Pavement management and bridge construction progress
Summary
The city awarded its largest-ever annual paving contract — roughly $4 million all-in — to J&H Engineering, with work starting by June 1. Residents have long complained about deteriorating streets and pothole damage, funded by Measure T and Measure R.
At a glance
- Total mentions
- 7
- Last 30 days
- 1
Discussed at 2 meetings in the last 60 days; most recently Oct 21, 2026.
Impact analysis
About $4 million all-in including contingency — roughly double the city's best previous paving year.
Every driver and resident on repaved streets — plus park-goers and downtown visitors using the repaved parking lots.
Until work resumes, drivers and pedestrians face faded markings, missing crosswalk striping and unfinished ramps on a heavily used corridor.
Mentions & discussions (7)
City Council Regular - Oct 21, 2026
Caltrans says the suspended SR-150 repaving resumes around December, with paving done by mid-2027. Residents presented photos of missing striping, faded crosswalks, broken sidewalks and ramp hazards — problems Vice Mayor Crosswhite called a safety hazard after her own near head-on collision.
City Council Regular - Oct 7, 2026
Gas tax revenue has been running about $500,000 short of street maintenance costs. Staff found extra TDA money from Ventura County that adds $415,000 in revenue, covers the gap, and still leaves $183,000 for slurry sealing this year.
City Council Special - Aug 19, 2026
Harvest is capped at 250 more units until the new Santa Paula Creek Bridge is built — expected next spring — because the development currently has only one exit. The bridge should line up with the pace of home construction.
City Council Regular - Jul 15, 2026
Street paving is underway starting on the hill at McKevitt and Teague, moving to the Oaks and downtown parking lots, with fall work on major west-side collectors. The long-awaited bridge concrete pour starts Friday, with completion expected around April or May 2027.
City Council Regular - May 20, 2026
The council approved the street list that unlocks about $888,277 in state gas-tax money for pavement rehabilitation across a dozen named streets, with completion expected by August 2027. Your street may be repaved — Santa Paula Street, Eliot Avenue, High Street and more are on the list.
City Council Regular - May 5, 2026
The city awarded its largest-ever annual paving contract — roughly $4 million all-in — to J&H Engineering, with work starting by June 1. Residents have long complained about deteriorating streets and pothole damage, funded by Measure T and Measure R.
City Council Regular - Mar 4, 2026
The city is launching a five-year paving plan, with about $5.7 million of work this year funded partly by Measure R. The Oaks, Teague/McKevitt Heights, and west side streets are prioritized; residents asked for sidewalks-less streets to be made safer.
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