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Jurupa Valley public works reports rise in closed service requests, project updates and upcoming community events
Summary
Public Works staff reported Q3 maintenance metrics, ongoing capital projects and upcoming resident events. Staff said closed service requests rose to about 1,300 for Jan–Mar, illegal dumping remains the largest category, and multiple paving, signal and active-transportation projects are under way or nearly complete.
Public Works staff gave an operations and capital improvements update to the Jurupa Valley Public Works Advisory Committee on April 10, reporting higher closed service-request volume, status updates on multiple construction projects, and upcoming community events.
"We completed just over 1,300 service requests in that 3 month time frame," Dave French, deputy director of operations, told the committee, noting the figure covers fiscal third quarter (January–March) closed requests. Staff said illegal dumping accounted for about 56% of requests but that response times have improved (staff reported roughly a 24-hour turnaround for typical illegal-dumping requests). Staff described an in‑house field crew of seven (six field staff plus one buildings-dedicated staff) supplemented by six contracted workers for landscaping and other services.
Capital project highlights presented by Maria, deputy director for construction and CIP: active-transportation (ATP) safe-route projects near schools are nearing 100% design and will install sidewalks, curb-and-gutter and ADA curb ramps; Avalon/Belltown rehabilitation is near completion and expected to finish next month; the Glen Haven/Rubedo CDBG project is complete and will go to Council for notice of completion; multiple corridor rehabilitation segments were out to bid using ARPA funds and are in final construction (grind-and-overlay, slurry and ramp replacements); a traffic-signal coordination project (fiber, cabinets, head/back-plate upgrades) began using HSIP and ARPA funds; Market Street widening from Rubedo Boulevard to the Acero was bidded and will be taken to Council for award in May using TUMF developer funds; and the city plans a combined 24/25 slurry-seal procurement (three years of funding combined) using Measure A funds.
Staff also highlighted public programs: a bulky-item cleanup hosted by the franchise hauler (April 19 at Patriot High School) with unlimited residential bulky-item drop-off for Jurupa Valley residents with proof of residency; an Arbor Day/ Earth Day event with free mulch and tree-planting demonstrations on April 22 at the operations center; and a Public Works open-house on May 10 at the operations center with equipment displays and community demonstrations.
Committee members raised quality-control concerns on recent slurry-seal work and temporary road patches in a construction area handled by Granite Construction. Staff said they are moving to more in-house inspection capacity and encouraged members to report candidate streets for slurry or overlay as the city approaches budget season. Staff also said the Pedley traffic signal installed as part of the grade separation project will not be activated until coordinated with the larger grade‑separation signal system and that the grade-separation project is expected to be completed in 2026.
Staff announced an upcoming freight-analysis program to identify truck routes and update the general plan’s mobility element; staff said community engagement on truck-route recommendations will follow and indicated a 6–8 month timeline to the study's later stages. No formal committee action was taken on these reports; staff asked the committee to provide field input on candidate streets and projects.
