Project to Improve Redlands' Streets Kicks Off

Redlands broke ground Tuesday on the first segments of the 2013 PARIS Resurfacing Project, the first of a number of projects that will ultimately result in resurfacing and rehabilitation of about two-thirds of the city’s streets over the next five years, officials said.

Below is the city statement released by Carl Baker, city spokesman.

The $595,562 project, awarded to Silvia Construction, was approved by the City Council on Feb. 20, 2013, and will include resurfacing of 7.6 lane miles of streets, including portions of Alta, Herald and Tribune between Colton and Lugonia avenues; Courier Street; Edwards Street; portions of Oxford Street; Occidental from Colton Avenue to Brockton; Cornell and Central between University and Grove; Cook Street from Citrus Avenue to East Park Avenue; Central from Citrus Avenue to Church Street; and Cero Court.

The work will begin April 29 and is expected to be completed by the end of May.

On Tuesday, April 23, the City Council, along with City staff, broke ground on the project in a ceremony held at the corner of Tribune Street and Lugonia Avenue. Representatives from Assemblyman Mike Morrell’s Office, the Redlands Chamber of Commerce and the North Redlands Visioning Committee were also on hand to show their support of the project.

The road work is part of the City’s comprehensive street resurfacing program, the Pavement Accelerated Repair Implementation Strategy (PARIS), approved by the City Council in September 2012, and the Pavement Management Program, adopted by the City Council in March 2013.

The project is funded through funds from Measure I, a half-cent sales tax approved by San Bernardino County voters to fund local transportation projects, and the City’s Local Transportation Fund. No General Fund dollars have been used to fund this project. The City of Redlands Resurfacing Program is designed and managed by the City of Redlands Municipal Utilities and Engineering Department.

Additional information can be found on the City website.

The Pavement Management Program and PARIS together form a comprehensive infrastructure approach to address the City’s surface street rehabilitation, repair and maintenance needs. When fully implemented, the program will result in rehabilitation and repair of two-thirds of the City’s street infrastructure within five years and continued repair and maintenance into the coming decades. The pavement rehabilitation will improve the City’s Pavement Condition Index from its most recent measured average of 53 to an average of 75. This compares favorably with the San Bernardino County average PCI of 70 and the statewide average of 66.

The Pavement Management Program and PARIS projects will create approximately 1,100 jobs. All contractors, subcontractors, suppliers and professionals are required to carry a City of Redlands business license at each phase of the project.

Pavement data:

• Approximately 640 lane miles of pavement citywide
• Since 2007, the City has paved 56.4 lane miles to completion
• Currently 15.9 lane miles are being paved
• Lane miles for the 2013 PARIS Resurfacing Project (1-34): 7.6
• Additional lane miles anticipated over the next 12 months: 54.6
• Accumulated total since 2007: 134.5 lane miles, or 21 percent of all streets.

Paving completed by the City of Redlands since 2007 and work estimated to be completed this year includes nearly 21 percent of City streets north of Interstate 10 and 23 percent of streets south of Interstate 10.