Construction Phase
On Monday, August 4, the City issued the formal Notice to Proceed for two concurrent street maintenance efforts. Argonaut Constructors, Inc. will carry out both the 2025 Pavement Preservation Project and the Stop-Gap Patch Paving Project through the end of September. From the public’s perspective, the work will blend seamlessly—whether we’re applying slurry seal or patch paving, traffic controls and drying times will be similar
Project Overview
- 2025 Pavement Preservation • Slurry sealing, pavement patching, and crack sealing on 27 street segments (7.2 miles) • 17 new ADA-compliant curb ramps • and the City Hall parking lot rehabilitation• Funded with Local Street Sales Tax and Local Partnership Program Grant
- Stop-Gap Patch Paving • Targeted patch repairs (up to 52,000 SF) on six severely deteriorated streets • Extends pavement life by 3–6 years where full rehab isn’t scheduled • Funded with Local Streets & Roads and unassigned reserves
What Residents Need to Know
Streets treated with slurry seal or fresh patch paving will be off-limits while materials cure—typically several hours. Please:
- Observe posted traffic controls and barricades
- Avoid driving, exaggerated turning movements, or parking on wet surfaces
- Expect intermittent closures on listed streets (see maps)
Driving over uncured seal or patch can damage the new surface and require costly, inconvenient rework.
Planning Phase
On October 24, 2022, City Council took action to accept the 2025 project nomination list for submittal to the California Transportation Commission (CTC) for the bi-annual Formulaic apportionment of Local Partnership Program (LPP) funds, made available to the City of Fort Bragg, because we are a “self-help city.” A self-help city is one who has an approved local street sales tax, which makes us eligible for these specific funds as part of Senate Bill 1 (SB1).
The City Council Agenda for the October 24, 2022 meeting is located here: See Agenda Item 8D and the item is also described below.
Receive Report and Consider Adoption of City Council Resolution Programming the Next Street Rehabilitation Project Locations and Committing Match Funding for Local Partnership Program Formulaic Fund Application
10242022 Street Rehab Project Programming Staff Report
- Att 1 - CTC Resolution G-22-61
- Att 2 - Map of Streets Project
- Att 3 - Table of Selected Streets
- Att 4 - RESO LPP Streets Project Programming
On May 12, 2025 City Council provided direction to staff regarding street project planning and the use of unassigned reserves; Including 1) Local Streets and Roads and Funding Sources, 2) 2025 Pavement Preservation Project Direction 3) Stop-Gap Patch Paving Project, 4) Purchasing Equipment for Self-Performing Work, and 5) Escalating the 2027 Revitalization Project Design
Meeting and Planning Timeline - Pavement Preservation
- October 24, 2022 – City Council adopted Resolution 4617, programming the 2025 street locations.
- November 14, 2022 – Project submitted to the California Transportation Commission (CTC) for programming.
- February 26, 2024 – City Council approved the Scope of Work for the 2025 Streets Rehabilitation Project Design, including a table showing the list of selected streets.
- April 19, 2024 – Timely Use of Funds Extension request submitted to CTC to allow flexibility in award timing.
- April 22, 2024 – City Council awards Design contract to Lumos & Associates.
- June 13, 2024 – Public Works and Facilities Committee approved revised street list for final design.
- February 2025 – Bid packet finalized.
- March 17, 2025 – Bid packet submitted to CTC for May 16, 2025, Fund Allocation vote.
- May 19, 2025 - Bid packet release for solicitation.
- June 23, 2025 - City Council awarded contract to Argonaut Constructor, Inc as lowest responsive bidder for the 2025 Pavement Preservation Project.
Meeting and Planning Timeline - Stop Gap Patch Paving
- March 31, 2025 - Public Works and Facilities Committee provided direction for project.
- May 12, 2025 - City council provided direction for Stop Gap Patch Paving Project.
- June 02, 2025 - Bid packet release for solicitation.
- June 23, 2025 - City Council awarded contract to Argonaut Constructor, Inc as lowest responsive bidder for the Stop Gap Patch Paving Project.
In November 2021, the City sought proposals from qualified engineering consultants to prepare complete construction documents for the next Street Rehabilitation Project to include additional locations for street striping and bollard placements within the Down Town Business District and Safety Street Striping and School Zone Improvements.
The awarded engineering consultants R.E.Y. based out of Folsom, CA prepared the necessary plans and specification to move forward with the breakdown of the much needed and anticipated street improvements described below.
Street Rehabilitation- Scheduled for Construction September 2023-February 2024
As described in the “City of Fort Bragg – 2017 Pavement Management Program Update” (PMP), the City has implemented a multi-year street rehabilitation and maintenance program. Using the Pavement Condition Indices developed in the PMP, the selected locations for pavement include a combination of arterial streets in good condition which are anticipated to have a lower cost to maintain in “good” condition as well as several streets that are already “failed” requiring full reconstruction. One street (West Fir St.) has design documents as it was an unfunded alternate from the 2019 Streets Project. In general, most of the project road segments selected for this project have received only nominal maintenance due to ongoing funding constraints and have been identified in the PMP as most in need. The one exception is Franklin Street, which is our busiest local street and is due for maintenance overlay to maintain its relatively good condition. The rehabilitation of the selected streets will restore a little over one mile of City streets. The City of Fort Bragg is in a period of stable population; significant growth is not expected at this time. The City’s streets have adequate capacity. The project will rehabilitate 5,730 linear feet of city street pavement. The proposed project includes significant removal and replacement of pavement on the selected streets, a plan to restore the curb and gutter in areas where it has failed or is nonexistent, and the installation of several new standardized ADA curb ramps. Approximately 250 homes and businesses will directly benefit from this project’s implementation.
The City has identified approximately one (1) mile of City streets that are scheduled for rehabilitation through the use of either overlay, dig-out repair, or full depth reconstruction. The design for this segment of the work include the repair strategies for all eight (8) locations shown (Figured above) including sidewalk as needed for ADA compliance. The locations are based on priorities identified in the “City of Fort Bragg – 2017 Pavement Management Program Update” and other staff identified problem areas. All locations are based on priority need, resources, and funding.
Street Striping and School Zone Improvements Scheduled for Construction September 2023-February 2024
On paved roads, road surface marking is essential in conveying direction and guidance to drivers and pedestrians. The uniformity of these markings and striping is absolutely imperative in avoiding confusion that can cause hazardous accidents. The standardization of these official road markings is a responsibility carried across all borders to help motorists and pedestrians understand the language of the road wherever they may be. In specified areas near schools and main thoroughfares where pavement condition has been maintained but markings have faded over time, it is important to maintain these markings. Today, road markings and striping continue to serve a very important role in daily traffic flows and road designations. Not only do they promote navigational ease and efficiency, they also enforce road safety and environmental awareness among many drivers and pedestrians.
City staff prepared a GIS shape file which includes all the marking types, locations, and recommended treatments for this component of the project. Additionally, several of the locations originally scheduled for street striping overlap with locations now scheduled for pavement treatment, so the striping plan for some of the locations referenced in component below are covered by this city staff work completed to date.
The city’s existing pavement markings need replacing in many locations (Figured above); these will be replaced by thermoplastic and raised pavement markers. Nine (9) streets have been identified for such work. The street striping component of this project will remove and place all markings, decals, raised markers, and word pavement markings on approximately 3.5 miles of streets. The selected streets include arterials, collectors, and safe routes to school.
Bollard Placement and Street Light Painting in the Central Business District (CBD) - Completed May 2023
The Central Business District (CBD) is the hosting area for many temporary pedestrian-centric activities such as the Farmers Market, Parades, Car Shows, and other events, and the City desires a temporary way to demarcate this area in an effective, safe, functional way to ensure vehicular circulation is appropriately designated around the area. Currently, the City uses a combination of human-patrolled intersections and temporary A-frames to block off sections of the CBD, to reduce potential dangers to pedestrians and allow them to give their full attention to the event and their surroundings. The temporary/removable bollard placements to provide that extra layer of protection pedestrians need are scheduled for install late February 2023. With the help of bollards in the area, the police personnel would be greatly reduced allowing more City patrol during these event times.
Bollard installation as street light painting in the CBD is a simple, effective, inexpensive way to tame and separate traffic, protect pedestrians, limit vehicle access, and test roadway design. Bollards are a simple engineering tool to protect pedestrians and cyclists from vehicles and designate pedestrian areas by blocking vehicular access while allowing pedestrians and cyclists to enter freely. The City wishes to install bollards in the downtown Central Business District (Figured above) and is considered a safe design that will facilitate the goals of the City while ensuring public safety access.
See the PowerPoint for In-Depth Project Details
2020 Alleys for Rehabilitation PowerPoint
Project Component I - Stormwater Drainage
In 2004, the City contracted with KASL Consulting Engineers to prepare a Storm Drain Master Plan (SDMP). According to the study, the Maple Street project area was identified as a medium-priority project for hydraulic deficiency and was an area undersized for the 10-year design flow and/or backwatered pipes which are causing or have the potential to cause flooding problems. The stormwater system traversing Maple Street has further degraded and no longer has adequate hydraulic capacity which has resulted in flooding problems that are physically degrading the pavement conditions creating a traffic and safety hazard as when a large sinkhole appeared on Maple Street just east of the Harold Street intersection in 2016. The existing drainage situation has caused irreversible damage to the pavement and is only worsening. Based on current City priorities and the analysis of existing conditions, the Maple Street drainage rehabilitation project had risen to a high-priority project and is currently in the project design phase.
Project Component II - Alley Rehabilitation
The City relies primarily on its Alley Master Plan (AMP) prepared by KASL Consulting Engineers in 2011 to set priorities for which alleys should be rehabilitated. This plan inventoried and evaluated the conditions of City alleys and prioritized them for improvement opportunities using several different metrics including the greatest need for surface conditioning, funding, safety, drainage, and consistency with other Master Plans. In addition, maintenance problems and public attention were considered by staff as alleys have been addressed. During the October 24, 2019, City Council Meeting, the Council authorized the following alleys to be included in this project as per staff recommendations.
- Alley S300G; located between S Harrison St. and S. Whipple St. from Maple to Hazel.
- Alley N102G; located between N Harrison St. and N. Whipple St. from Alder to Oak.
- Alley S600E; located between S Franklin St. and the GP Haul Rd. from Walnut to Cypress.
- Alley S100H; located between S Whipple St. and S Corry St. and Oak and Madrone.
As proposed by City Staff, reviewed by the Public Works and Facilities Committee, and approved by the City Council, the 2020 Maple Street Storm Drain and Alley Rehabilitation Project will rehabilitate 1,110 linear feet of storm drain and over 6,800 square yards of City Street and Alley asphalt pavement. The project also includes the installation of three additional storm drain inlets, significant repairs to restore the curb and gutter along Maple Street, the installation of several new standardized ADA curb ramps, concrete cross gutter transitions from alleys to streets, pavement improvements to Maple Street and the selected alleys. Over 50 parcels (residential and commercial) will directly benefit from this project implementation. Rear parcel access to all of these locations will be safer and more convenient. Drainage problems will be resolved. The proposed segment of Maple Street serves nearby Redwood Elementary as well as the CV Starr Center so the addition of the standardized intersection transitions and sidewalk improvements will also increase the safety of an important pedestrian route to school and recreational facilities. Additionally, this project will incorporate the coordination with telecommunications entities and the placement of broadband conduit the length of Maple Street.
Project Status 2021- Completed
Due to the unforeseen worldwide COVID-19 pandemic, the project construction was postponed to this year's 2021 spring season.
Project Timeline
- Project Design: Awarded January 2020 to R.E.Y Engineering Inc., Folsom CA. Design completed.
- Construction began July 9, 2021
- Council accepted a certificate of completion on April 12, 2022.