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Calimesa council to file notice of completion for County Line Road project after multi‑year delays
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Summary
The council agreed to file a notice of completion for the County Line Road Transportation Corridor Improvements project, closing the prime contractor's contract and starting a 35‑day lien filing period. Staff cited coordination challenges with Southern California Edison and South Mesa Water Company, saturated subgrade soils and change orders; final paving and striping are expected in December with some segments to follow after storm‑drain work.
The Calimesa City Council voted to adopt staff’s recommendation to file a notice of completion for the County Line Road Transportation Corridor Improvements project, which formally closes the prime contractor’s active work and begins a 35‑day lien‑filing period before contract retention is released.
Public works staff summarized the multi‑year project as a cooperative effort with the City of Yucaipa that relied on state Local Partnership Program funding. Staff told council that the work required extensive utility coordination and right‑of‑way acquisitions (about 20 parcels), and that schedule and cost impacts stemmed from late utility relocations by Southern California Edison and a $10 million state‑funded water replacement program by South Mesa Water Company that overlapped the road work.
Contracting and construction details presented to council showed an original contract amount of about $8.2 million with an $800,000 contingency (total authorized just over $9.0 million). Staff reported paying roughly $6.9 million for contract work and recording about $1.2 million in change orders; remaining contract retention shown to council was approximately $934,000. Staff said some cost reductions were realized by shifting final paving to a Yucaipa annual paving contract and deleting certain decorative elements.
City and Yucaipa representatives said the new storm infrastructure generally performed as designed during recent heavy rains. Yucaipa’s Landon Kern told the council that paving and striping for the final stretch are anticipated in December, though parts of the north side between 5th Street and Calimesa Boulevard will be completed after a related storm‑drain project.
Councilmembers praised the intercity partnership and asked about landscaping for roundabout centers and striping timing. The council approved the staff recommendation to file the notice of completion by voice vote, recorded 5‑0.
What happens next: if no liens are filed during the 35‑day period, the city will release retention payments and close its contract with the prime contractor; remaining paving related to the storm‑drain project will be scheduled separately.
