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Arts Commission approves Chestnut Underpass public art design with $400,000 capital allocation
Summary
The Carlsbad Arts Commission unanimously approved the final Chestnut Underpass public art design on April 2, endorsing an artist proposal that translates local flower-field and coastal imagery into layered metal panels with tile accents. Staff said the project is funded by a $400,000 CIP allocation and will require final Caltrans coordination.
The Carlsbad Arts Commission voted unanimously April 2 to approve the final design for the Chestnut Underpass public art project, a gateway installation under I‑5 at Harding and Chestnut avenues funded as Capital Improvement Project number 1698.
Program manager Crystal Rowe told commissioners the city allocated $400,000 for the project and that the design team, identified in the presentation as the artist team Green Me, revised earlier concepts after community feedback and site constraints. "We have allocated $400,000 as a capital improvement project number 1698," Rowe said.
The artist…
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