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City staff outlines bridge, street and parking projects; multiple state grants awarded
Summary
Staff reported Dec. 2 that several Paso Robles projects advanced despite rains: Marv’s Pizza parking-lot rehab nearing paving; Creston Road Phase 2 and slurry-seal work awaiting warmer weather; the city received $2.4M for a 13th Street/Niblec bridge PS&E and $16M for the 24th Street bridge construction funding.
City staff delivered a capital projects update at the Dec. 2 council meeting, highlighting progress on local streets, drainage and bridge projects and announcing several grant awards.
Capital Projects Engineer Ditas Esperanza said stage-1 work at the Marv’s Pizza parking-lot rehab (behind Grapes & Grain) is complete through concrete work and paving could follow later in the week. She also listed neighborhood paving progress on Crestline, Fairview and other West Side streets where weather recently delayed work.
On larger projects, Ditas reported Creston Road Phase 2 moving toward bidding and noted approximately $3.5 million in combined grants: roughly $3.0 million from the State of California plus about $400,000 from the California Highway Safety Improvement Program for that project. She said staff is waiting for warmer, drier weather to complete slurry-seal applications.
The 13th Street/Niblec bridge received a notice allowing staff to proceed with PS&E work and a $2.4 million notification toward future construction; staff said it must finish PS&E before advertising for bids. The 24th Street bridge widening — to include bikeways and sidewalks on both sides plus ornamental fencing and lights — has a $16 million construction grant award, with the city to provide a local match and complete right-of-way and PS&E steps to access the construction funding.
Staff said it issued an RFQ for the South Vine Bridge and would evaluate two submittals this week with a planned staff recommendation to the council on Dec. 16. City staff also discussed developer cost-sharing and a likely revenue-bond package to fund the Vine Street bridge construction, noting a road-realignment split was approximately 52% city and 48% developer for the road component.
Council and public questions covered permitted vertical profile limits (Union Pacific height restrictions), community outreach (open houses prior to construction) and beautification funding (city pays ornamental features; grants do not cover beautification).
