Roadway Recovery

FIRE DAMAGED ROADWAY RESILIENCY IMPROVEMENTS PROJECT

Update: 11/2/23

Stay connected and informed throughout the project! 
Visit the project website at www.NeighborhoodRoadRecovery.com for project information and to subscribe for email updates.

Once the contractor, Argonaut Constructors, announces the sequence of work, specific schedule information will be available on the project website www.NeighborhoodRoadRecovery.com and emailed to residents who subscribe for updates on the website. A community meeting is being planned to discuss the project and respond to residents questions and concerns as more information is made available.

Overall, the project is expected to get underway in late 2023 or early 2024, and is anticipated to last for approximately 18 months. Please note the schedule is subject to change depending on weather and unanticipated circumstances.

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Update: 9/27/23

On September 26, 2023, the Santa Rosa City Council approved the contract award with Argonaut Constructors Inc. of Santa Rosa to begin construction on the $21.8 million Coffey Park and Fountaingrove Neighborhood Roads Disaster Recovery project. A resolution was also approved to accept a Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) grant award of $13.8 million from the California Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). This infrastructure recovery project is expected to begin construction in October 2023, with an anticipated completion in spring 2025. 

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Fire Damaged Roadway Resiliency Improvements Project

Following the Tubbs Fire, the City of Santa Rosa, in coordination with the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), began a debris removal operation to remove hazardous burned material from the Coffey Park and Fountaingrove neighborhoods within the City. This operation resulted in thousands of large scale truck trips on residential roads not designed to accommodate such heavy loading. These residential roads experienced significant damage as a direct result of the required debris removal operations causing premature pavement failure on over 33 miles of residential streets within the City.

To repair this damage, the City has proposed a variety of treatments to address the damaged 33 miles of local streets. The proposed treatments include asphalt section replacement utilizing an asphalt mill and fill, and localized failure digout repair followed by a slurry seal. The mill and fill treatment will remove 0.25’ to 0.35’ of failed asphalt and replace it with an equivalent pavement section. This treatment is planned for the highest impacted areas where entire street segments failed.

Digouts address a more focused failed portion of the road. This treatment is used when the majority of the roadway remained in fair condition with localized sections of load failure. Applying a slurry treatment to the entire pavement surface reseals the street to restrict water intrusion to the subbase and increase skid resistance. This resealing helps maintain the integrity of the roadway in future years by minimizing surface oxidation and water intrusion which can cause the pavement to degrade at a more rapid rate.  Additionally, striping will be replaced on all streets and approximately 300 concrete curb ramps will be replaced in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act requirements along street segments that receive a mill and fill treatment.

Fire Damaged Roadway Resiliency Improvements Fountaingrove Area

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Fire Damaged Roadway Resiliency Improvements Coffey Park Area

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HOPPER AVENUE SIDEWALK, LANDSCAPE AND PAVEMENT RESTORATION PROJECT

Hopper Avenue Sidewalk, Landscape and Pavement Restoration 

CIP Project ID# 2406

The first phase of the Hopper Avenue Recovery Improvements project focused on community engagement, gathering community input through community meetings and online surveys. The feedback will be applied to inform the final design improvements of the recovery project creating a roadway that reflects the vision of the community.

Update: 4/3/23

The third Hopper Avenue Recovery improvements Community Meeting to review the refined design improvements will be held late spring / early summer 2023. Please check back here or EnvisionHopper.com for details.

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Update: 2/15/23

For the second community meeting the design team prepared preliminary design alternatives showing proposed improvements alson Hopper Avenue based on feedback received during the first community meeting and survey.

Envision Hopper Avenue Recovery Improvements Community Meeting #2
Wednesday, March 1, 2023

Spanish interpretation was provided

Immediately following the meeting, the online survey will be available on this page and on the project website, EnvisionHopper.com where you can provide your feedback and tell us your vision as we work to envision and recover the Hopper Avenue Corridor. Survey closed March 15, 2023.

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Update: 10/12/22

The first community meeting discussed existing conditions and potential corridor improvements. 

Envision Hopper Avenue Recovery Improvements Community Meeting
Wednesday, November 9, 2022
Spanish interpretation was provided

Immediately following the meeting, the online survey will be available on this page and on the project website, EnvisionHopper.com where you can  provide your feedback and tell us your vision as we work to envision and recover the Hopper Avenue Corridor. Survey closed.

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Update: 9/15/22

The City will host a series of community meetings and workshops to gain community input regarding recovery and restoring Hopper Avenue. The first community meeting is planned for early November 2022 and will be followed by an online survey to capture community input. Please check back as meeting details will be posted to this page when available.

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In July 2021, City Council provided unanimous support to dedicate up to $6 million of the PG&E settlement funds to be used toward the recovery of the Hopper Avenue Restoration project. Prior to construction, the City plans to host one or more community meeting(s) in fall 2022 to discuss potential roadway improvements, such as widening sidewalks, adding bulb-outs, reducing traffic lanes, or adding a center median. Community input is key as we move forward with this community restoration project. Construction is anticipated to begin in late 2023.