Eagle Paving is well underway with the city’s street rehabilitation project. The city continues to receive compliments from the community regarding the contractor’s construction operations.

The street rehabilitation work includes grinding the existing asphalt concrete street and the placement of a new asphalt concrete driving surface. Last week, Eagle Paving completed improvements on several Eastside Costa Mesa streets scheduled for repair. 

Work is now underway on streets located in Northside Costa Mesa. The upcoming phase of street improvements is in the central portion of the city and includes Logan Avenue, Pinecreek Drive, Village Way, Dale Way, College Avenue (Baker Street to Village Way), and Monterey Avenue (Salvador Street to El Camino Drive).

Once Eagle Paving has completed the street rehabilitation work, another contractor is scheduled to move into many of these same areas to slurry seal the remaining streets that did not require complete street rehabilitation, thus completing the street maintenance work in these neighborhoods.

Public Services Maintenance staff recently completed painting improvements at TeWinkle Park.

The painting project included the arbors that encircle Angel’s Playground, the arbor at the entrance to the restrooms, and the Skate Park’s perimeter wrought iron fence.

The wrought iron fence and arbors were faded, the original paint was peeling off, and portions of the fence were rusting. Staff coordinated with the Parks and Community Services Department to ensure there was minimal inconvenience to park users. The painting project provides an overall safety and aesthetic improvement to the park while also extending the anticipated life of the structures.

The Arlington Drive Improvement Project is nearly 90% complete.Recently the roadway was paved.

The landscape improvements are underway with all of the trees along the south side planted and the shrubs and ground cover approximately 40% complete.

Next week, the final striping work will be completed throughout the project area. The project is anticipated for completion by May 2018.

The City of Costa Mesa is planning a Ribbon Cutting Ceremony on May 18, 2018. Save the Date! More details coming soon.

Drill Exploration will occur intermittently throughout the I-405 Improvement Project area from April 23 to April 27.

Drill Exploration is performed to obtain information on the soil and rock around a site in order to design structures. Crews will be on the northbound (NB) and southbound (SB) lanes of the I-405 freeway.

Click here for a map of construction locations and times.

On April 16, 2018 Ganahl Lumber moved to its new Costa Mesa location adjacent to its current facility.

Ganahl Lumber is a family and employee-owned company that has been in business for over 100 years.

Relocating the store will allow Ganahl Lumber to operate a new 65,000 square foot facility adjacent to its former site.

The new location will include larger storage areas to support a greater inventory and product mix, be more energy efficient and require less maintenance.

Additionally, the new hardware store would provide an opportunity to expand the home design showroom space.

At the annual Mothers Against Drunk Driving Awards, five Costa Mesa officers officers were recognized for their hard work in arresting drunk drivers.

Officer V. Chawla received the Top Cop honor and led the way with 72 arrests followed by Officer B. Phot with 59 arrests Officer E. Wilson with 34 arrests, Officer N. Ransdell with 29 arrests and Officer K. Bao with  28 arrests.

They five officers combined had 222 DUI arrests between them last year.

Foster programs are an important part of animal care and increase the number of happy endings.

City staff is currently working with Priceless Pet Rescue to organize local volunteer and foster orientations.

Priceless Pet Rescue has recently partnered with Costa Mesa pet stores to give residents the opportunity to adopt pets locally.

They had a great turn out during their first event recently and have the next one scheduled at PetSmart in Costa Mesa for April 28.

Those who have found homes include: Derek, a senior cat who stole the heart of his foster mom and now gets be a part of her family forever. Citrus the kitten who was also in the Priceless Pet foster care program where she became healthy and well socialized before being old enough for adoption.

Thomas and Wishbone the cats along with Rudy the Cairn Terrier Mix, Manny the Manchester Terrier and Lewie the Jack Russell Mix also were all adopted.

Public Services contractor Eagle Paving is well underway with the city’s Street Rehabilitation project.

While the improvements on Newport Boulevard Frontage Road continue, work has also now started on Nutmeg Place. The improvements include new sidewalks, wheelchair ramps, curbs and gutter, catch basin, and other improvements, which are currently under construction.

This will provide a new sidewalk connection along the south side of Nutmeg Place to Harbor Boulevard. The next phase of the project includes roadway resurfacing improvements on Nutmeg Place as well as approximately 15 streets on the upper Eastside of Costa Mesa.

The roadway resurfacing work includes grinding and placing a new layer of asphalt on top of the existing roadway surface. Prior to resurfacing each street, Eagle Paving will provide advanced notice of construction by way of door hangers and signage reflecting applicable parking restrictions for the duration of the work.

Grinding operations and drill exploration work will occur intermittently throughout the project area from April 2 to April 7. Grinding operations involve the formation of joints or breaks in a concrete slab by the use of mechanical cutting tools.

Drill exploration is performed to obtain information on the soil and rock around a site in order to design structures. Crews will be on the northbound (NB) and southbound (SB) lanes of the I-405 freeway and on- and off-ramps.

Please see below for specific work locations.

• NB 405 from SR-73 to Fair View Road. *
• NB 405 from Fairview Road. to Harbor Boulevard.*
• NB 405 Harbor Boulevard. On-Ramp
• SB 405 Harbor Boulevard. On-Ramp and Off-Ramp
• NB 405 Fairview Road. On-Ramp
• SB 405 Fairview Road. Off-Ramp

Public Services recently installed GPS Emergency Vehicle Pre-Emption (EVP) devices on 19 traffic signals in the west and south sides of the city.

The devices provide signal pre-emption to emergency vehicles traveling through signalized intersections, so that these vehicles can reach incident locations faster when seconds count.

The GPS devices use global positioning technology and radio communications. Traffic signals on 17th Street, 19th Street, Newport Boulevard, Victoria Street, and Harbor Boulevard were included in the installation of GPS devices.

As part of this project, six additional GPS devices will be installed at locations on Newport Boulevard on Caltrans maintained and operated traffic signals in the next few weeks.

For the first time in her career, Newport Beach premier handbag designer Suzan Lee Paek of Suzan Lee Designs has partnered with Mariners Christian School in Costa Mesa to create a one-of-a-kind opportunity for two students to experience the thrill of designing an actual on-the-market designer handbag.

The exotic leather handbags, based on the students’ designs, were auctioned off at a school fundraiser on Friday, March 23, 2018 at the Balboa Bay Resort in Newport Beach.

A limited number of the purses will also be offered on Suzan’s website for the general public, with a portion of the proceeds benefiting MCS.

As Founder and Creative Director of Suzan Lee Designs, Suzan was inspired to become involved after learning about the school’s growing Maker Education program and integration of design thinking throughout the curriculum.  She is also known for her strong Christian faith.

“When I learned of Mariners’ educational focus on creativity and the design thinking process within a Christian school setting, I felt compelled to create something special that would benefit both the children and the school,” said Lee.

The winning students’ designs were selected by Suzan from a school-wide contest of more than 100 entries from MCS students grades K-8^th.  The two winners are Mary Jane Pfaff, whose mother is MCS Maker Education Facilitator, and Kawaii Sanita, whose mother is MCS Fine Arts teacher.

“I was overwhelmed by the talent I saw in all the entries.  It was difficult to pick! I’m pleased to see that our winners showcase artistic talent running in the family,” said Lee.

When asked how it felt to have her design chosen for production by Lee, 5^th grader Mary Jane Pfaff said, “Now I really feel like a true designer.  I always used to draw and create designs, but no one knew about them.  Now I can say that I am a real designer and I have one of my purses in an actual store!”

“We are so honored that Suzan would lend her talent and experience to create such a unique learning opportunity for students.  The fact that the funds raised through the sale of these handbags will help build our Maker Education program is a bonus,” commented MCS Head of School Troy Moore.

“This project warms my heart. I’m going to get my other designer, artist, and manufacturer friends to join me in encouraging our future generation,” said Lee.

Suzan Lee Designs is a worldwide fashion brand that specializes in exotic leather bags and accessories for both women and men.  The student-inspired handbags will be available at suzanlee.com, and 20% of the proceeds will be donated back to Mariners Christian School.  More about Suzan Lee designs can be found on her website.

Southern California Edison has announced it will perform maintenance on electrical systems in areas throughout Costa Mesa. For this to be done safely, power will temporarily be shut off in some areas.

This needed maintenance will allow SCE to make necessary upgrades and repairs that will increase reliability.

Below is the anticipated power outage schedule:

Monday, March 26, 7:30 a.m. – 3 p.m., Outage Boundary: Londonderry across Fairview Road (eight residential customers affected).

Wednesday, March 28, noon – 3 p.m., Outage Boundary: Santa Ana Ave – 18th St. (11 residential customers affected) .

Thursday, March 29, 8 a.m. – 4 p.m., Outage Boundary: Sunflower Ave South side – East of Smalley St. (446 residential customers affected).

Please be advised that power may be turned off for the whole period or may be turned off more than once.

For questions, please call 800-611-1911.