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La Jolla Village Drive Widening Project - Fact Sheet

• Total project cost - $7.9 million, $7.4 million of which came from the Facilities Benefits Assessment, funded by a portion of building permit fees. 

• Project initiated - Fall 2004 

• Capacity improvements - Approximately 4,200 feet of La Jolla Village Drive was widened to six lanes (with two additional auxiliary lanes from Gilman drive to Villa La Jolla) to accommodate the high traffic demands. This project also added the fourth westbound lane on La Jolla Village Drive from I-5 off ramp to Villa La Jolla Drive.

• Other improvements – Sidewalk and bike lanes, landscaping and drainage, structural improvements to the Gilman Drive bridge. 

• Average daily trips (ADT´s) on La Jolla Village Drive – 60,000 

• New landscaping planted – approximately 40 trees and bushes 

• Street lights installed – 30 

• People involved in the project – Council President: Scott Peters
  Project Manager: Mark Koll
  Resident Engineers: Bill Kachi and Fred Reichel
  Engineering & Capital Projects Director: Patti Boekamp
  Field Engineering Deputy Director: Hossein Ruhi
  Contractor: FCI Constructors
  Consultants: Cornerstone Engineering and TY Lin International
  Other supporters: UCSD, University City Planning Group, La Jolla Community Planning Association; other City departments involved with the design, environmental, and coordination during construction such as Facilities Financing, Development Services, General Services (Street Division) and Traffic Operations.