City Considering Alternatives for
Three Rural Intersections

A Public Meeting will be held at K. Albiani Middle School, 9140 Bradshaw Road, Elk Grove, on November 30, 2011 at 6:00 p.m. to present alternatives and obtain public input for improving traffic flow at three intersections in the rural area of Elk Grove.

The City is in the process of developing alternatives to improve traffic flow at these intersections:

• Sheldon Road / Bradshaw Road
• Sheldon Road / Waterman Road
• Bond Road / Bader Road

City Installing New LED Street Lights

More than 160 new LED streetlights are being installed on the busiest streets in Elk Grove, thanks to an American Reinvestment and Recovery Act grant.  The new, advanced LED lights consume approximately 50 percent less energy than the current technology, and last up to three times as long. The lights will be installed on Elk Grove Blvd. from Bruceville Road to Franklin Blvd, and on Laguna Blvd. from Old Creek Drive to Franklin Blvd.   The work should be completed by the end of October.  For more information, contact Project Manager Jeff Werner at 916-478-3602. 

Road Closure/Construction Moratorium
for the Holiday Season

The holiday season is just around the corner, and the City of Elk Grove will institute a construction moratorium on selected City streets from November 20, 2011 through January 2, 2012. Construction activities and house moving occurring between the hours of 8:00 AM and 10:00 PM that interfere with public traffic on specific City streets will be restricted to emergency repairs as set forth in Section 7-8.06 of the Standard Construction Specifications.  Enclosed is a table and map depicting the designated streets for the moratorium.  Construction activities and house moving pertaining to these specific streets shall be completed prior to the moratorium or be postponed.

The City appreciates your cooperation and hopes this reminder will help to minimize scheduling conflicts.  If you have construction scheduling difficulties or questions, please contact Kerrie Stevens at (916) 687-3013. More details.

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Public Works crews install a new speed control device near Pleasant Grove Elementary School as part of the City’s Speed Control Program

Six Elk Grove Streets Will Get Speed Control Help

Six Elk Grove streets will be transformed with traffic calming improvements under the City’s Speed Control Program this summer.  A total of nine asphalt speed tables, three asphalt speed humps and signing and striping are being installed during this construction season on Pleasant Grove School Road, Toscano Drive, Sierra River Drive, Stathos Drive, Clarke Farms Drive and Sierra Street.

An additional twelve streets have been approved for speed tables, or speed humps, and fifteen streets have been approved for roadway stripping as part of the program.  These improvements will be installed as separate construction projects in the future as more funding becomes available.

The program establishes a system for residents to nominate and vote on streets to receive traffic calming measures, provided the streets meet qualifying safety criteria and funding is available.

For more information, visit www.egpublicworks.org or call Dorothy Kam at 916-478-3604 or dkam@elkgrovecity.org.

Ramp Meters Activation at Sheldon Road

In order to help relieve congestion and allow safe merging onto the mainlines of State Route 99, the Department of Transportation will be activating ramp meters in the northbound direction at the Sheldon Road Interchange.

The meters will be operating during the morning commute hours from 6 a.m. to 9:00 a.m.  Enforcement areas have been provided for the CHP.  The meters will be activated on August 1, 2011 at the following locations:

• Eastbound Sheldon Road loop on-ramp to northbound Rt-99.
• Westbound Sheldon Road slip on-ramp to northbound Rt-99.

Elk Grove Rain Garden Plaza

The new rain garden plaza will be located on Laguna Springs Drive across from Colton Park, and will feature Low Impact Development (LID) practices, an innovative storm water management approach that incorporates natural, river-friendly landscaping techniques. (more)

To report Street Hazards, Flooding, Drainage Problems or Traffic Signal and Street Light outages, please contact the City of Elk Grove Public Works at (916)687-3005. For Citywide landscape or landscape irrigation problems or emergencies day or night, please call (916) 405-5688, or visit: http://www.yourcsd.com/parks/hotline.aspx .

Tips to Operation Lifesaver

• E-Plan
• Storm Drain Master Plan
• Speed Control Program
• Legal Notice - Revision to 1% (100-Year) Floodway
• Preserves Abound In and Around Elk Grove
• Elk Grove: Working for You - Elk Grove Plans for Green Future
• Scoop the Poop
• City Landscape or Landscape Irrigation Reporting
• Fact Sheet: Laguna Creek Trail Bridge Project
• New Rules on Fundraising Carwashes
• Flood Control
• Quiet Zone Fact Sheet
• Road Work/Detours
• Stormwater Quality Program
• Public Works Handouts and Requirements
• Improvement Standards*  (October 10, 2007)
• Construction Specifications*  (October 10, 2007)
• Standard Drawings* (October 10, 2007)
• Modifications or Additions to Improvement Standard and Details (October 10, 2007)
• Prior Improvement Standards (June 1999)
• Prior Standard Construction Specifications (September 2001)
• Rural Road Improvement Policy and Standards
• Utility Representative Contact List