Crosswalk Repairs Underway

The crosswalk replacement project is underway and scheduled to be completed by Aug. 31, according to City Manager John Davidson.

Below are details of the project provided by City staff:

1. Removal of all north/south concrete crosswalks will take place on Fair Oaks between and excluding Columbia and Monterey.
2. The replacement crosswalks will have a thickness of anywhere from 8.5 and 11 inches. 
3. The approved engineer design for the replacement project includes “doweling,” which consists of sections of 2 foot rebar placed throughout; this rebar will tie in the new concrete with existing street edges.
4. All of the concrete in the existing crosswalks will be removed and new concrete crosswalks will be poured over native soil.
5. Precautions are being taken to give the new crosswalks adequate time to cure; traffic will be reduced to two lanes (one lane in each direction) for the next three weeks to 22 days.
6. The contractor, American Asphalt, and City staff will continue to work collectively in order to address traffic control/flow issues.
7. The concrete repair project is slated to be finished Aug. 31; however, rain or unforeseen conditions could postpone this date.

Below is a schedule of what you can expect along Fair Oaks while crosswalks are repaired from now until the end of August courtesy of the  

Phase I 

• No. 2 northbound and southbound lanes will be closed from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 9.
• No. 2 northbound and southbound lanes will be closed from 7 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 10 until Monday Aug. 15.  

Phase II 

• Starting at Grevelia, every other intersection at the No. 1 northbound and southbound lanes and the center lane will be closed on Monday, Aug. 15 through Monday, Aug. 22. This will still allow for left turns at every other intersection.

Phase III 

• Starting at Hope Street, every other intersection at the No. 1 northbound and southbound lanes and the center lane will be closed on Monday, Aug. 22 through Friday, Aug. 26 to allow for left turns at every other intersection.

The No. 1 lanes are the inside lanes closer to the center of the road. The No. 2 lanes are outside lanes closer to the parking lane and sidewalk. 

The next Fair Oaks Construction Corridor community meeting is slated for 6:30 p.m. August 22 at the  .