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The City of Santa Ana began construction in 2007 on a citywide Slurry Seal project that covered 30 miles of residential streets. Subsequently, the City enhanced its efforts by implementing a five-year $100 million residential street improvement plan known as Project Restore which began in April 2008. Project Restore signifies a strong commitment by the City Council to ensure and maintain high quality infrastructure. The plan includes repair of over 200 miles of neighborhood streets citywide.
A dedicated team of staff and experts evaluated all residential streets to determine areas of deterioration and developed a comprehensive street improvement plan utilizing the most cost effective, innovative, and environmentally sound technologies. The plan incorporates a “best streets first” approach, whereby the streets needing the least amount of work are repaired first to prevent further deterioration. Streets categorized as complete reconstructions will be repaired last.
A thin overlay placed over existing asphalt is the first level of repair and will occur in three phases. Phase I covers the west end of Santa Ana and began in April 2008. This phase is expected to be completed by November 2008. Phase II includes the area east of the Santa Ana River and north of McFadden Ave. This phase is also under construction and is expected to be completed in November 2008. Phase III covers the area south of McFadden Ave. Construction is expected to begin in August and to be completed in early 2009. A total of 64 miles of residential pavement will be rehabilitated during these three phases.
The second and third levels of repair include pavement recycling and complete street construction. These projects are expected to follow completion of the overlay process.
Residents will be notified by mail of scheduled repairs occurring on their street. In addition, residents may contact the Public Works Agency at (714) 647-5674 or for details on the current construction schedule click here to link to the Construction Project Map.
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