County plans to resurface 75 Oak Park streets, mostly with rubberized asphalt

Ventura County transportation staff told the Oak Park Municipal Advisory Council on May 3 that a major pavement rehabilitation project will resurface about 75 public streets in western Oak Park, including Kanan Road.

David Fleisch of the Ventura County Transportation Department said the county will use mostly rubberized asphalt for the work. He said Oak Park has 33 miles of public streets; the county has paved roughly 13 miles since 2001 and the upcoming project will cover about 14 miles. Fleisch said the remaining 1.97 miles of county streets in Oak Park should be completed within the next 18 months. He added that the work will be funded by state bond funds and not by property taxes.

Residents who live on streets off Sunnycrest Drive asked when east‑side roads would be included. Fleisch said he anticipated those streets would be completed within about two years. He described the county’s prioritization process as based on pavement condition, road type, traffic volume, type of repair required, date of prior pavement work and funding availability.

The presentation also prompted discussion of local traffic‑management needs. Community members and a California Highway Patrol officer raised concerns about student drop‑off and pick‑up congestion near Medea Creek Middle School; those concerns were recorded in the public comment portion of the meeting but no pavement change specific to the school was approved at the meeting.

Next steps noted by staff included scheduling and sequencing the resurfacing work with residents notified in advance; no final construction schedule was adopted at the May 3 meeting.