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CITY OF COLTON AGENDA REPORT Council Meeting of November 4, 1997 TO: Honorable Mayor and Council Members APPROVAL: Len Wood, Interim City Manager 0-,LeD FROM: Daryl J. Parrish, Senior Program Manager --CF:' SUBJECT: Request to Close Portions of Meridian Avenue to Through Traffic for the Purpose of Constructing Infrastructure and Traffic Mitigation Improvements Related to the San Bernardino County Medical Center Replacement Project. DATE: October 29, 1997 BACKGROUND: In conjunction with the construction of the Infrastructure and Traffic Mitigation Improvements surrounding San Bernardino County Medical Center Replacement Project, certain streets (specifically, Meridian, Pepper and possibly San Bernardino Avenues) must be closed at various times to through traffic. DISCUSSION/ANALYSIS: In order to relocate utilities and construct infrastructure and traffic mitigation facilities on Meridian Avenue, Meridian Avenue must be closed to through . traffic, in phases as described below: Close Meridian Avenue from Valley Boulevard, north to "C Street beginning on approximately November 17, 1997, through approximately January 14, 1998. Close Meridian Avenue from "C" Street, north to San Bernardino Avenue beginning on approximately January 19, 1998, through approximately March 18, 1998. The above closures will be twenty-four hour closures. All work of the work performed and the signs and barricades used will be as per the State of California, Department of Transportation Manual of Traffic Control for Construction and Maintenance Work Zones and Work Area Transportation Control Handbook (WATCH Manual). In order to mitigate the impact of these street closures on the public, the construction manager and the contractor will deliver informative flyers to residents and businesses surrounding the construction area beginning November 5, 1997. Additionally, messages regarding this, and future street closures related to this project will appear on Colton Utility bills which are mailed to all Colton residents and businesses. A message will also appear on the Colton cable access channel. Item # 14