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Executive Summary
In 2018, the City Council asked staff to present updates twice a year on coordinated policies,
programs and projects that improve different ways people move around the city, whether by
walking, biking, rolling, taking transit or driving. This report provides an update on the progress
of these efforts over the last six months, Jan. 1, 2026, through June 30, 2026, and goals for the
next six months.
Staff have advanced several high-priority initiatives and projects to improve mobility conditions
focusing on safety, cost-effectiveness and improving parking availability. Staff are making
progress on approximately 60 projects in the five-year Capital Improvement Program that are in
various stages of completion from early feasibility studies and planning to finishing up
construction.
This work includes:
•Completing a major El Camino Real widening project and began construction on another
•Advancing numerous transportation, bicycle, pedestrian and drainage projects toward
construction
•Improving neighborhood mobility and safety through traffic calming, parking and Safe
Routes to School efforts
•Continuing citywide roadway, traffic signal coordination improvements and storm drain
maintenance and upgrades
•Responding to emergency infrastructure repairs and advanced flood protection and
water quality projects
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Explanation & Analysis
The Transportation Department manages the city’s roadways and drainage systems that keep
streets, bike lanes and sidewalks usable in all weather, including rainstorms. The city’s Capital
Improvement Program includes over 100 street and drainage projects, ranging from
coordinating traffic signal timing and slowing down traffic in neighborhoods to redesigning
streets to meet modern standards outlined in the Mobility Element in the city’s General Plan,
the section focused on transportation.
The following is an update on initiatives that address mobility, how people travel within the city,
and how the city manages its roadways and drainage assets.
Transportation Department Initiatives
• Addressed an emergency repair on El Camino Real and Carlsbad Village Drive
• Addressed an emergency repair on the storm drain west of Carlsbad Boulevard and
north of Solamar Drive
• Completed construction of the El Camino Real Widening from Sunny Creek Road to
Jackspar Drive
• Presented the city’s Traffic Management Program for City Council adoption, formerly
named the Carlsbad Residential Traffic Management Program, which was initially
adopted in 2001 and updated in 2011
• Completed the traffic calming effort process for Celinda Drive, which resulted in the
proposed project not moving forward
• Began the traffic calming effort for Anillo Way, La Gran Via and Madrilena Way
• Prepared and submitted several annual reports to various transportation agencies
including the San Diego Association of Governments, or SANDAG, California
Department of Transportation and California Transportation Commission to secure
funding for transportation projects
• Continued to update GIS asset inventory data associated with transportation,
drainage, facilities, and parks and recreation assets
• Completed annual monitoring and surveying for 13 Carlsbad employers that are
required to comply with the city’s Transportation Demand Management ordinance,
which is intended to reduce the number of single-occupant vehicle trips by businesses
in Carlsbad
• Received City Council approval of the Fiscal Year 2026-27 Traffic Safety and Mobility
Commission Work Plan
• Advanced the Drainage Master Plan Update and presented to the Planning
Commission
• Continued to provide drainage engineering and flood control support to the Land
Development Engineering Division in the Community Development Department and
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• Continue required reporting to secure transportation project funding from a variety of
transportation agencies including SANDAG, Caltrans, California Transportation
Commission and federal agencies
• Continue to provide updates to the city’s GIS inventory data associated with
transportation, drainage, facilities, and parks and recreation assets
• Reach out to Carlsbad area school districts to identify additional schools for FY 2026-27
Safe Routes to School Plans
• Finalize the annual Growth Management Plan Circulation Section Report
• Begin updates to the city’s Transportation Impact Analysis Guidelines
• Continue evaluating the city’s Sustainable Mobility Plan, intended to support all forms
of transportation while meeting the city’s climate action goals, a study on a
transportation impact fee and possibly a vehicle miles traveled mitigation program
•
Updates on projects that improve ways that people move through the city:
Consistent with the City Council’s Strategic Plan, the city’s CIP includes a more focused list of
high-priority transportation and drainage projects. The following table highlights the progress of
CIP projects that focus on improving the safety and convenience of all road users. Additional
project information is included in the Transportation Department CIP Project Status Update as of
June 30, 2026, provided in Exhibit 1.
Transportation improvement projects
Project
2025 Concrete Repair
Project
replace damaged sidewalks, curb and
gutters and install Americans with
Disabilities Act, or ADA, compliant
Complete construction
2026 ADA Improvements
Project ramps consistent with the city’s ADA Complete design, prepare to
bid and award contract
2026 Bridge Preventative
Maintenance Project Palomar Airport Road bridge railing Complete design, prepare to
bid and award contract
Improvements Project parking lot repairs bid and award contract
Continued with final design
Project overlay locations initiate construction
Continued with preliminary design
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Project
Avenida Encinas Coastal
Rail Trail and Pedestrian
Improvements Project, Finalized design and permitting Bid, award contract and
initiate construction
Nearing completion Complete construction
Improvements Project,
additional parking on
Chestnut Avenue east of
Continued with final design to
convert parking from parallel to
perpendicular
Complete design, prepare to
bid and award contract
review parking
opportunities on Madison
Street, Pine Avenue and
Completed study Provide findings to the City
Council
Upgrades from Pine Avenue
to Tamarack Avenue Advanced construction with Phase 1 Continue construction after
Labor Day
Tamarack Avenue
Intersection Improvements
Continued with final engineering and
initiated permitting
Complete design and
permitting, prepare to bid
and award contract
Carlsbad Traffic Safety
Improvements Project high-visibility crosswalks and speed and permitting as required
from Arenal Road to La Continued property acquisition and
obtaining permitting
Complete permitting, prepare
to bid and award contract
from Poinsettia Lane to Initiated construction Continue construction
from Sunny Creek Road to including new northbound travel Begin warranty period
Initiate construction activities
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Project
Hope Elementary Safe
Routes to School
Combined roadway improvement
plans for Tamarack Avenue with the
2026 Resurfacing Project
Bid, award contract and
initiate construction
Jefferson Elementary Safe
Routes to School
Combined the proposed pedestrian
safety and traffic calming
improvements with Carlsbad Traffic
Safety Improvements Project
Initiate preliminary design
and permitting
Kelly Drive and Park Drive
Complete Street
Improvements Project
Conducted public outreach with the
Kelly Elementary School and
neighborhood communities
School Plan identifying long-
term street and mobility
and Bike Improvements
Project, south of Palomar Evaluated alternative improvements
Evaluate alternative design
eligibility for state grant
funding
Sage Creek High School Safe
Routes to School Plan
Combined the proposed Class I trail
on College Boulevard and Bobcat
Boulevard with the Sidewalk
Improvement Project. Initiated
design
Continue final design
Multi-Use Path on College
Boulevard between Bobcat
Boulevard and Carlsbad
Village Drive and Alga Road
sidewalk east of El Camino
Initiated preliminary design Continue final design
Terramar Area Coastal
Improvements Project
community input on street
segments, received City Council Begin final design
Finalized design
at Maverick Way and
Camino De Los Coches Continued with final design Complete design, prepare to
bid and award contract
Continued with 60% design
State, Madison, Roosevelt Continued with final design Complete design, prepare to
bid and award contract
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Drainage improvement projects
Project Name Past six months
(January to June 2026)
Next six months
(July to December 2026)
2026 Storm Drain
Improvements Program
Advanced permitting and
environmental studies
and contract documents to
advertise for bids to construct
2027 Storm Drain
Replacement and Repair
systems throughout the city for
replacement and/or repair based on
previously completed drainage
Advance the engineering
design
2027 Surface Drainage
Improvements Project
Continued with the engineering
design phase
Advance the engineering
design
Buena Vista Creek Channel
Maintenance Project
and permitting for maintenance of
the concrete-lined section of the
Continue permitting
Merwin Drive Storm Drain
Improvements Project
Advanced the engineering design
and environmental studies
Continue final design and
permitting
State Street Regional Trash
Capture Best Management
Practices Program
Revised and advanced the
engineering design, environmental
and geotechnical studies
studies, geotechnical and
engineering design
The city optimizes maintenance efforts on its transportation and drainage assets to preserve
the systems and infrastructure that allow for safe and comfortable travel for all users. The
following table provides ongoing maintenance and operations efforts for roadways and
drainage systems.
Ongoing maintenance and operations of roadways and drainage systems
• Logged nearly 17,000 individual inspection service requests of city street and storm
drain assets
• Removed and replaced approximately 60,000 square feet of asphalt and concrete on
streets and sidewalks
• Repaired about 800 street signs that were knocked down or faded and refreshed 520
street paint lines and legends
• Replaced approximately 550 induction streetlights with efficient LED light fixtures
• Completed over 5,500 utility mark-outs to locate underground utilities
• Continued with concrete sidewalk slicing repairs
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•
Interstate Highway 5 and Poinsettia Lane ramp signals and the Interstate Highway 5
and Palomar Airport Road ramp signals
• Added midday traffic signal coordination timing on El Camino Real and Palomar
Airport Road
• Continued equipment upgrades at various traffic signals to replace old infrastructure
and improve vehicle and bicycle detection
• Continued audible pedestrian systems installations at several traffic signals to make
them more ADA-accessible
• Continued to evaluate data to better understand transportation patterns on city
streets
• Continued routine high-priority storm drain inspections and cleanings
• Cleaned La Costa Avenue box culvert
• Conducted inspections and cleaning of concrete-lined portions of Kelly Channel
• Performed annual vegetation clearing and trash removal for the Buena Vista Creek
Channel Maintenance District and coordinated with the California Department of
Fish and Wildlife
• Performed channel maintenance in the Agua Hedionda Creek between the bridges of
Cannon Road and El Camino Real and coordinated with the California Department of
Fish and Wildlife
• Performed inspections to assess the drainage system at Gabbiano Lane outfall
Next six months (July to December 2026):
• Perform regular channel maintenance for the Buena Vista Creek Channel Maintenance
District in coordination with the California Department of Fish and Wildlife
• Perform regular channel maintenance in the Agua Hedionda Creek between El Camino
Real and Cannon Road in coordination with the California Department of Fish and
Wildlife
• Continue to coordinate with the City of Oceanside and regulatory agencies to advance
a long-term maintenance strategy for the Buena Vista Creek Channel Maintenance
Project
• Perform regular maintenance at the Gabbiano outfall, Tamarack Channel and Kelly
Channel
• Survey and repair sidewalks in high-pedestrian traffic areas such as the Village, along
Traffic Safety & Mobility Commission
The semiannual transportation report was presented to the Traffic Safety & Mobility
Commission at its meeting on July 6, 2026.
Fiscal Analysis
This item is a presentation on the work related to management of the city’s transportation and
drainage assets, and it has no fiscal impact.
Next Steps
The next semiannual transportation report will be presented in January 2027.
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Environmental Evaluation
The proposed action is not a “project” as defined by the California Environmental Quality Act, or
CEQA, Section 21065 and CEQA Guidelines Section 15378(b)(5) and does not require
environment review under CEQA Guidelines Section 15060(c)(3) and 15061(b)(3), because the
proposed action to receive the Transportation Semiannual Report is an organizational or
administrative government activity that does not involve any commitment to any specific
project which may result in a potentially significant physical impact on the environment. Any
subsequent action or direction stemming from the proposed action may require preparation of
an environmental document in accordance with CEQA or the CEQA Guidelines.
Exhibit
1. Transportation Department Capital Improvement Program (CIP) project status update as of
June 30, 2026
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Exhibit 1
Transportation Department Capital Improvement Program (CIP)
Project Status Update as of June 30, 2026
The Transportation Department implements improvement projects and critical major
maintenance for roadway and drainage infrastructure as part of the City of Carlsbad’s Capital
Improvement Program (CIP). This update highlights the status of several high priority and
critical need transportation and drainage projects.
Transportation Projects
Project Name, Description, CIP Project No.
Status Target Schedule
2025 Concrete Repair Project, Concrete Repair and
Replacement Program, 6013:
Concrete repairs to damaged sidewalks, curb and
gutter, driveway aprons and cross gutters in need
of repair at multiple locations citywide.
completed fall 2026
2026 ADA Improvements Project, ADA Ramp
Improvement Program, 6049
To advance the city’s ADA Implementation Plan,
this project includes approximately 200 locations
citywide for pedestrian ramp improvements.
award construction
contract spring
2027
2026 Bridge Maintenance Project, Bridge
Preventative Maintenance Program, 6066
This program performs preventative maintenance
activities such as deck sealing, concrete patching
and repairing spalls to increase the life of the
bridge structures. This project includes repairs for
three bridges located on Cannon Road (Macario
Canyon Bridges), Rancho Santa Fe Road (San
Marcos Creek Bridges) and the Palomar Airport
Road Overcrossing spanning Interstate Highway-5
(I-5).
Permitting award construction
contract spring
2027
2026 Parking Lot Improvements Project, Parking
Lot Maintenance Program, 6052
This program plans for maintenance of the city’s
parking lots and driveways to provide access to city
parks, fire stations, libraries and facilities.
award construction
contract early 2027
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Transportation Projects
Project Name, Description, CIP Project No.
Status Target Schedule
2026 Sidewalk Improvements Project,
Sidewalk/Street Construction Program, 6002
This is an ongoing program designed to complete
sidewalk improvements throughout the city.
Permitting
award construction
contract spring
2027
2026 Street Resurfacing Project, Pavement
Management Program, 6001
This ongoing annual program is designed to extend
the service life of city streets and maintain a
smooth and safe driving surface for vehicles. The
city utilizes a pavement management database to
determine pavement management needs for the
purpose of establishing which streets are to be
slurry sealed, overlaid or reconstructed. On a
periodic basis, the conditions of the roads are field
surveyed, and the pavement management
database is updated to reflect current conditions.
Each year, specific pavement management projects
are defined, funding is programmed and a CIP
pavement project is budgeted.
approximately
50 centerline
miles of
resurfacing
award construction
contract fall 2026
with construction
through first half of
2027
ADA Beach Access – Pine Avenue to Tamarack
Avenue Project, 6065
This project will construct two ADA accessible
ramps from street level on Carlsbad Boulevard,
down to the beach near Pine Avenue and at
Tamarack Avenue.
Permitting award construction
contract mid-2028
Avenida Encinas Coastal Rail Trail and Pedestrian
Improvements Project, 6004
This project will be completed in three phases or
segments and provide multimodal improvements
including new bike lanes, sidewalks and traffic
calming features. Segments 1 and 2 are complete,
and Segment 3 is located between Palomar Airport
Road and Poinsettia Coaster Station.
Segment 3 award construction
contract fall 2026
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Transportation Projects
Project Name, Description, CIP Project No.
Status Target Schedule
Barrio Lighting Project, 4013
This project has two phases as part of the Village
and Barrio Master Plan which recommends
pedestrian scale lighting. Phase 1 is complete, and
Phase 2 will install approximately 122 pedestrian
lights in the Barrio area.
summer 2026
Barrio Parking Improvements, 6119
This project was approved by the City Council on
Dec. 9, 2025, to implement new parking
opportunities in the Barrio neighborhood. The first
project is the final design of perpendicular parking
spaces on Chestnut Avenue east of Madison Street.
A study is also being finalized to evaluate parking
opportunities on Palm Avenue, Pine Avenue and
Madison Street, with results to be provided to the
City Council in summer 2026.
award construction
contract early 2027
Barrio Traffic Calming, 4015
This project includes traffic calming improvements
such as additional stop signs, a raised crosswalk,
high-visibility crosswalks at selected locations and a
traffic circle at Pine Avenue and Harding Street,
which will include public art at a future date; water
and sewer utilities improvements are also included
in this project.
spring 2027
Beach Access Repairs and Upgrades from Pine
Avenue to Tamarack Avenue Project, 3896
This project will repair sidewalks, handrails,
stairways, retaining walls and seawall along
Carlsbad Boulevard.
began Oct 2025,
paused for
summer 2026
construction after
Labor Day 2026,
target completion
late spring 2027
Carlsbad Boulevard and Tamarack Avenue
Intersection Improvements Project, 6058
This project will provide sidewalk, pedestrian ramp
and crosswalk improvements to improve ADA
access. The City Council approved a smaller scale
project with limited improvements on April 29,
2025.
Design and
Permitting with
the California
Coastal
Commission,
State Parks and
North County
award construction
contract spring
2027
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Transportation Projects
Project Name, Description, CIP Project No.
Status Target Schedule
Carlsbad Traffic Safety Improvements Project,
6116
The project will improve roadway and pedestrian
safety by installing speed cushions near Jefferson
Elementary School and upgrading existing
crosswalks with high-visibility markings in school
zones throughout the city.
Design
award construction
contract spring
2028
College Boulevard Multi-Use Path and Alga Road
Sidewalk Project, Sidewalk Improvements Project,
6002
This project includes a new Class I multiuse path
along the east side of College Boulevard from
Peninsula Dr. to Bobcat, which is part of Sage Creek
High School Safe Routes to School Plan. Another
sidewalk segment is included on Alga Road from El
Camino Real east to Estrella del Mar Road.
Permitting
award construction
contract spring
2028
College Boulevard - Reach A Extension, 3636
This project is a new segment of College Boulevard
from Sunny Creek Road to Cannon Road, included
in the City’s General Plan and Growth Management
Plan, which was paused per City Council direction
on June 7, 2022, and reactivated with the fiscal
year 2026-27 budget approval on June 16, 2026.
Funding for
preliminary
engineering
studies and cost
estimates
included in the
fiscal year 2026-
engineering and
financing study
summer 2026
El Camino Real Widening from Arenal Road to La
Costa Avenue Project, 6051
This project will widen southbound El Camino Real
from Arenal Road to La Costa Avenue to arterial
standards, add sidewalk and widen bridge. It also
involves utility relocations, right-of-way
acquisitions, environmental mitigation and open
space boundary adjustments. Design is complete.
right-of-way
acquisitions
award construction
contract early 2027
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Transportation Projects
Project Name, Description, CIP Project No.
Status Target Schedule
El Camino Real Widening from Poinsettia Lane to
Camino Vida Roble Project, 6072
This project will widen El Camino Real to city
standards, provide an additional northbound
through lane from Cinnabar Way to Camino Vida
Roble to increase capacity and add new sidewalks,
street lights, and medians.
spring 2027
El Camino Real Widening from Sunny Creek Road
to Jackspar Drive Project, 6094
This project will widen El Camino Real to city
standards and provide an additional northbound
through lane to increase capacity and add new
sidewalks.
opened to traffic
late May 2026
closeout activities
Faraday Avenue Improvements Project, 6099
This project includes roadway, driveway access and
striping improvements associated with Veterans
Memorial Park Project.
summer 2028
Grand Avenue Parking Improvements, 6079
The project proposes to convert parallel parking
spaces into diagonal parking spaces and reduce
westbound Grand Ave. between the Tyler St. Alley
and Jefferson St. from two lanes to one lane. The
project proposes to restripe existing parking spaces
to gain 14 new parking spaces.
Permitting
award construction
contract early 2027
Hope Elementary Safe Routes to School
Combined roadway improvement plans for
Tamarack Avenue with the 2026 Resurfacing
Project.
Resurfacing Project,
6001
Jefferson Elementary Safe Routes to School
Combined the proposed pedestrian safety and
traffic calming improvements with Carlsbad Traffic
Safety Improvements Project.
Safety
Improvements
Project, 6116
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Transportation Projects
Project Name, Description, CIP Project No.
Status Target Schedule
Kelly Drive and Park Drive Complete Street
Improvements Project, 6075
This project will improve traffic safety, pedestrian
access and connectivity for cyclists along Kelly Drive
and Park Drive. On Dec. 9, 2025, the City Council
selected the option to develop a Safe Routes to
School, or SRTS, Plan for Kelly Elementary School to
identify near-term and long-term improvements.
Planning and
Conceptual
Design
and long-term
improvements to
Traffic Safety &
Mobility
Commission
(TS&MC) and City
Council approval
Paseo Del Norte Pedestrian and Bike
Improvements Project, 6115
This project will enhance pedestrian and bike safety
on Paseo Del Norte between Palomar Airport Road
and Sea Gate Road with a potential pedestrian
signal in the vicinity of Tip Top and Motel 6. This
project was identified in the city’s Local Roadway
Safety Plan as one of the priority safety
improvement projects.
Design approval of project
scope change
request
Sage Creek High School Safe Routes to School Plan
Combined the proposed Class I trail on College
Boulevard and Bobcat Boulevard with the Sidewalk
Improvement Project.
Boulevard Multi-
use Path, 6002
Terramar Area Coastal Improvement Project, 6054
This project scope was revised by the City Council
in October 2025 and refined in June 2026 based on
community input, to include resurfacing and
restriping on Carlsbad Boulevard in the Terramar
area and on Cannon Road from Carlsbad Boulevard
east to the railroad tracks.
Design included with the
2027 Resurfacing
Project
Traffic Calming Unicornio Street, Residential
Traffic Improvement Program, 6070
A traffic calming plan consisting of two speed
cushions on Unicornio Street met the community
support threshold and was supported by the
TS&MC at its Oct. 6, 2025, meeting. The final traffic
calming plan was supported by the TS&MC at its
April 6, 2026, meeting. City Council adopted a
resolution approving the traffic calming plan for
implementation at its June 23, 2026, meeting.
2026,
award construction
contract fall 2026
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Transportation Projects
Project Name, Description, CIP Project No.
Status Target Schedule
Traffic Calming, Residential Traffic Improvement
Program, 6070
This program implements improvements based on
an evaluation process to determine whether a
roadway is eligible for traffic calming measures.
The 2026 program update was adopted by the City
Council at its April 14, 2026, meeting and is
renamed the Traffic Management Program.
Celinda Drive: Staff completed Phase II for Celinda
Drive with a neighborhood meeting conducted on
Nov. 12, 2025, to present a traffic calming concept
plan and to receive feedback from the community.
Results from a mail survey to gauge community
support for the proposed traffic calming plan for
Celinda Drive did not meet the required threshold
to proceed. This proposed project is not moving
forward.
Anillo Way, La Gran Via and Madrilena Way: A
neighborhood meeting was conducted on June 3,
2026, to present a traffic calming concept plan and
to receive feedback from the community.
Conceptual
Design
further action at
this time
Anillo Way/La Gran
Via/ Madrilena
Way: Present the
final design to
TS&MC late
summer 2026 then
City Council fall
2026
Traffic Signal Improvements at Maverick Way and
Camino de los Coches Project, 6332
This project will upgrade traffic signal control
hardware and detection, relocate signal poles and
align left turn signal heads and replace pedestrian
ramps to meet American with Disabilities Act
standards.
award construction
contract early 2027
Tyler Street Sidewalk Improvements Project, 6103
This project reflects a revised scope of work that
includes sidewalk and driveway aprons on the east
side of Taylor Street from Oak Avenue to Chestnut
Avenue.
Permitting award construction
contract fall 2027
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Transportation Projects
Project Name, Description, CIP Project No.
Status Target Schedule
Valley Street and Magnolia Avenue Sidewalk and
Street Improvement Project, 6019
This project will construct sidewalks, bike facilities,
green paint street features and road widening
along a portion of Valley Street and Magnolia
Avenue. Utility undergrounding and pole removals
were completed by San Diego Gas & Electric (SDGE)
in spring 2026. Construction is planned for summer
2028.
award construction
contract early 2028
Village Lighting Project, 4016
This project will provide decorative pedestrian
lighting on State, Madison, Roosevelt, and
Washington Streets, and replace tree twinkle
lighting on a portion of State Street. This project is
the first of several planned lighting projects in the
Village.
award construction
contract early 2027
Drainage Projects
Repair and Rehab Program, 6607
Replace or repair damaged storm drain
infrastructure at various locations throughout the
city to proactively eliminate pipeline and channel
failures.
award of
construction
contract spring
2027
2027 Storm Drain Improvements, Storm Drain
Repair and Rehab Program, 6607
Replace or repair damaged storm drain
infrastructure at various locations throughout the
city to proactively eliminate pipeline and channel
failures.
award of
construction
contract summer
2027
2027 Surface Drainage Improvements Project
Phase 1, 6608
This project includes improvements to surface
drainage conditions on several streets within the
northwest quadrant area of the city, including
installation of concrete curbs, gutters, swales and
award construction
contract summer
2027
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Project Name, Description, CIP Project No. Status Target Schedule
Agua Hedionda Creek Vegetation Maintenance
Project, 6629
Project includes vegetation clearing and removal
within the section of the Agua Hedionda Creek
confined by the bridges of El Camino Real and
Cannon Road. This maintenance improves flood
capacity of the stream, thereby improving flood
protection. The permitting agency confirmed in
fiscal year 2020-21 that the creek can be cleared
multiple times per year. Channel maintenance was
performed in October 2025 and January/February
2026.
In fiscal year
2026-27, this will
be funded from
the maintenance
and operations
budget
three clearings
between Sept 2026
and Feb 2027
Submit
notifications and
reports to the
California
Department of Fish
and Wildlife
(CDFW) mid-2026
Buena Vista Creek Channel Maintenance Project,
6619
This project includes long-term channel
maintenance of Buena Vista Creek between the
bridges of South Vista Way and Haymar Drive with
continued collaboration with the City of Oceanside
for portions of channel within its jurisdiction. The
CIP includes coordinating with jurisdictional
agencies to determine the scope, environmental
permitting and habitat mitigation requirements for
long-term channel maintenance of the earthen
section.
Maintenance of the concrete portion of the channel
will be funded by the maintenance and operations
budget.
CDFW, Regional
Water Quality
Control Board
and the U.S.
Army Corps of
Engineers
paper on
partnering with the
City of Oceanside
for the earthen
section of the
channel, pending
initial discussions,
targeted late 2026
Drainage Master Plan Project BCB – Magnolia
Avenue Drainage Improvements Project, Citywide
Drainage Improvement Program, 6608
Phase I was completed in mid-2022 on Magnolia
Avenue which installed a 30-inch diameter storm
drain pipeline on Magnolia Avenue from Brady
Circle to Monroe Street. Split into two separate
construction phases during the summer months
due to the proximity of nearby schools, Phase II will
provide a storm drain lateral on Valley Street,
planned for summer 2027.
Design Bid fall 2026, award
construction
contract spring
2027
Construction
summer 2027
during school break
and complete
before start of
2027 school year
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Project Name, Description, CIP Project No. Status Target Schedule
Drainage Master Plan Update, 6623
This effort provides updates to the city’s 2008
Drainage Master Plan, including updating the list of
master planned projects, creating an updated
drainage impact fee schedule and amending
existing Programmatic Environmental Impact
Report document.
City Council to
amend agreement
to conduct fee
nexus study and
complete DMP
update
Drainage Master Plan Project BFB-Upper Project,
6622
This project includes drainage improvements and
slope stabilization to a city-owned earthen drainage
channel on the east side of El Camino Real from
Chestnut Avenue to Tamarack Avenue. The
objective of the project is to restore the channel by
stabilizing slopes to mitigate against erosion during
storm events and help reduce sediment transport
to the Agua Hedionda Lagoon.
Permitting award construction
contract summer
2028
Highland Ave. and Hoover Street Storm Drain
Improvements, 6607
This project includes extension of a storm drain
system from Highland Avenue to Hoover Street.
5025 Adams-Cove
water main
replacement, bid
late 2026
Kelly Drive Channel Repair, 6606
This project will address a long-term repair for the
length of Kelly Channel.
design 2027
Merwin Drive Storm Drain Improvements Project,
6608
This project will improve surface drainage
conditions and reduce the potential for ponding on
Merwin Drive during and following storm events.
Review of design included analysis of alternate
alignments that could result in reduced
construction costs.
Permitting award construction
contract fall 2027
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Project Name, Description, CIP Project No. Status Target Schedule
State Street Regional Trash Capture Amendment
Compliance Program, 6626
This program is to design and construct Trash
Capture Best Management Practices (TCBMPs) to
improve storm water quality, achieve compliance
with watershed permit and reduce maintenance
costs. Two planned locations for TCBMPs are State
Street and Agua Hedionda.
Design and
Permitting
Bid late 2026,
award construction
contract spring
2027
Agua Hedionda:
Initiate design late
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