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OFFICE OF THE CITY MANAGER
MEMORANDUM
August 9, 2013
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council
FROM: Alan Tandy, City Manager AT/RS/al
SUBJECT: General Information
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Reminders
The Thomas Roads Improvement Program is planning a community meeting for
the State Route 178/Morning Drive Interchange project on August 20, 2013 from 4
p.m. to 7 p.m. at Canyon Hills Assembly of God Church, 7001 Auburn Street,
Bakersfield. This meeting will provide area residents and commuters with
information about the new interchange project and the upcoming construction
process.
A groundbreaking ceremony for the project will be held the following day,
August 21, 2013, at 9:30 a.m., on the northwest corner of the current State Route
178/Morning Drive intersection. The attached flyer provides more information.
The contractor for the Westside Parkway closed a section of Renfro Road,
between Stockdale Highway and Johnson Road, this past Wednesday, August 7,
2013, to allow the contractor to relocate utilities along Renfro Road and construct
a new bridge over the Westside Parkway.
The closure will be in the vicinity of the Westside Parkway alignment, and will
affect all through traffic, including automobile, bicycle and pedestrian. Access
to neighborhoods south of the project alignment will be maintained via
Stockdale Highway and Renfro Road. Access to neighborhoods north of the
project alignment will be maintained via Allen Road and Brimhall Road. Motorists
can detour around the closure via Allen Road and Brimhall Road.
This section of Renfro Road is expected to be closed until late summer 2014. The
full closure is necessary due to existing conditions at Renfro Road, which will not
accommodate a bypass road or allow part of the road to remain open during
bridge construction.
General Information
August 9, 2013
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Reports
For your information, we enclose the following:
1. Streets Division work schedule for the week of August 12th; and
2. A letter from AT&T U-verse regarding possible programming changes.
Upcoming Events
Movies in the Park
o Escape from Planet Earth
Friday, August 9th at 8:00 p.m.
Jastro Park
FREE
Low-Cost Rabies & Vaccination Clinic
o Saturday, August 10th, 8:00 – 11:00 a.m.
Beale Park
Additional information can be found on the City’s Animal Control webpage:
http://www.bakersfieldcity.us/police/Operations/Animal_Control/index.html
AT:rs:al
cc: Department Heads
Roberta Gafford, City Clerk
From State Route 99, take the Rosedale Highway/State
Route 178/24th Street exit. Proceed east on State Route
178 to the Fair#ax Road exit. $urn le &north' onto Fair#ax
Road, then right onto Auburn Street, and proceed east to
the groundbreaking site. Enter the groundbreaking site via
the southeast parking lot #or the Canyon Hills Assembly o#
God Church.
For in#ormaon, contact0
Melissa Rossiter, &661' 326-3424
Janet Wheeler, &661' 326-3491
$he City o# Bakersfield, Caltrans and the
$homas Roads Improvement Program
cordially invite you to aend
Wednesday, August 21, 2013
9030 a.m.
<orthwest corner o# the SR 178/Morning =rive intersecon
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Week of Aug 12_2013_Work Schedule
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STREETS DIVISION – WORK SCHEDULE
Week of Aug. 12, 2013 – Aug. 16, 2013
Resurfacing/Reconstructing streets in the following areas:
Grind & Pave Stockdale Hwy between Gosford & Old River
Reconstructing various streets South of Wilson and west of Akers
Sealing streets in the area west of Union Ave and North of California Ave
Blade sealing various streets in the area between Palm St and Brundage Ln from Oak St to Oleander
Blade sealing various streets in the area between Beale Ave and Baker St from Niles St to Flower St
Miscellaneous Streets Division projects:
Video inspection of City owned Sewer & Storm lines to evaluate condition of pipes
Miscellaneous concrete repairs throughout the city
Building temporary parking lot at north end of Sports Village phase 2 using asphalt grindings
Concrete work in the area north of Flower St and east of Alta Vista in preparation for street
reconstruction / resurfacing (HUD funded area)
Grading site at Sister City phase B for concrete work
Concrete work on various streets in the area south of E. California Ave and west of MLK Blvd in
preparation for street reconstruction / resurfacing (HUD funded area)
Working with San Joaquin Valley Railroad Company to repair crossing on So. “H” St installing
concrete panels starting on Saturday Aug 24th which we will have to detours traffic on Saturday &
Sunday opening up the road for traffic Monday with asphalt work being done by city crews August
26th thru August 30th one lane at a time
THIS SPACE INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK
Week of Aug 12_2013_Work Schedule
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STREETS SWEEPING SCHEDULE
Monday, Aug. 12, 2013
Between So. “H” St. & Union Avenue – Pacheco Rd. & Hosking Rd.
Between Stockdale Hwy. & Truxtun Ave. (ext.) – Coffee Rd & Partridge Ave.
Tuesday, Aug. 13, 2013
Between 99 Hwy. & So. “H” St. – Ming Ave. & Panama Ln.
Cul-De-Sacs on the north side of Magdelena Ave., west of So. “H” St.
Wednesday, Aug. 14, 2013
City areas between Brundage Ln. & Ming Ave. – So. “H” St. & Union Ave.
City areas between Wilson Rd. & Pacheco Rd. – So. “H” St. & Union Ave.
Between Casa Loma Dr. & Planz Rd. – Madison Ave. & Cottonwood Dr.
Between Planz Rd. & Brook St. – Madison Ave. & Hale St.
Thursday, Aug. 15, 2013
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, Aug. 16, 2013
Between Stockdale Hwy. & Ming Ave. – Allen Rd. & Old River Rd.
Between Old River Rd. & Coffee Rd. – Ming Ave. & Ridge Oak/Westwold Dr.
Between Ridge Oak/Westwold Dr. & White Ln. – Old River Rd., east to the PG&E easement.
Between White Ln. & Asperata Dr. – Gosford Rd,, west to the PG&E easement.
Between White Ln. & Cederwood Dr. – Stine Rd. & Wilson Rd. (ext.)
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 sweeper are in Fleet for repairs. Areas that have been missed during this time will be swept at the
end of the month.