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OFFICE OF THE CITY MANAGER
December 15, 2017
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council
FROM: Alan Tandy, City Manager
SUBJECT: General Information
Notable Items
Attached is a copy of the Sales Tax Quarterly Summary report by Industry,
summarizing and comparing the top 10 industry categories in the 3rd quarter results
of 2017 to the 3rd quarter results of 2016. The general categories of used car dealers,
heavy industrial equipment and service stations all performed above average
compared to the same quarter last year. The categories of grocery stores,
department stores and building materials all performed below average compared
to the same quarter last year. As a reminder, the City saw double-digit growth for
the first time in 4.5 years, but this growth came compared to abnormally low sales-tax activity in 2016.
As council is aware, Kaiser Permanente presented the City of Bakersfield with
$500,000 at the December 13 City Council meeting to support the development of the Sports Village. The naming rights agreement will begin on January 1, 2018 for a
five-year period. A press release with more details is attached. Special thanks go to our Recreation and Parks Director, Dianne Hoover, and her staff for their hard work
and partnership building! The City is most grateful to Kaiser Permanente for its contribution to the health of our community.
Attached you will find the Thomas Roads Improvement Program (TRIP) 2016/2017
annual report. The report gives a summary of each TRIP project in construction, in design, and under review and highlights important accomplishments.
Staff from the City’s Streets Division has been working for the past two weeks on an
asphalt overlay project along the Kern River Multi Use Path from the Park at River
Walk to State Route 99. The grant-funded project is intended to improve the general
condition of the path for all users. Crews have substantially completed the asphalt
work from the Park at River Walk to Coffee Road.
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Over the next two weeks, various sections of the path between Coffee Road and
State Route 99 will be closed as the work progresses, weather permitting. Path users are reminded to obey all crewmember direction and signage during the duration of
the work. Funding for this project comes from state Transportation Development Act
funds. Pictures from the ongoing work are below.
We are pleased to announce the promotion of Stuart Patteson to the position of
Assistant Public Works Director. Stuart has been with the Public Works Department for over 19 years and most recently held the position of Operations Manager. Please
see the attached memorandum for more information.
As previously noted, Chevron’s new organizational model will result in a 26%
reduction in their San Joaquin Valley Business Unit, or approximately 300 jobs across
Kern, Fresno, and Monterey counties. The first notices were given to 100 employees
on November 30th with those positions scheduled to be eliminated in January 2018.
An additional 122 employees were given their notices this past Monday, December
11th, with their departures staggered in phases before the end of next year.
Though approximately 80% of those employees are eligible to pursue positions in
other Chevron locations, the fact remains that our city and region will be adversely
impacted by the loss of those valuable positions. Please find attached the WARN
notice received by Mayor Goh in October.
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Traffic Advisories
Nighttime Paving Scheduled for Westside Parkway
The contractor for the Kern River Bridge Improvements plans to place base concrete for
new pavement at the east end of the Westside Parkway next week. This work is
scheduled to take place within the existing median area during nighttime hours
Sunday, December 17 through Thursday, December 21.
The work will require lane closures for both directions of the Parkway, between Mohawk
Street and Truxtun Avenue, between the hours of 9 p.m. and 5 a.m. At least one lane will be open to traffic in each direction while the work is underway.
Nighttime Closures for State Routes 58 and 99
Construction work continues on the Beltway Operational Improvements Project. The
following nighttime closures have been scheduled for the week of December 17. These closures will be in place between the hours of 9 p.m. and 5 a.m. while work is
performed.
• Electrical work will require closures of the outside lanes on northbound State Route 99 as well as the northbound Ming Avenue off-ramp on Sunday night,
December 17.
• Work scheduled for westbound State Route 58 will require nighttime closures of
the two outside lanes in the vicinity of Chester Avenue from Monday, December
18 through Thursday, December 21. The Chester Avenue on- and off-ramps will
also be closed during this period.
• Closures for eastbound State Route 58, in the vicinity of Union Avenue, may also
be in place Monday through Thursday nights. The closures will include the Union
Avenue off-ramp and the two outside lanes in this area.
At least one freeway lane will remain open to motorists in all areas while work is
underway.
Construction work may be postponed and rescheduled without notice due to winter
weather conditions, including rain, fog and temperatures that are too low to perform
the work.
Please stay alert and watch for construction workers and equipment while driving
through the construction zone. The Thomas Roads Improvement Program apologizes for any inconvenience this work may cause the traveling public. For project information,
please visit our website at www.BakersfieldFreeways.us.
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Reports
Streets Division work schedule for the week of December 18th
November 2017 Recreation and Parks Report
Event Notifications
Event calendar for the Rabobank Arena Theater and Convention Center
DIANNE HOOVER, DIRECTOR
City of Bakersfield · Department of Recreation & Parks · 1600 Truxtun Avenue, 3rd Floor
Bakersfield · California · 93301
(661) 326-3866 · Fax (661) 852-2140
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: CONTACT:
December 13, 2017 Dianne Hoover (City) 661.326.3866
Eva Ramirez (KP) 661.334.2088
KAISER PERMANENTE INVESTS IN THE HEALTH OF BAKERSFIELD:
HEALTH SYSTEM BECOMES PRESENTING SPONSOR OF SPORTS VILLAGE
Kaiser Permanente presented the City of Bakersfield with $500,000 at the December 13,
2018 City Council Meeting to accelerate the development of the sports complex located
in Southwest Bakersfield on Taft Highway between Ashe and Gosford Roads.
“We’re making this investment in the sports facility to encourage active lifestyles and
social interaction which are two keys to health. We’re also doing this as part of our 30-
year anniversary of providing care and coverage to Bakersfield and Kern County; we
started here in January of 1988,” said David Womack, Senior Vice President for Kaiser
Permanente.
The City Council unanimously approved the investment and designated the complex as
The Kaiser Permanente Sports Village.
Kaiser Permanente and the City of Bakersfield have a history of collaboration including
Operation Splash, which provides reduced cost swim lessons, general swim passes, junior
lifeguard training and ReThink Your Drink campaign. Kaiser Permanente has also
provided fitness instructors at various facilities throughout the year.
“Kaiser Permanente has been a tremendous partner for us and is fully committed to the
health and wellness of the city’s residents. Their contribution to current and future phases
of the Sports Village is very positive for our entire community,” said Dianne Hoover,
Director of Recreation and Parks.
The sports village currently has twelve soccer and four youth football fields, a concession
stand, restrooms and parking. The future master-planned expansion will add four more
soccer fields, four permanent youth football fields, eight softball/baseball fields, a
stadium field, outdoor exercise equipment, a Thrive Walking/Running Path, and
landscaping. Phase III, with a new entrance off Taft Highway will open in early spring of
2018 and includes several picnic areas, playgrounds, landscaped walking trails and
restrooms. The sports village, previously known as State Farm Sports Village, first opened in
2010.
Kaiser Permanente Sports Village naming rights agreement begins on January 1, 2018 for
a five-year period. Both entities will work together on facility signage and informing the
public of this new and exciting partnership.
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2016/2017
PROGRESS REPORT
Celebrating a decade of construction
This year marks a decade of construction for the TRIP
partnership. The first construction project—the State
Route 178/Fairfax Road Interchange—broke ground in
September 2007 and, in the intervening years, TRIP has
moved a dozen more projects into construction.
Many of these projects are complete and more than 100 lane-miles* of new roadway, seven new freeway inter-changes, and two dozen bridge structures have been
added to metropolitan Bakersfield's surface transporta-
tion network. These projects have also widened existing
bridges, upgraded existing on- and off-ramps, improved
existing intersections, and constructed more than 10
miles of sound walls.
TRIP was formed following an infusion of $630 million in federal funds allocated for specific projects in the 2005 transportation act. These projects were critical to meet the
needs of a rapidly growing population. In association with
these funds, Mr. Thomas also formulated TRIP's unique
structure that embraces cooperation between the City of
Bakersfield, Caltrans, County of Kern, and Kern Council
of Governments.
The organization's unique structure draws upon the vast expertise of each partnering agency to effectively advance projects through each stage of development. The partner-
ship has leveraged the initial $630 million into a $1.4 bil-
lion package of projects that will improve the local and
regional transportation infrastructure for the state's ninth
largest city.
Currently under construction are the Beltway Opera-tional Improvements Project and the Kern River Bridge Improvements Project. Upcoming construction includes sanitary sewer relocations, local street modifications, and
various sound walls for the Centennial Corridor Project;
sound wall construction along the north side of 24th
Street; and the Truxtun Avenue Operational Improve-
ments Project. Additional phases of Centennial Corridor
and the 24th Street Improvement Project are expected to
break ground in 2018.
Each project addresses localized deficiencies and contrib-utes to the system's functionality, but all must be complet-ed to achieve efficient community-wide circulation and regional mobility throughout metropolitan Bakersfield.
These projects provide a variety of long-term benefits. A
program-wide analysis performed using S.T.E.A.M. 2.0
and the Kern COG Regional Travel Demand Model dem-
onstrated that completing all of the TRIP projects would
save $98 million a year in travel time alone and would lead to a net reduction in vehicle accidents, emissions and vehicle operating costs.
An efficient transportation system enhances the
region's quality-of-life, and is essential to maintaining
and growing a thriving economy. Initially, project
construction contributes to the economy by providing
well-paying construction jobs and helping to support area
subcontractors, material suppliers, and other businesses. (For example, more than 75% of workers on the Westside Parkway were local residents and more than 100 local businesses provided goods and services to the project.)
The local economy further benefits as construction
workers' salaries are spread throughout the economy for
housing, transportation, food, entertainment, etc.
As these projects are completed, they continue to deliver
benefits through improved community-wide access, re-
duced travel times, and improved area air quality.
* A lane mile equals one mile of one travel lane. For exam-
ple, one mile of a two-lane road would equal two lane miles.
The Thomas Roads Improvement Program
(TRIP) is a cooperative effort between the
City of Bakersfield, County of Kern, Caltrans
and the Kern Council of Governments.
The partnership was formed in 2006 after
Congressman William M. Thomas (retired)
secured $630 million for Bakersfield proj-
ects in the 2005 Safe, Accountable, Flex-
ible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A
Legacy of Users (SAFETEA-LU).
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YEAR IN REVIEW
3 Completed the Rosedale Highway Widening Project
3 Completed the Southbound State Route 99 Auxiliary Lane/Rosedale Highway Off-ramp Improvements
3 Completed the State Route 178 Widening Project
3 Broke ground on the Kern River Bridge Improvements Project
3 Completed the Recirculated Final EIR/EIS for the 24th Street Improvement Project; certified by City Council
3 Resumed design, completed full parcel acquisition, and demolished City-owned properties for the 24th Street
Improvement Project
3 Auctioned the house located at 2312 24th Street; new owner has relocated house to Bay Street
3 Held three neighborhood update meetings for upcoming work on Centennial Corridor
3 Installed 1.5 miles of 8-foot-high green privacy fencing at properties along the Centennial Corridor alignment
3 Completed the majority of acquisition and demolished City-owned properties along the Centennial Corridor
project alignment in preparation of construction
3 Implemented Kit Fox Sump Habitat Plan and installed 25 artificial dens at City sumps and other locations
3 Received the Caltrans 2016 Excellence in Transportation Award for Major Structures for the State Route 178/
Morning Drive Interchange. This was a statewide competition and the 5th award for this project.
3 Received the 2016 Transportation Project of the Year award from the Central California Chapter of the American
Public Works Association for the State Route 99/Hosking Avenue Interchange Project
3 Received the Ken Volpe Regional Awards of Merit for Environmental Resources and Conservation award for the
Kit Fox Sump Habitat Program
Many of the TRIP projects have been completed and the remaining projects made significant advancements
over the past year. All projects now have approved final environmental documents. Three projects completed
construction in 2016-2017, while construction continued on the Beltway Operational Improvements Project and
construction began on the Kern River Bridge Improvements project. Some of the notable achievements from 2016-
2017 are listed below:
Cover Photos: Front - Top Row (L-R) SR 178 Widening Project, SR 178/Morning Drive Interchange. Middle Row
(L-R) SR 99/Hosking Avenue Interchange, Southbound SR 99/Rosedale Highway Off-ramp. Bottom Row (L-R) SR 58
Gap Closure, Westside Parkway. Back - Top Row (L-R) SR 178/Fairfax Road Interchange, Rosedale Highway Widen-
ing. Middle Row (L-R) 7th Standard Road/BNSF Grade Separation, Westside Parkway Allen Road Bridge. Bottom Row (L-R) SR 99/7th Standard Road Interchange, Mohawk Street Extension. All projects on the cover are complete.
The State Route 178/Morning Drive Interchange won Caltrans 2016 Excellence in Transportation Award for Major Structures
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A ribbon cutting ceremony, held in May 2017, for the
State Route 178 Widening Project marked the com-
pletion of six miles of improvements implemented along
the State Route 178 corridor. This final project widened
three miles of the conventional highway, while the two
previous projects extended the freeway for three miles
and constructed new interchanges at Fairfax Road and
Morning Drive.
The widening project provides motorists with three lanes
in each direction between Canteria Drive and Masterson
Street and two lanes in each direction between Masterson
Street and Miramonte Drive.
The project also realigned State Route 184 to connect
with State Route 178 at a signalized intersection and im-
proved the Canteria Drive, Masterson Street, Kern Can-
yon Road, Alfred Harrell Highway and Miramonte Drive
intersections. New medians were also constructed along
the corridor.
The State Route 178 Widening project included signifi-
cant utility relocations, including multiple water, gas and
electrical lines, as well as the installation of a approxi-
mately 23,000 linear feet (more than 4 miles) of storm
water drainage pipe.
Ribbon cutting for the State Route 178 Widening Project
Night work for a full-depth pavement replacement at the SR 178/Alfred Harrell Highway intersection
STATE ROUTE 178 WIDENING PROJECT
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Curb, gutter, sidewalks and curb ramps were installed at
various locations throughout the project. In addition, the
project installed a retaining wall and a new home run net
at the Mesa Marin Sports Complex to accommodate the
widened highway.
Together, the three TRIP projects on State Route 178
have improved safety and circulation for residents and
highway travelers in northeast Bakersfield.
Top left: Crews lay a geotextile separator over aggregate
base (geotextile has been shown to reduce maintenance
and extend the life of a roadway)
Top right: Placing colored concrete for a new raised me-
dian on State Route 178 at Park Palisades Drive
Bottom: Paving operations along State Route 178
STATE ROUTE 178 WIDENING PROJECT
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Rosedale Highway has been a part of the regional
transportation network for more than a century. As
the city has grown, Rosedale Highway has become one of
the City's primary commuter routes. Traffic volumes have
exceeded the road’s capacity for many years, and Rose-
dale Highway has long been considered one of the most
congested commuter routes in the region.
As the western segment of an east-west cross-town cor-
ridor and designated as State Route 58 West, Rosedale
Highway serves as an inter-regional freight corridor.
(This will change with the construction of the Centennial
Corridor, which will ultimately become State Route 58.) In
addition, a variety of retail, commercial and industrial
businesses are located on Rosedale Highway, adding a
significant number of customer and business vehicles to
daily traffic counts.
• Local officials mark the completion of the Rosedale Highway Widening Project in September 2016
This project widened Rosedale Highway to six lanes
(three in each direction) and improved intersections be-
tween Calloway Drive and Gibson Street. The project also
relocated an 18-inch storm drain and installed a 16-inch
waterline, new medians, sidewalk, curb and gutters.
Prior to and during construction, City right-of-way rep-
resentatives worked with more than 100 property owners
to relocate driveways, sidewalks, water mains, signage,
mailboxes, landscaping and other items to limit business
disruptions to the greatest extent possible.
Construction began on this project in 2015 and the ma-
jority of work was performed during nighttime hours
in order to keep two traffic lanes open in each direction
during high-volume daytime hours. The project was com-
pleted in September 2016.
ROSEDALE HIGHWAY WIDENING PROJECT
• Completed Rosedale Highway Widening Project
• Crews work on one of the project's retaining walls
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SOUTHBOUND SR 99 AUXILIARY LANE/ROSEDALE HWY OFF-RAMP
Construction on the Southbound State Route
99 Auxiliary Lane/Rosedale Highway Off-
Ramp Improvements began in early 2016 and
was completed in early 2017.
The project improved freeway operations and
access to the Rosedale Highway and downtown
business districts by adding an auxiliary lane to
southbound State Route 99 from the Gilmore
Avenue undercrossing to the Rosedale Highway
off-ramp. The off-ramp was also widened to
provide two exit lanes from State Route 99, ex-
panding to four lanes at Rosedale Highway. Now
complete, the off-ramp provides two dedicated
left-turn lanes and two dedicated right-turn
lanes at Rosedale Highway.
The project installed two retaining walls and a
concrete barrier rail alongside State Route 99
and the off-ramp to create the necessary space to
construct the new lanes.
Due to high traffic volumes along this section
of southbound State Route 99 and at the Rose-
dale Highway Interchange, and the need for
highway lane and ramp closures to complete the
improvements, much of the work on this project
was performed during nighttime hours.
The $7.5 million project was funded through the
State Highway Operation and Protection Pro-
gram (SHOPP).
• The newly widened off-ramp opened to traffic in early 2017
• New southbound SR 99 auxiliary lane to Rosedale Highway exit
• Completed retaining wall along the off-ramp at Rosedale Highway• Crews work on one of the project's retaining walls
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BELTWAY OPERATIONAL IMPROVEMENTS
The Beltway Operational Improvements project con-
structs multiple improvements on State Route 58 (from State Route 99 to Cottonwood Road) and on State Route 99 (from Ming Avenue to Wilson Road).
The project constructs a new bridge and makes
improvements to the State Route 99 to eastbound State
Route 58 connector ramp and the South H Street off-ramp
for traffic entering from the west (Real Road). A single-
lane slip ramp will allow traffic from the State Route 99
connector ramp to exit at South H Street.
The new connector ramp bridge and adjacent retaining
walls are currently under construction. Additional retain-
ing walls and sound walls are also being built, or have al-ready been completed, along both State Route 58 and State Route 99.
The project includes auxiliary lanes on State Route 58 in
advance of the eastbound Union Avenue off-ramp and
the westbound Chester Avenue off-ramp. The project also
includes an auxiliary lane on State Route 99 in advance of
the northbound Ming Avenue off-ramp. Auxiliary lanes
allow slower exiting traffic to move out of the main freeway lanes, improving traffic flow.
Ramp improvements are underway at the Chester Avenue,
Union Avenue, Cottonwood Road, and Ming Avenue In-
terchanges. The bridges at Madison Street, P Street, and the
Bakersfield Corral Overhead (bridge over the rail line) will
also be widened with this project.
Future eastbound State Route 58 off-ramp to South H Street
Concrete pour for the new freeway connector bridge
Construction of new retaining walls
Auxilliary pumps bypass the existing system while a new storm water pump plant is constructed on northbound SR 99
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A groundbreaking ceremony, held in June 2016, kicked
off the start of construction for the Kern River
Bridge Improvements Project.
This project is the first phase of construction for the Cen-
tennial Corridor Project, which will connect State Route 58 to the Westside Parkway. The project area extends
from south of Truxtun Avenue to one-half mile west of
Mohawk Street on the Westside Parkway.
The project will widen the two existing bridges to
accommodate the future connection with the Centennial
Corridor (State Route 58) mainline. Two new bridges for
the future Centennial Corridor westbound off-ramp to Mohawk Street will also be constructed—one bridge will
cross Truxtun Avenue and the other will cross the Kern River.
Improvements to the Westside Parkway include an ad-ditional inside lane and shoulder in both directions, the
widening and partial reconstruction of the eastbound on-
ramp from Mohawk Street, and the installation of ramp
metering facilities.
Other improvements include drainage facilities, retention
basins, traffic signal modifications, and a retaining wall
along the future westbound off-ramp to Mohawk Street.
Completion of the Kern River Bridge Improvements
Project is anticipated in late summer 2019.
Above: Federal, state and local officials break ground on the Kern River Bridge Improvements Proj-ect in June 2017
Left: Artist render-ing of the Kern River Bridge Im-provements Project
KERN RIVER BRIDGE IMPROVEMENTS
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THOMAS ROADS IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM
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For current construction information, log on to www.bakersfieldfreeways.us
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24th Street (State Route 178) ImprovementsImprove Oak St./24th St. intersection; widen 24th and 23rd Streets from just west of the Kern River Bridge to east of M Street. Status: final design
Advanced 24th Street Sound Wall Package Construct sound walls along north side of 24th Street, between Beech Street and Bay Street
Truxtun Avenue Operational ImprovementsWiden Truxtun Ave. from a 4-lane connector to a 6-lane arterial between Empire Drive approximately 100 feet east of Elm Street
TRIP PROJECTS PROPOSED SCHEDULE
State Route 178/Fairfax Road
Interchange
2007-2010
Mohawk Street ExtensionWestside Parkway Phase 1 2009-2011
North Beltway-7th Standard Road
2008-2011
Westside Parkway
Allen Road to Truxtun Avenue
2009-2013
State Route 58 Gap Closure
2013-2015
Westside Parkway
Stockdale Highway to Allen Road 2013-2015
State Route 178/Morning Drive Interchange 2013-2015
State Route 99/Hosking Avenue
Interchange
2015-2016
Rosedale Highway
(State Route 58) Widening
2015-2016
State Route 99 Auxiliary Lane/Rosedale Highway Off-ramp Improvements 2016-2017
State Route 178 Widening
2015-2017
Completed Projects
2007-2017
TRANSPORTATION PROJECT STAGES
Beltway Operational ImprovementsConstruct various roadway improvements and sound walls on SR 58, (SR 99-Cottonwood Rd.) and SR 99 (Ming Ave.-Wilson Rd.) Status: under construction
Centennial Corridor/SR 58 ConnectorConnect I-5 to SR 58 via a connection with the Westside Parkway. Status: design, right-of way acquisition, and demolition underway.
Kern River Bridge Improvements Widen two existing bridges, construct two new bridges, and make additional improvements to the Westside Parkway. Status: under construction
Centennial Sanitary Sewer Relocation Abandon conflicting sewer mains, manholes and laterals and install new sewer mains, manholes and laterals based on the new alignment's configuration
Centennial Corridor Local Street Improvements Install cul-de-sacs and make improvements based on new configuration in the Westpark neighborhood
Advanced Centennial Corridor Sound Wall Package Construct sound walls along the corridor in areas that do not conflict with future freeway construction
Hageman Road FlyoverConstruct flyover across SR 99 to connect Hageman Rd. with Golden State Ave. (SR 204). Status: final design
Project Initiation Document
State, regional, and local
agencies identify transportation
needs and projects to be built
within financial limitations.
Project Approval/Environmen-
tal Document
Alternative alignments and
designs are considered along with
their environmental impacts.
After public review and comment,
a preferred alternative is selected.
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Westside Parkway 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
Truxtun Avenue Operational
Improvements
Centennial Corridor 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
24th Street Improvements 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
Kern River Bridge
Improvements
Centennial Corridor/
SR 58 Connector
Beltway Operational
Improvements
24th Street Improvements
Centennial Corridor
Sanitary Sewer Relocation
Hageman Road Flyover
Centennial Corridor Local
Street Improvements
Advanced Centennial
Corridor Sound Walls
Advanced 24th Street
Sound Wall Package
Right-of-Way Acquisition
Land required for the project is
acquired.
* Construction funding being pursued *
Final Design
The design team develops final
detailed plans, specifications,
and estimates (PS&E).
Construction
The agency awards a contract
and the project is built
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CENTENNIAL CORRIDOR
Project design and right-of-way ac-
quisition for the Centennial Cor-
ridor are nearly complete, and the first
phase of the project to connect State
Route 58 to the Westside Parkway is
under construction (see page 9). Ad-
ditional work scheduled in 2017-2018
for sewer relocations, continuing with
street modifications and some sound
walls along the corridor.
State Route 58 currently follows a
circuitous route through the met-
ropolitan area. To reach Interstate
5, motorists are forced onto two of Bakersfield’s most congested routes—
State Route 99 and Rosedale High-way—before jogging north onto State
Route 43 for another mile then head-ing west to Interstate 5. Alternatively,
State Route 58 motorists stop at the T-intersection at Real Road and use surface streets to navigate through
western Bakersfield to connect with Interstate 5.
The Centennial Corridor project will provide a direct
route for State Route 58 travelers between State Route
99 and Interstate 5. With the construction of Centennial
Corridor, the freeway will continue west, running par-
allel to Stockdale Highway before turning northwest to
cross over Stockdale Highway and Stine Road. An un-
dercrossing will accommodate traffic on Real Road.
North of Stockdale Highway, the alignment will be be-
low grade through most of the residential area. Over-
crossings at Marella Way and La
Mirada Drive and an undercross-
ing at Ford Avenue will provide
local traffic circulation. The new
freeway will then cross over Cali-fornia Avenue, Commerce Drive,
Truxtun Avenue, and the Kern River before connecting with the
Westside Parkway.
Centennial Corridor is TRIP's largest and most complex project.
Twenty public meetings were held during the eight year environmen-
tal process to gain public input and
provide project updates. Extensive
environmental studies and engi-
neering efforts were performed for
multiple potential alternatives dur-
ing this period.
In 2014, FHWA released $165 million to fund early
acquisition of full parcel properties along the corridor
from willing sellers. This allowed nearly 75 percent of
the full parcels needed for the project to be acquired
prior to environmental completion.
Most of the remaining properties were acquired soon
after the final EIR/EIS was approved, and demolition of
City-owned properties began in late spring 2016. The
cleared corridor allows for construction to begin on this
locally- and nationally-significant project. (See page 16
for information on advance construction phases sched-
uled for 2017-2018.)
Current terminus of SR 58 at Real Road
• Centennial Corridor will provide the missing link for a nationally-significant freight corridor
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CENTENNIAL CORRIDOR
Centennial Corridor constructs a missing link in the
metropolitan transportation network, creating an east-
west cross-town freeway for local commuters.
The project is also vital to regional and national goods
movement since State Route 58 is one of California's
primary all-weather east-west transportation corridors
traversing the Sierra Nevada Mountain Range. State
Route 58 ultimately connects to Interstate 40, providing
cross-country access to all points east.
Above right: Councilmember Andrae Gonzales speaks to neighborhood residents about upcoming work for the Centennial Corridor project at a community meet-ing held in early 2017
Center right: following input from area residents, the City erected nearly 1.5 miles of 8 foot high privacy fencing at properties bordering the cleared corridor
Below: Looking southeast from Montclair Street, the necessary right-of-way has been acquired and cleared for construction of the Centennial Corridor Project
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UPCOMING CONSTRUCTION
The following construction packages for the Westside Parkway and Centennial Corridor are expected to be underway
during 2017-2018.
Centennial Corridor Sanitary Sewer RelocationThis project abandons existing sewer mains, manholes, and laterals that conflict with the future alignment of the
Centennial Corridor Project in the Westpark neighbor-
hood and installs new sewer mains, manholes, and laterals
as needed to complete the sewer system based on the new
configuration with the freeway alignment. Work began in
fall 2017.
Centennial Corridor Local Street ImprovementsThis project will construct local street improvements, in-
cluding new cul-de-sacs, to accommodate the changes to
traffic movements associated with the new freeway align-
ment. This project will follow behind work associated with
the Sanitary Sewer Relocation project.
Advance Sound Wall Construction
This work will build sound walls along the future freeway
alignment in areas where early construction is feasible.
This sound wall construction will also follow behind the
Sanitary Sewer Relocations.
The Truxtun Avenue Operational Improvements Project will extend the improvements initiated as part of
the Westside Parkway Phase 4 project from just west of the State Route 99 overcrossing through the Oak
Street intersection to just east of Elm Street.
The project widens Truxtun Avenue from 4 to 6 lanes to ease congestion through this heavy traffic area. The
project will modify the curve at the Truxtun Avenue/Westwind Drive intersection and construct a right-turn
deceleration lane for westbound traffic turning onto Westwind Drive.
The project will lower Truxtun Avenue beneath the State Route 99 overcrossing to achieve 15 feet of vertical
clearance as required by current Caltrans standards.
The project will also extend the Carrier Canal located east of the State Route 99 overcrossing to allow for the
road widening. Most of the widening will occur along the south side of the roadway. Construction will begin
in early 2018.
TRUXTUN AVENUE OPERATIONAL IMPROVEMENTS
Existing Truxtun Avenue/Oak Street intersection
Sanitary sewer relocations are underway
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Artist rendering of the future 24th Street Improvement Project with landscaping
Currently, 24th Street provides two lanes in each direc-
tion between Oak and D Streets. Between D Street
and M Street, 23rd Street carries eastbound traffic and 24th
Street carries westbound traffic, each with three lanes. The
corridor transitions to an access-controlled freeway just east
of M Street.
The project area is the central section of an 18-mile east-
west crosstown corridor and traffic volumes exceed those
of nearly every six-lane arterial in the metropolitan area.
Improvements along the west end of this corridor were
completed with the Rosedale Highway Widening Project
and three completed projects have improved the eastern end
of the corridor. 24th Street is also the gateway to downtown
Bakersfield for travelers exiting from State Route 99.
The 24th Street Improvement Project will add a lane in each direction on 23rd and 24th Streets between State Route 99
and M Street; improve the Oak Street/24th Street intersec-
tion; and modify the “S” curve between A and D Streets.
Caltrans will construct the section from State Route 99 to the west end of the Kern River Bridge as part of an upcom-
ing freeway rehabilitation project. Caltrans construction
will include a new lane on the westbound to southbound loop on-ramp and add right-turn lanes at the 24th Street/
Buck Owens Blvd. intersection.
The City will construct the project improvements between
the Kern River Bridge and M Street. In the residential neigh-
borhood, sound walls will be built along the north side of
24th Street, at the west end and near the curve on the south
side of 24th Street. Sound walls along the north side of 24th
Street are scheduled to begin construction in early 2018.
All of the full-parcel properties needed for the project have
been acquired and removed. One house, originally built in
1921, was sold at auction to a private contractor in spring
2017. This house has been moved to an adjacent lot on Bay
Street and the new owner is in the process of restoring the
structure.
The Final EIR/EIS was initially certified in February 2014.
The project quickly moved into final design and began
acquiring right-of-way. A legal challenge was filed, and a Recirculated Environmental Impact Report was prepared
to include additional information. The Bakersfield City
Council voted to certify the recirculated document and to
re-approve the project in June 2016.
An appeal was filed, but the Appellate Court, as well as the
State Supreme Court, denied the request for an injunction
and and allowed project activities to continue. At the time of publication, the appeal was pending, and design was nearly
complete for this project.
24TH STREET IMPROVEMENTS PROJECT
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HAGEMAN FLYOVER
Northwest Bakersfield has experienced substantial
growth over the past two decades, leading to increased
congestion and travel times for residents making the
daily commute into the City's central business district.
This project will create a new access route between
northwest Bakersfield and downtown through the ex-
tension of Hageman Road from Knudsen Drive across
State Route 99 to Golden State Avenue (State Route 204).
The project area is approximately 1.5 miles
in length, and one of the project's main fea-
tures will be a new nine-span bridge that cross-
es over the San Joaquin Valley Railroad and
State Route 99. The new bridge will be about a quarter
mile in length and similar in height to the existing south-
bound State Route 99 to eastbound 58 connector bridge
(approximately 40 feet).
The Hageman Flyover will widen the existing bridge
over Airport Drive, and modify existing ramps at the
Airport Drive/Golden State Avenue interchange at
State Route 99. The new connection and improve-
ments to the interchange at State Route 99 will ease
traffic congestion and time delays through this area.
The project also includes a new bike and pe-destrian bridge across State Route 99 that will connect to the existing bikeway network.
Environmental work for the project was completed
in 2014, and Caltrans anticipates completing de-
sign and having the project shovel-ready in late 2017.
The TRIP team is currently seeking funding for comple-
tion of this project. Having a shovel-ready project
enhances the potential for success as these projects
are generally given priority when unanticipated fund-
ing opportunities arise at the state and federal level.
• Roadway• • Bike Pathy
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Before: SR 178/Fairfax Road at-grade intersection (2007)
After: Westside Parkway at Calloway Drive (2013)
After: SR 178/Fairfax Road Interchange (2010)
After: SR 178/Morning Drive Interchange & Morning Dr. Extension (2015)Before: SR 178 at Morning Drive at-grade intersection (2013)
Before: SR 99/7th Standard Road Interchange 2-lane overcrossing (2008)
Before: Westside Parkway alignment at Calloway Drive (2010)
After: SR 99/7th Standard Road Interchange 4 lane overcrossing (2011)
TRIP has completed many projects in the past decade, improving Bakersfield's transportation network while providing
well-paying construction jobs and adding millions of dollars to the local economy. Here are just a few of the changes.
A DECADE OF CONSTRUCTION
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Thomas Roads Improvement Program 1600 Truxtun Avenue • Bakersfield, CA 93301661•326•3700www.bakersfieldfreeways.us
The information included in this publication was based on current information at the time of publication and may be updated or changed without prior notice.
Week of December 18_2017_Work Schedule
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STREETS DIVISION – WORK SCHEDULE Week of December 18, 2017 – December 22, 2017
Resurfacing/Reconstructing streets in the following areas:
Maintenance Grind & Pave on Grove St east of Union
Preparing a Maintenance Grind & Pave on Monitor between White Ln and Fairview (SB1)
Reconstructing So. Halfmoon from Ashe to Edgemont (SB1)
Preparing a Maintenance Grind & Pave on Bernard St between Union Ave. and Kern St. (SB1)
Paving of Bike Path between Stockdale Hwy and Freeway 99 will extend through the month
of December weather permitting.
Miscellaneous Streets Division projects:
Video inspection of City owned sewer and storm lines to evaluate condition of pipes
Repairing damaged sewer line found during video inspection
Miscellaneous concrete repairs throughout the City
Concrete repairs to various bus stops throughout City limits
Concrete work on Streets that are funded with SB1 money
Leaf pick up throughout the city, two crews will be cycling the city
NOTE: If raining, there will be no street sweeping service and all street cleaning personnel will be
assigned to cleaning plugged drains and part circle culverts. This also applies when a large
number of street sweepers are in Fleet for repairs. Areas that have been missed during this time
will be swept at the end of the month only when possible.
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Page 2 of 2 STREETS SWEEPING SCHEDULE Monday, December 18, 2017
City areas between 99 Hwy. & Stine Rd. – Panama Ln. & Taft Hwy. Tuesday, December 19, 2017
Between Panama Lane & Woodmere Dr. – Ashe Rd. & Stine Rd.
Between District Blvd. & Panama Ln. -- Gosford Rd. & Ashe Rd.
Between Akers Rd. & Phyllis St. – Harris Rd. & Panama Ln.
City areas between Akers Rd. & Stine Rd. – Harris Rd. & Panama Ln.
Oswell to Sterling – Red Bank to Frwy 58 Stockdale to Bell Terrace – New Stine to S. Montclair Wednesday, December 20, 2017
Cul-De-Sacs on the north side of Angela Wy., between Manely Ct. & Cris Ct.
Between Oswell Park Dr. & Brundage Ln. – Oswell St. & Leeta St.
City areas between Workman St. & Sterling Rd. – 58 Hwy. & Baja Dr.
Between Morning Dr. & Park Dr. – College Ave. & Willis Ave.
Between Buena Vista Rd. & Old River Rd. – White Ln. & Panama Ln.
Between Old River Rd. & Gosford Rd. – White Ln. & Pacheco Rd. Thursday, December 21, 2017 City areas between Stockdale Hwy. & Ming Ave. – Ashe Rd. & Gosford Rd.
Between El Portal/Laurelglen Blvd. & Ashe Rd. – Ming Ave. & So. Halfmoon/Olympia Dr.
Between Ashe Rd. & Stine Rd. – Ming Ave. & So. Halfmoon/Edgemount Dr.
Between Coffee Rd. & Wilson Rd. (ext.) – White Ln. & So. Halfmoon/Olympia Dr. Friday, December 15, 2017
Between Etchart Rd. & Pavilion Dr. -- Calloway Dr., west to the canal boundary.
Between Norris Rd. & Olive Dr. – Calloway Dr. & Coffee Rd.
Between Olive Dr. & Noriega Rd. – Calloway Dr. & Verdugo Ln.
City areas between Coffee Rd./Riverlakes ext. & Allen Rd. – Hageman Rd. & Rosedale Hwy.
City areas between Pacheco Rd. & Harris Rd. – Stine Rd. & Wible Rd.
We enhance the quality of life through a variety of programs, parks, and partnerships.
B A K E R S F I E L D
Department of Recreation and Parks
Date: December 11, 2017 To: Alan Tandy, City Manager
From: Dianne Hoover, Director of Recreation & Parks
Subject: 2017 November Monthly Report
Total monthly attendance for all programs, reservations and volunteers combined for
the month of November totaled 57,809 as compared to last year’s total of 54,463.
RECREATION Total Attendance: 57,809 Special Event Reservations:
November 4: Yokuts Park, American Lung Association
Walk/Run – 600 Guests
November 11: The Park at River Walk, Today I Choose Bacon & Beer Festival – 2,000 Guests
November 12: Various Parks, Bakersfield Marathon
Run – 10,000 Guests
November 18: The Park at River Walk, Muscular Sclerosis
Walk/Run – 1,300 Guests
Yokuts Park, Bakersfield Homeless Shelter
Turkey Trot – 300 Guests
• Total Attendance: 23,879 Reservations/Special Events
Silver Creek Community Center
• Total Attendance:
o Overall attendance was 247 as compared to last year of 346.
o There was one (1) rental for the month.
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Saunders Recreational Facility
• Total Attendance:
• Overall attendance was 700 as compared to last year of 952. The decrease in attendance can be attributed to three less rentals in 2017.
• Hockey Program: 30 Participants/ Total Attendance: 120
• Soccer Program: 10 Registered Teams / Total Attendance: 480
• There were two (2) rentals for the month. AQUATICS Total attendance for Aquatics was 3,405 compared to 551 in 2016. The
increase was due to the closure of McMurtrey Aquatic Center in November of 2016 for new slide construction. The significant increase in
attendance compared to prior years can be attributed to the addition of
the Youth USA Swimming sanctioned swim meet, hosted Bakersfield Swim
Academy on November 4th and 5th at McMurtrey Aquatic Center.
McMurtrey Aquatic Center:
o Sixteen (16) students participated in the High School Swim
Conditioning Class at McMurtrey Aquatic Center.
o Bakersfield Swim Academy utilized the McMurtrey competition pool for
their teen and college swimmers.
o Although evening lap swim was eliminated due to current budget
constraints, the addition of rentals helped increase attendance to
3,405 participants for the month.
o 100 Mile Club: The 100 Mile Lap Swim Club is currently made up of 399
active members that swam 14,572 miles through the month of
November. The club has swum a combined total of 176,475 miles.
Aquatic Grant Activities:
o First 5 Kern Grant Make A Splash- A free Parent CPR/AED and First Aid
class. Fourteen participants made up of expectant parents, parents,
grandparents, and caregivers of children under 5 received American
Red Cross certifications and materials to share with their families.
o American Red Cross Aquatics Centennial Program- The City will
participate in this program which will provide funding to:
o Expand $5 swim lessons to 140 income eligible children and adults
at Jefferson and Dr. Martin Luther King Pools.
o Provide discounted Junior Lifeguarding classes to10 income
eligible youth.
o Offer free Pediatric CPR/AED Training to 25 parents.
o Waived fees for 2 online Lifeguard Management Courses. The
grant milestones will need to be accomplished by June 2018. ATHLETICS Total attendance for Athletics was 26,346 compared to 25,822 in 2016.
The 2% increase in attendance is attributed to the growth of the National Softball Association (NSA) tournament from 41 teams to 55 teams.
Department of Recreation and Parks November 2017 Monthly Report
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Athletic Programming/Adult Softball:
o Fall Softball League ended November 17 with no rainouts.
o Kern Trophies donated 48 trophies valued at $1,680. Softball Tournaments
o The Westside Bullets held an NSA youth fast pitch tournament on November 18th & 19th, with 55 teams. Several City fields were used for
the tournament: Mesa Marin, Beach, Wayside, and Patriots North. This was the largest tournament to date. Adult Adaptive Co-Rec Softball League
o Adaptive Softball League completed games on Thursday, November
16th.
o Seven teams participated in the Fall League with games held at
Beach Park.
o Kern Trophy donated 7 trophies (one for each team) at a value of
$245.
League of Dreams
o Partnered with League of Dreams to hold the “Autism on the Run
5K/2K Run/Walk” on Saturday, November 4th. This is a fun, family
friendly 2K and 5K to promote autism awareness and inclusion. A total
of 210 runners participated in the event held on CSUB’s campus.
o League of Dreams finished their six week basketball league on
November 12th with a special “Closing Celebration” with awards for
the 179 athletes
o Donations: $18,315.00 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Center
• Total Attendance:
o Overall attendance for the month was 3,232 compared to 2,823 in 2016.
The 14% increase in attendance was due to the basketball gym being
closed for reconstruction last year at this time.
o Donations: $1,813.50
ADMINISTRATION Mesa Marin Sports Complex (phase 2) – Klassen has completed most of the work for
phase II. They are working on a solution for resizing of the playground areas. Kern
Sprinkler is maintaining the completed landscape work until January 9, 2018. Wall Repairs:
In Progress: 1. S/E corner of Panama Lane & Akers Rd. – Planter
2. Old River Rd and Falcon Way- East wall 3. 6200 Block of Jewetta Ave S/O Olive Dr.-West wall
4. 3700 block of Old River and Thoreau Ave. – N/E Corner 5. Corner of Verdugo & Etchart – Entry Sign(Bridgeton)
Completed:
1. 120 Glen Oaks Dr. @ Stockdale Hwy
Department of Recreation and Parks November 2017 Monthly Report
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Aquatic Maintenance:
• Staff schedule for pool maintenance shut down is:
o Jefferson Pool: 10/23 thru 10/27.
o Silver Creek Pool: 10/30 thru 11/3.
o MLK Pool: 11/6 thru 11/10
o McMurtrey Pool: 12/2 thru 12/17. PARKS Area 1
• Removed concrete curbing, leveled out the planter beds and repaired the
irrigation on Madre at Hageman and Patton Way and Hageman.
Area 4 Various Locations
• District Blvd. – PG&E replaced missing meter on 11/1/17.
• Stockdale Hwy – Area staff cleaned streetscapes and medians for the
Bakersfield Marathon on 11/9/16.
• McCutchen Rd. – Electrical meter has been missing since July due to a
vehicle accident. PG&E was contacted and a new meter was installed on
11/27/17. 24th Street
o A2 & A3 spray rig operators applied herbicide for weed control on empty
woodchip lots and applied pre-emergent.
California Avenue & Q Street
• Staff installed wood chips on the empty dirt lot at northeast side. City Hall North and South
• Area staff installed decorative holiday lights on shrubs around building. City in the Hills
o An alarm for a main line break was received on the Maxi-Com system at this
site. The site was shut down until the repairs were made. Gopher Control
• Staff performed gopher control at the following locations:
• Windermere Park – 36 treated holes
• Tevis Park – 46 treated holes
• Garden Park – 22 treated holes Greystone Park
• Irrigation pump down with estimated repair date to be mid-January. Mill Creek
o Re-installed serviced aerator fountains at 18th & 19th streets on 11/2/17.
Electricians assisted with electrical connections and water level at Mill Creek was lowered by Water dept. Silver Creek Park
• Contractor, Cen-Cal poured concrete near the basketball court to
replace the area that was cut out to repair a leak at the drinking fountain. Yokuts Park
o Staff received a report that the soccer field lights were on from a previous night’s reservation. Upon a field check staff did not find the lights on and
verified that the system was running on the Maxi Com system as expected.
Department of Recreation and Parks November 2017 Monthly Report
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Tree Maintenance
o At Beach Park; volunteers planted 10 trees in collaboration with the
Tree Foundation of Kern. Also at San Miguel Grove; volunteers
removed trash, weeds and planted 10 trees, in collaboration with
Breakfast Rotary Club.
o Area 6 staff delivered Mobile bleacher to CSUB for City Marathon.
o Area 6 staff has removed tumbleweeds and weeds along the bike
path at the Uplands of the Kern River. Staff also removed
boardwalk and replaced walkway with decomposed granite, prior
to the Marathon.
o Tree staff has begun trimming trees along the bike path from
Stockdale Hwy to 99 Highway, so that the paving machine has
clearance to repave this stretch of the bike path. Trimming:
• Trees Trimmed: 273 Clearance: 66 Removals: 10
• Service Tickets:
Received: 127 Completed: 94 UPCOMING/ONGOING EVENTS:
• Polar Bear Plunge – January 1, 2018 at McMurtrey Aquatic Center 11:00 am. Ages 7 and up, $5 to plunge.
• Santa’s Winter Wonderland at Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Center – December 22nd from 2:00-5:00 p.m.
• Kwanzaa – Wednesday, December 27th from 1:00 – 5:00 at Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Center. Free!
• For additional activities and events offered through the Recreation and Parks Department, please visit the website at www.bakersfieldparks.us.
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