After Santa Clarita City Council members voted to approve a contract and funds for the Golden Valley Road bridge-widening project in Canyon Country, officials are now moving forward with the project.
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City Council officials recently awarded a $7 million contract to Security Paving Company, Inc. for construction on the bridge, said city of Santa Clarita Senior Engineer Harry Corder. The budget for the whole project is estimated to be $11 million.
This is the top project for Canyon Country this year,” City Spokeswoman Gail Morgan said, in a previous interview. “It’ll be huge. A lot of people use that offramp to Highway 14, the shopping center, Golden Valley High.”
The ribbon cutting ceremony for the project is expected to be held Wednesday, March 18 at 2 p.m. at the Golden Valley Road Bridge over the 14 freeway.
The city is also paying the California Highway Patrol $100,000 to have officers on scene during night construction, he said. This is available under the Construction Zone Enhanced Enforcement Program.
City officials hope to start the Golden Valley Road bridge-widening project in the beginning of April, Corder said.
The project is expected to take between 14-15 months and is planned to be completed in summer 2016, he said.
The Golden Valley Road bridge, near SR-14, was built in 1973 and retrofitted for earthquakes in 1998, according to the City Council agenda.
The new improvements will widen the bridge by 112 feet with two lanes in each direction, two left-turn lanes for the northbound SR-14 and on left-turn lane for the southbound SR-14, officials said. The improvements include a pedestrian sidewalk and bicycle trail.
The park-and-ride near the bridge will also be expanded.
City officials are warning residents of traffic delays that will be caused by the bridge widening, officials said. The only lane closures and detours expected with this project is on SR-14. Lane closures will occur both day and night.
“On behalf of the city of Santa Clarita, we are absolutely thrilled to be underway with this major project that will benefit Canyon Country and the entire city,” said Mayor Marsha McLean, in a previous interview.
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