Roads To Be Repaved This Summer In Central Marin

MARIN COUNTY, CA – Three roads will be repaved and improved this summer in the Sleepy Hollow neighborhood of Marin's central region. The estimated $1 million project is scheduled to begin mid-July and is expected to be completed by the end of August, according to the county.

A total of 0.62 miles of roadway will be addressed on Hidden Valley Lane, Luzanne Circle and Tappan Road. The work on Hidden Valley Lane will be from Sleepy Hollow Drive to the end; Luzanne Circle from Irving Drive to Martling Road; and Tappan Road from Van Winkle Drive to the end. Hidden Valley Lane, which is one of the roads that accesses Hidden Valley Elementary School, will be targeted for completion first to avoid overlapping with the Aug. 21 start date of the school year, county officials said.

The three stretches will receive full-width grinding of the roadway, allowing for base failures to be repaired and increasing the longevity of the new pavement, according to the county. In addition to the resurfacing, drainage improvements and safety railing will be implemented. Pavement markings and traffic striping will also be upgraded to meet current safety standards.

Construction will take place from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays. The work will require temporary periods of single-lane access during which the traffic flow will be controlled by flaggers. However, some sections of the roadway are too narrow to accommodate construction equipment and single-lane traffic at the same time. Those locations will require intermittent road closures to finalize the repaving process, county officials said.

Funding for the planned improvements will be covered by the county's Road and Bridge Rehabilitation Program. A separate paving project, which is still in the design phase, is slated for later this summer to target the southern region of Marin, according to the county.