Supervisors authorize contract for intersection improvements

The San Diego County Board of Supervisors authorized the advertisement for bid and subsequent award of a contract for improvements to the intersection of Fallbrook Street and South Mission Road and for sidewalk and curb improvements on the south side of Fallbrook Street between South Mission Road and Main Avenue and between Morro Road and Magarian Road.

The supervisors' 4-0 vote May 3, with Bill Horn absent, also appropriated $550,000 of Transportation Impact Fee revenue for the work and found the minor alteration of an existing roadway categorically exempt from California Environmental Quality Act review.

Fallbrook Street will be widened east of its intersection with Mission Road. The traffic signal at that intersection will be modified, and all pedestrian and other ramps will be reconstructed to meet current Americans with Disabilities Act standards.

Sidewalks, curbs, and gutters will be constructed along the south side of Fallbrook Street from South Mission Road to Main Avenue and from Morro Road to Magarian Road. The estimated $550,000 construction cost includes a contingency amount.

The proposed Fallbrook Street improvements were reviewed by the Fallbrook Community Planning Group on March 20, and a 15-0 vote recommended the work. The project will be constructed within existing county right-of-way, so no acquisition of easements will be required.

Traffic control measures will be implemented during the construction to limit impacts to community members and other travelers. The construction is expected to begin in late summer and be complete by spring 2018.