Loynes Drive to get an upgrade
Project, across PCH, will include renovation of bike lanes, sidewalks and roadways; completion set for fall
A street renovation project on Loynes Drive that will add bike lanes and sidewalks from Bixby Village Drive, across Pacific Coast Highway and on to Bellflower Boulevard is set to begin this week.
Besides the new bike lanes, the work will include resurfacing the roadway, replacing sidewalks and driveways, installing new curbs/gutters, and adding curb ramps that are compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act, according to the Public Works Department website.
To accommodate the bike lane and sidewalk on both sides of the street, traffic will be reduced to one lane in each direction. All-American Asphalt will perform the work.
“Street repairs and investment are always a big deal for me,” Third District Councilwoman Suzie Price said in an email to residents last week. “I love being able to see our roads be repaved and the improvements it creates for the whole district because there are so many who benefit from these repairs.”
The project is expected to be finished sometime in the fall. Construction will be from 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Monday to Friday.
There is no indication of plans to repair or repave Loynes between Bixby Village and Studebaker Road. That stretch of pavement has multiple dips and rises where the pavement has settled because the road was built over a landfill.
Price, however, also announced last week that a project to repave and upgrade Studebaker Road from Second Street all the way to Carson Street has been added to the list of projects to be completed in a five-year infrastructure plan.
“I have made a point to focus a lot of attention on the urgent repairs and repaving needed for Studebaker, even saying repeatedly at City Council meetings, `What's a girl gotta do to get Studebaker repaved?'” Price wrote in another email. “And now we have the answer: hard work, dedication, coordination with city staff, and strong advocacy for the needs of the community.”
The Studebaker Road project — which is expected to cost $20 million — will include new curbs and gutters, improved sidewalks, upgraded medians and crosswalks, as well as fiberoptic cables for new traffic signals.
No schedule for that work — or a start date — has been set. It will be part of Measure A infrastructure discussions during budget sessions over the next month.