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The Engineering and Capital Projects Department (E&CP) provides a full range of engineering services for the City's capital investment in various types of infrastructure and provides traffic engineering services to the community. The department is responsible for the following services.

  • Planning, design, project management, and construction management of public improvement projects
  • Quality control and inspection of private work permitted in the right-of-way
  • Surveying and materials testing
  • Providing traffic operations and transportation engineering services

E&CP's activities include work on various public infrastructure assets to rehabilitate, restore, improve and add to the City of San Diego's capital facilities. The Capital Improvement Program (CIP) covers a wide range of projects including:

  • Airports
  • Bikeways
  • Drainage and Flood Control Facilities
  • Libraries
  • Parks and Recreation Centers
  • Police, Fire, and Lifeguard Stations
  • Street Improvements
  • Street Lights
  • Traffic Signals
  • Utilities Undergrounding
  • Water and Sewer Facilities
  • Water and Sewer Pipelines

Traffic Engineering Services:

  • Transportation system forecasting and program management
  • Responding to traffic requests from the public
  • Maintaining the City's traffic signal systems
  • Traffic safety analysis

Other Engineering Services:

  • Quality control and inspection for private work permitted in the right-of-way
  • Site grading and subdivision improvements
  • Infrastructure asset management
  • CIP prioritization
  • Engineer functions for all City departments

Important Documents and References

If you are interested in learning more about Engineering and Capital Projects, please e-mail us at engineering@sandiego.gov.



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