The Engineering Division is responsible for maintaining the City’s infrastructure in association with the Public Works Division. The Engineering Division oversees all capital improvements and regionally significant issues from the San Gabriel Valley Council of Governments, Los Angeles County Department of Public Works, and the Metropolitan Transit Authority (MTA). Other responsibilities of the Division include reviewing and preparing surveys, maps, plans, specifications, legal descriptions and contract documents in connection with various City projects. The Engineering Division supervises the construction activities of private contractors on city projects. The Engineering Division issues engineering permits and coordinates utility and other Agency approvals for projects located within the City limits.

Great Streets 2008 & Beyond Update

Capping the largest ongoing street rehabilitation effort in San Gabriel’s history, the Great Streets 2008 & Beyond program has shown remarkable progress.  Since its kickoff in February 2008, the “Great Streets” campaign has already rehabilitated twelve different streets in the City. 

Since its kickoff in February 2008, the “Great Streets” campaign has already rehabilitated twelve different streets in the City.  These include:

• San Gabriel Blvd. at 1-10 Gateway Landscape Improvement Project: Landscape and median improvements at the City’s entrance.

• Fairview Ave.:  from Montecito to Abbot and Circle to Del Mar.

• Gladys Street and Central Avenue Rehabilitation

• Allegro Square: Valley Boulevard south to its terminus

• Charlotte Avenue: From Chestnut Street to Central Avenue

• Saxon Street: From Del Mar Avenue to Denton Avenue

• Brighton Street: from the Caltrans right-of-way north to Alhambra Wash

• Live Oak Avenue: from Junipero Serra Drive to California Street

• Roses Road: from Mission Drive east to Del Mar Avenue

• San Gabriel Boulevard Phase I:  from Las Tunas Drive to Broadway and San Gabriel Blvd. Phase 2 from Mission Rd. to Broadway (March 2010 Construction).

• Anderson Way Rehabilitation:  Rehabilitation of the street surface from Mission Road to Orange Avenue is expected to begin next month.

• Slurry Seal of previous Millennium Miles Phase I, II & III Streets: The first phase of slurry seal projects in which streets repaved a few years ago receive protective sealant; 52 street segments were completed.

The City has made street rehabilitation a top priority, and periodically communicates important news and project updates essential to keeping the community informed. 

Now Underway: 2009-10 Construction & Various City Wide Studies

• Bilton-Hazell Way from Fairview to Manley:  City staff has completed final in-house review of the plans and specifications.  The City’s second installment of Proposition 1B funds will most likely not be available until after the first of the year.  The project will be advertised for four weeks beginning December 14th.  We anticipate opening bids on January 12th with Council award on February 2nd.  Construction is anticipated to start late February or early March.

• Waste Water Master Plan:  City doing city wide study to develop first Waste Water Master Plan. Study will identify existing sewer deficiencies and develop priorities for sewers that need to be up-sized and areas where sewers are being impacted by fats, oils and grease.  Study is in response to state water resource control board requirements to keep spills and overflows from getting into the storm drain system.  The first draft of the document has been submitted for staff review.

• Intersection Improvement Designs:  In 2007 the City received MTA and Federal grants to help fund design and improvement of several intersections.  Concept plans have been completed and are being reviewed in concert with the San Gabriel Blvd Streetscape project, the City’s General Plan and the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) .  The intersections are:

• San Gabriel Blvd & Las Tunas
• San Gabriel Blvd & Broadway
• San Gabriel Blvd & Mission
• Broadway & Walnut Grove

Projects Underway

A host of additional projects will also soon be underway, with more to be added as the City continues to expand on its first comprehensive Capital Improvement Program in more than a decade.  Some of these include:

• Fairview Ave.:  from Abbot to Circle. A third segment in the San Gabriel Village is planned, along with streetscape and physical improvements that will be selected using input from Village area residents.

• Del Mar Ave: from Broadway to Mission.  Project is under design and has been submitted for federal grant money consideration.  The plans are 35% completed and have been submitted to the City for review.

• Pavement Management System Program Update: City staff is reviewing the draft of the updated PMS program.  This update not only identifies street needs but includes a survey of all city alleys.  Completion of the report and approval by the City will provide for a street maintenance program as well as a maintenance program to improve the City’s alley system.

• Del Mar Ave Bridge at Alhambra Wash:  This project has received Hazardous Bridge Repair & Replacement (HBRR) funding from the federal govt. LA County Department of Public Works is designing the bridge and will administer the project for the City.

Future priorities will be set in accordance with San Gabriel’s Pavement Management Program, which tracks the status of streets needing improvement. It also provides useful data that allows the City to program funds in the most efficient way possible.

Remember: even if your street is not scheduled immediately for re-paving, you can always get potholes filled or routine spot repairs made by calling the City’s Public Works Division at (626) 308-2825, weekdays from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m., and touching “1” to speak with the Street Supervisor. 

For the latest updates on the status of street paving projects, contact the Engineering Division at (626) 308-2806, ext. 4631, or check online at

http://www.sangabrielcity.com/calendar/currentnews.shtml.  And look for future street projects in upcoming issues of the Grapevine.

TO CONTACT THE ENGINEERING DIVISION PLEASE CALL (626) 308-2806 (press # 4)