Progress Report
April 19, 2019 · Issue No. 17
In this issue: Approvals for Funding, Scheduling

Council OKs Budget, Scheduling Revisions

The City Council voted 5-0 on Monday to add $425,000 to the Downtown Streetscape Project budget, which includes $300,000 to replace badly-corroded metal storm drains at 10th and 11th streets.

A particularly wet winter, which included 41 rain days, caused significant delays to the six-month Streetscape construction program. 

To make up for lost time, Council members agreed that construction managers and contractors could add workers, allow some Saturday work and extend workday hours as-needed. Project planners told the Council that all sidewalk construction is expected to be finished before Del Mar horse racing begins in July.

Details can be found in this Project Update and Request for Funding (PDF). 

Construction Activity: Week of April 15

Workers completed construction crosswalks at 9th Street.

On the east side of Camino del Mar, crews continued building curbs, gutters, sidewalks and pedestrian ramps on the 1000 and 1100 blocks.

On the west side, sidewalk construction continued on the south end of the 1200 block. Sidewalk restorations and excavations for tree planting continued on the 1300 and 1400 blocks.

WEST SIDE OF CAMINO DEL MAR

EAST SIDE OF CAMINO DEL MAR

Construction Activity: Week of April 22

EAST SIDE OF CAMINO DEL MAR

• 1000 Block: Pour sidewalks and pedestrian ramp; grade and install base for parking spaces.
• 1100 Block: Pour curb and gutters; install red-brick sidewalks on south end of block.

WEST SIDE OF CAMINO DEL MAR

• 1200 Block: Build pedestrian ramp at crosswalk; demolish existing and build new curb, gutter and sidewalk mid-block.
• 1400 Block: Sidewalk restoration.

Streetscape in a nutshell

The Downtown Streetscape Project will beautify Camino del Mar and improve safety between 9th and Plaza streets. The $7.2 million project includes new sidewalks, crosswalks, bike lanes, street furniture, landscaping, paving and other improvements. Construction is scheduled to run through June. The Downtown Streetscape Project was first envisioned in 1996 as part of a citywide street and sidewalk improvement program.

April 29: Biweekly briefing, public welcome

Residents and business owners are invited to meet the project team and get the latest information on construction activity during biweekly briefings at the Del Mar Civic Center Town Hall, 1050 Camino del Mar. The next briefing is set for 9 a.m. Monday, April 29. Download a schedule (PDF). 

Free parking at Civic Center

Visitors to downtown Del Mar can park for free at the Del Mar Civic Center, 1050 Camino Del Mar. The garage is accessible from entrances on 10th and 11th streets and by a stairway or elevator that connect to the plaza above.

Estimated timeline

• January through April: East side of Camino del Mar
• April through June: West side of Camino del Mar
• June: Camino del Mar medians and landscaping
• June: Camino del Mar paving, striping and signage.

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Hotline: 858-755-9342
E-mail: streetscape@delmar.ca.us
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