AnonymousSource: City of Santa Barbara
Granite Construction has nearly completed the concrete hardscape work, including sidewalk, access ramps, cross gutters, and alley entrances on both sides of Mission Street. This past weekend, Granite finished pouring the access ramp at the northwest corner of Bath and Mission and at the northeast corner of Castillo and Mission.
This week, Granite plans to install the light pole foundations along Mission Street. Afterward, the Gas Company will perform their line relocation work at Mission and De La Vina. Once the Gas Company completes their relocation, Granite will complete the remaining hardscape improvements, including the relocation of an existing storm drain at Mission and De La Vina.
The Mission Street Paving Project is still on schedule to be completed in mid-September.
The City is appreciative of the community’s continued patience and cooperation during this important safety project. To receive project updates, please subscribe on the project website: www.SantaBarbaraCA.gov/MissionStreetPaving
Reconstructed sidewalk on De La Vina Street at Mission Street
Seems there were comments here about how the project would go on for ages. Seems it is getting done on schedule.
Hooray. Good news. It wasn’t too much but it was enough to annoy people. I hope the dust and noise wasn’t too awful for people living nearby.
Tagdes, thanks for the information. I understand the flow has to be maintained but was hoping they could lower the crown of the cross streets or even create some sort of pipeline channel under the streets to get their drainage water across Mission which would allow a relatively flat transit. Not going to happen I guess.
Would be very expensive to install an underground storm drain system across Mission. Plus the traffic people might think the cross-gutters help to calm traffic and they are probably right.
Yes, good news. But having seen the new concrete work I am disappointed that the severe gully/drains that cross Mission do not seem to have been alleviated. These deep drains have wreaked havoc with cars on that heavily trafficked road for decades. Maybe I am missing the plan?
Does anyone know if they plan on landscaping all the dirt and weed strips along either side of mission st? Such an eyesore in its current state.
It says the new X-gutters are done and they have to maintain the same grade across Mission to match the existing flow lines. When they grind and pave in Sept. they will grind adjacent the X-gutters for the new AC paving. I haven’t looked at the plans but if they use Cold-in-place recycling the approaches will have the same grade coming in but, if they use the traditional overlay it will be a 0.1′ or so higher which would make even steeper approaches. The trend is recycling and likely here.