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Council authorizes advertisement for bids on arterial street resurfacing and buffered bike lanes

Hawaiian Gardens City Council · January 15, 2026

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Summary

Hawaiian Gardens council approved plans and asked the public works director to advertise bids for a FY24-25 arterial street improvement project that includes full-width rubberized asphalt overlays, ADA ramps and buffered Class 2 bicycle lanes on Carson Street, with an engineer's estimate of $1.2 million and $1.4 million budgeted.

The Hawaiian Gardens City Council on Jan. 14 authorized staff to advertise and seek bids for the FY2024-25 Arterial Street Improvements Project No. 116, which includes grinding and full-width rubberized asphalt overlays, curb and gutter and sidewalk repairs, ADA curb ramps, updated striping and Class 2 buffered bike lanes along Carson Street.

City engineering staff explained the project follows the bicycle master plan adopted Aug. 13, 2025 (resolution noted in the presentation) and is funded by a combination of HUD CDBG funds, Measure R and Measure M, SP-1 funds and a SCAG grant the city previously received. Staff said the engineer's estimate is $1,200,000 and the city currently has approximately $1.4 million budgeted for the project; bids are scheduled to be opened Feb. 4 and staff will return to council with results and a recommendation.

Staff described the recommended configuration as 6-foot bike lanes with a 2-foot buffer on each side of Carson Street and said on-street parking loss on the segment between Pioneer and Norwalk would be small (approximately six eastbound and 14 westbound stalls). Where the configuration cannot be achieved, staff said shared-lane markings (sharrows) will be installed.

Council members asked about bus stop interactions, safety and how resurfacing completed by utilities (for example, Golden State Water or county sanitation projects) would be counted for the city's pavement condition index (PCI). Staff said conditions of approval require utilities to restore full width where streets were recently paved and otherwise to restore half-width that the city will later complete to achieve consistent surface.

Council voted unanimously to approve the plans and specifications and to direct staff to advertise the project for competitive bids.