New Murrieta Costco: Road Construction Will Bring In Shoppers

MURRIETA, CA — The City of Murrieta is set to award a contract for construction of the new Warm Springs Parkway off Clinton Keith Road, near Interstate 215, that will provide access to a new Costco warehouse and retail stores across from Vista Murrieta High School.

On Tuesday night, the Murrieta City Council is poised to give GMC Engineering Inc. the construction contract. The Tustin-based company bid the job at $2,646,646.41 — the lowest of six bids received by the city, according to city documents. The total project cost is $3,043,643.37, which includes a 15 percent project contingency.

The Warm Springs Parkway North project is needed for access to the Vineyard Freeway Center that will contain Costco and other retail tenants. The road construction will consist of approximately 665 linear feet of street improvements on Warm Springs Parkway, as well as paving improvements on Clinton Keith Road. Warm Springs Parkway will be a 76-foot-wide, curb-to-curb, four-lane major roadway.

Other features included in the roadway construction contract are sidewalks, landscaped medians, drainage improvements, signage and striping, street lighting, dry utilities, and water and sewer utilities. Installation of a traffic signal at the intersection of Warm Springs Parkway and a commercial driveway are also included in the project, according to city documents.

The new Costco will be the city's first. It is projected to open next year and will also include a large-scale Costco gas station.