A portion of\u00a0Harbor Drive\u00a0stretching from Downtown to Barrio Logan\u00a0is back open\u00a0this afternoon\u00a0following a major underground project\u00a0to replace\u00a085-year-old\u00a0sewer mains servicing\u00a0several popular event spaces, including Petco Park, the Rady Shell at Jacobs Park and the Convention Center.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis is a major investment in the future of Downtown San Diego and in the essential infrastructure our city depends on every day,\u201d said Mayor Todd Gloria. \u201cWe replaced an 85-year-old sewer main with a larger, more reliable system that will serve one of the busiest and fastest-growing parts of our city for decades to come. I\u2019m grateful to our City staff\u00a0and project teams for getting this important work done, and to residents, businesses and visitors for their patience during construction. We\u2019re excited to have Harbor Drive fully reopened and ready for San Diegans to enjoy.\u201d<\/p>\n
The\u00a0$52.2 million\u00a0Harbor Drive Trunk Sewer\u00a0project, managed by the City\u2019s Engineering and Capital Projects Department, included\u00a0replacing and upsizing more than 4,000 linear feet of large-diameter sewer pipeline along Harbor Drive from Park Boulevard to Beardsley Street.\u00a0The new\u00a0pipeline\u00a0replaces\u00a0a\u00a0sewer\u00a0main that was installed back in 1941 and rehabilitated in 1979. It\u00a0will provide renewed infrastructure for the area to support additional and projected sewage flows.<\/p>\n
During the project, vehicle traffic in both directions on Harbor Drive from Park Boulevard to Beardsley Street was reduced to one lane and the\u00a0south side\u00a0sidewalk was closed.\u00a0All lane closures have since been removed.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe are proud to be part of making this major investment into the Downtown sewer system\u00a0by updating this\u00a0critical\u00a0infrastructure to reflect modern-day standards,\u00a0address the growing area\u2019s needs\u00a0and protect public health,\u201d said Elif Cetin, Director of the Engineering and Capital Project Department. \u201cWe appreciate the patience of everyone\u00a0who lives, works and visits\u00a0the area\u00a0in adapting to the temporary\u00a0traffic impacts\u00a0during construction.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Construction crews may be seen in the project area over the next few weeks to monitor the upgraded system and make minor surface improvements as needed, but no additional traffic disruptions or major underground work are expected\u00a0as part of this project.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A portion of\u00a0Harbor Drive\u00a0stretching from Downtown to Barrio Logan\u00a0is back open\u00a0this afternoon\u00a0following a major underground project\u00a0to replace\u00a085-year-old\u00a0sewer mains…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":445689,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[28],"tags":[74,76,75],"class_list":["post-445688","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-san-diego","tag-san-diego","tag-san-diego-headlines","tag-san-diego-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/445688","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=445688"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/445688\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/445689"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=445688"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=445688"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=445688"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}