPA review before full construction can begin.
Council comments and next steps
Councilmembers praised the pavement work and urged better social media outreach to publicize completed projects. Pereira said several projects are ready to start once grants, bids and materials align; he invited follow‑ups and said staff would return with schedule and traffic‑impact notifications as construction approaches.
Ending note
Council members asked staff to continue community engagement on the Broadway project and asked the public‑works team to coordinate parking and traffic notices for residents near construction zones.
