THE HOME STRETCH — Final Stages of the Grade Separation Project

What to Expect Through 2009

Washington Boulevard
Paseo Padre Parkway
Overview Schedule Summer 2008 through 2009

Washington Boulevard

After the new Union Pacific Railroad begins operating on the new alignment in fall 2008, the contractor will continue grade separation work in the areas formerly occupied by the Union Pacific Railroad and to its west.

Work will involve constructing the embankment west of the new Washington Boulevard Overpass, constructing the new roadway and sidewalks, completing the bridge railing, and installing the street and traffic lights. It is expected that traffic will be switched to the new Washington Boulevard Overpass in spring 2009, pending weather or unforeseen delays.

Once traffic is on the new overpass, the contractor will begin to widen Osgood and Driscoll roads to four lanes in multiple stages to safely maintain the flow of traffic at all times. This will involve complex staging and detours. Detailed construction updates will be provided throughout this work to inform motorists of traffic detours and changes.

The pictures below show the final stages of transferring traffic back onto the new grade separated roadways.

Paseo Padre Parkway Stages 5 and 6

Washington Boulevard Stage 9

Washington Boulevard Stages 10 and 11

Paseo Padre Parkway

At Paseo Padre Parkway, the contractor will continue the installation of the deep soil/cement water barrier walls around the depressed portion of the Paseo Padre Parkway in the area of the formerly active Union Pacific tracks and to its west, excavate for the remaining portion of the new Paseo Padre Parkway roadway, build the retaining walls in this section of the roadway, and finally, pave the new Paseo Padre Parkway.

Barring any weather or unforeseen delays, the new Paseo Padre Parkway is expected to open to traffic by July 2009–almost one year ahead of schedule!

The final activities for the entire project will then include removing the detour roads and final landscaping.

Overview Schedule Summer 2008 through 2009

Conceptual image of future underpass at Paseo Padre Parkway

Conceptual image of future overpass at Washington Boulevard