SUBJECT:

CONSTRUCTION ALERT – Mid-Coast Light Rail Transit Project: Gilman Drive Detour

Project Location/Description:

Construction of the Mid-Coast Light Rail Project began in September of 2016 and will continue through 2021. The Mid-Coast Light Rail Project will expand transportation capacity in the corridor to accommodate existing and future travel demand, particularly for peak-period commute trips. Once completed, the trolley extension will provide an effective campus commuting alternative, reduce roadway congestion, improve public transit services, and better connect the mid-coast corridor with areas of San Diego County served by existing trolley routes.

As part of the Mid-Coast Light Rail Transit Project, a portion of Gilman Drive will be utilized by Mid-Coast Transit Constructors (MCTC) to stage materials and equipment, to construct columns for the elevated trolley guideway, and to perform various underground utility tie-in’s. To accommodate MCTC in this area, a detour will be constructed through the east side of parking lot P406 for vehicles, bicyclists and pedestrians. This work will begin in the last week of April 2017.

Immediate Parking Lot, Street Traffic, and Pedestrian Impacts:
· The eastern portion of parking lot P406 will remain closed until project completion in 2021.
· The cul-de-sac in the eastern portion of the lot will be closed temporarily for approximately 2 weeks starting the last week of April. An access for trash pickup will be maintained at all times.
· The currently closed western portion of lot P406 will be reopened for public use around April 17, 2017.
· The sidewalk along Gilman Drive will be detoured through P406 during the transition phase.
· There will be intermittent traffic delays during the switchover of the vehicular and pedestrian pathways. Vehicular and pedestrian access will be maintained at all times.
· There will be single lane closures along Gilman Drive controlled by flagmen during the detour switchover process.

Please view the area map:
http://go.ucsd.edu/2oDUxTr

For more project information please view SANDAG’s links at:

http://www.shiftsandiego.com

http://www.sandag.org/midcoast

Bus schedule: http://511sd.com/transit

For future Trolley information view:
http://onthego.ucsd.edu/projects/trolley-lrt.html

If you have any questions, please contact Facilities Design & Construction Principal Architect Greg Coghill at gcoghill@ucsd.edu or 858.822-6849 or Project Specialist Mary Alice Lorio at mlorio@ucsd.edu or 858-534-2981. We greatly appreciate your patience during these particularly disruptive construction activities.

Wm. Joel King, AIA Assistant Vice Chancellor Campus Architect