Traffic Advisories: Oak Park Crossing Closure and More Pleasant Hill Road Delays

Here are the road work, construction and traffic advisories issued by the City of Pleasant Hill for the coming weeks:

Oak Park Boulevard Overcrossing Concrete Resurfacing/Bridge Closure
California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) will be resurfacing the concrete bridge surface for the overcrossing structure along Oak Park Boulevard over the I-680 freeway on Monday night (June 17), between 8 p.m. and 6 a.m. The section of Oak Park Boulevard between the Pleasant Valley Drive intersection and the Buskirk Avenue intersection will be closed to vehicle, bicycle, and pedestrian traffic for one night during the work hours. All vehicle traffic will be detoured (via signs) along Oak Road, Treat Boulevard, and North Main Street.

Pleasant Hill Road - EBMUD Work
Work is scheduled to begin on Pleasant Hill Road on Monday, June 17, 2013, and is expected to be completed on June 21, 2013.

Background: The Engineering Division issued the East Bay Municipal Utility District (EBMUD) an encroachment permit to install a new water main and service laterals on Pleasant Hill Road from Diablo View Road to Withers Avenue. The City shares this segment of roadway with Contra Costa County (western half). Work began in January 2013 and pipe installation was completed on May 3, 2013. During the work operations, temporary paving was installed along trenched areas. The City and County received several complaints from motorists who believed this was the final restoration. Per the terms of their encroachment permit with the City, final paving of Pleasant Hill Road had to be scheduled immediately after the completion of the pipe installation. Due to EBMUD’s paving crew’s current workload, and in order to meet this condition of approval, EBMUD put the work out for public bid. The bid opening was held on June 5, 2012 and EBMUD awarded the contract to Lucas Paving. Once the work on Pleasant Hill Road has been completed, Lucas Paving will finalize the asphalt concrete repairs along Barnett Terrace.

Survey Work Along Contra Costa Blvd
The Engineering Division has issued an encroachment permit to Hatch-Mott MacDonald to perform a non-invasive survey of PG&E facilities along Contra Costa Boulevard, from Chilpancingo Parkway to Oak Park Boulevard. The hours of operation for the work are limited to 9:00 am to 3:00 pm.

Contra Costa Boulevard - Comcast Work
The Engineering Division issued an encroachment permit to Comcast/Baillie Communication to install approximately 460 linear feet of two 2” conduits along Contra Costa Boulevard, northbound from Gregory Lane to Woodsworth Lane. This work will be completed by the horizontal, directional bore method. Work began this week and is scheduled to be completed by early next week.

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