FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Teresa Hendrix
(805) 756-7266
Expect Traffic Detours at Cal Poly Beginning June 14
SAN LUIS OBISPO – Cal Poly is set to begin road work on the on-campus
section of California Boulevard on June 14, after weekend commencement
ceremonies.
The $900,000 construction project, funded by Proposition 47, will extend
California Boulevard through to Highland Drive on campus, allowing a
direct traffic route from California and Foothill boulevards to the
north end of campus.
Drivers coming to campus can expect detours throughout summer and early
fall during the
road construction project. The university expects the project to be
completed during Fall Quarter, 2004.
During construction, California Boulevard will be closed to through
traffic at Campus Way. California Boulevard will be realigned from Poly
Grove to North Perimeter. Parking on California Boulevard will remain
open, but a portion of the staff parking at Poly Grove Parking Lot (C4)
will be closed. Foothill-Boulevard-area traffic heading to the north
side of campus will be detoured through campus via South Perimeter Road.
Construction road signs will indicate lane closures and traffic delays.
The university will also be working on Highland Drive during summer and
early fall as part of the project. Starting at the intersection of Mount
Bishop Road, Highland Drive will be widened and realigned up to the
Library Parking Lot (H-2). Highland Drive will remain open during
construction but will have periodic lane closures and traffic delays.
Highland Drive will have loose dirt and gravel, low shoulders and
reduced lane widths during construction; drivers should watch for signs
and traffic control warnings and information about closures and delays.
Pedestrian and bicycle traffic on Highland Drive may also be
periodically restricted or detoured.
Drivers can check for project information and updates on the Cal Poly
Facilities Planning Web site, updated regularly. For details, click on
the California Boulevard icon at the bottom of the Facilities Planning
Web page at:
http://www.facilities.calpoly.edu/Facilities_Planning/
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