#El camino real update

The widened road will feature a stamped concrete median, turn pockets, six feet sidewalks, landscaped parkways and bike lanes. In addition to being widened, the roadway will shift to the east with the intersection of Via De La Valle moved to align with De La Valle Place (in between the two Polo Plaza buildings) with a new traffic signal. The way El Camino Real traverses through the river valley will look very different when the project is completed. The new roadway would then open in 2026.Ĭonstruction is estimated at $49.1 million, of which approximately $37.5 million is eligible for federal Highway Bridge Program grants. In the coming year, the city plans to secure property rights across nine private parcels, obtain permits and construction funding and start the three-year construction process in January 2023. Both the road and bridge will be elevated out of the 100-year floodplain and El Camino Real will be widened from two to four lanes from San Dieguito Road to Via De La Valle. With the upgrade, the narrow and aging bridge will be replaced with a new 354-feet-long and 76-feet-wide bridge with both a bike lane and protected sidewalk. 27 Carmel Valley Community Planning Board meeting.

#El camino real update

The existing roadway has no bike lanes or sidewalks and the bridge has been deemed functionally obsolete and structurally deficient, according to city project manager Alejandra Gonzalez during an update at the Jan. By this time next year, construction is expected to begin on the long-awaited widening of El Camino Real and accompanying new bridge.