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Jurupa Valley Public Works advisory committee hears CIP updates; Market Street complete, signal interconnect targeted for Jan. 2026
Summary
Deputy Director Maria Frazier updated the committee on CIP projects: Market Street nearing notice of completion (council Jan. 15), traffic signal interconnect targeting January 2026 completion, slurry seal program may slip into January, and several ATP/TDA‑funded Safe Routes and sidewalk projects are moving toward advertisement and construction.
Maria Frazier, deputy director for public works, briefed the Jurupa Valley Public Works Advisory Committee on the city’s capital improvement projects on Dec. 11, highlighting schedules, funding coordination and procurement observations.
Frazier said the citywide traffic signal interconnect project is progressing and staff are targeting a January 2026 completion. She reported Market Street work is essentially complete and staff will take a notice of completion to council on Jan. 15; the project was "on time and within budget," she said, pending minor close‑out items.
The 2024–25 slurry seal program began in October with an anticipated December 2025 completion, but Frazier said colder winter temperatures may delay final work into January and the city may place the project in suspension for a short period if conditions require. Mission Phase 3, an earmarked project, was completed ahead of schedule and will also be on the Jan. 15 council agenda for notice of completion.
Frazier outlined projects moving toward advertisement: the Mira Loma Safe Routes to School (an ATP grant project) had bids due Dec. 11 and staff expects to seek award at the Jan. 15 council meeting with construction likely in spring 2026; Grant Hills (also ATP funded) is expected to advertise in spring. Camino Real improvements and Peli Elementary sidewalk gap closures (funded with TDA Article 3) are in design with construction windows in the following year subject to funding.
Frazier also explained a pivot in a CDBG project after a county waterline project (JCST) received state funding; the city amended its HUD action plan (approved Nov. 6) to avoid doing work that a county project will later disturb. The Soda Street drainage project received county design participation but construction funding was not approved; if flood control commits additional funds the city aims to start construction by mid‑2027.
Committee members asked about school‑zone striping and daylighting around schools. Staff said they coordinate with the school district and that requests for red‑curb (daylighting) frequently raise enforcement questions; staff noted some striping enhancements are already included for the Rubedo High School slurry program.
Frazier said the market for bids appears softening and that recent bids came in lower than some engineer estimates; the department is staggering project advertising to manage available contractor capacity and budget implications.
Staff will return with more operations detail at the next meeting; several CIP items will appear on the Jan. 15 council agenda.
