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Los Alamitos outlines parks, street and utility projects as staff reports $11M in grants
Summary
City staff updated council on park renovations, a $2M citywide pavement project, a four‑week SCE vault closure on Los Alamitos Boulevard and recent grant wins that total about $11 million over 18 months, including $5M for Pine Street and $1.9M for Project B.
City staff gave an update on several capital and community projects during the Sept. 23 Los Alamitos City Council meeting and summarized recent grant awards that the city says total about $11,000,000 over the past 18 months.
Parks: Stearns Park construction resumed after a hawk nesting delay and is expected to finish in December 2024; Labradet Park is slated to begin construction in November with completion in April 2025, and a third park (Old Town West neighborhood) will be funded in part with Prop 68 funds.
Streets and active-transportation projects: The city described a roughly $2,000,000 residential street project under the pavement management plan and active-transportation striping along La Salle and Lexington avenues. Staff also warned that the LA Sand project (a Long Beach project that affects Cerritos Boulevard) will extend into Los Alamitos traffic patterns for about six more weeks.
Utility work: A large Southern California Edison (SCE) underground vault project on Los Alamitos Boulevard and Green Street will reduce three lanes to one for approximately four weeks with 24-hour traffic control; staff said they tried to negotiate later timing but were told the work was urgent to avoid power loss.
Grants: Staff listed recent awards that include $2,500,000 in state funds for the community center, $580,000 for Bloomfield improvements, $1,000,000 federal funding for fire-station improvements, $5,000,000 for a Pine Street rebuild, and $1,900,000 through SCAG/OCTA for Project B. The city credited multiple council members and staff for grant coordination.
Staff encouraged residents to monitor project details, timelines and contact information on the city website and noted message boards and notices will go up for the SCE work and other disruptive projects.
