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Arcadia Construction News
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The following are the latest construction notices for the City of Arcadia:
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Full nightttime closure of intersection at 1st Avenue and Santa Clara St |
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Long term lane closures for Santa Anita Bridge construction (north and south bound lanes) are scheduled to begin May late through end of October 2013. |
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EXTENSION of COLORADO BOULEVARD Closure for Bridge Construction. Closure extended and will continue until the third week of May 2013. |
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Arcadia Station
The Arcadia Station is part of the future Foothill Extension from Pasadena to Azusa, currently underway. The station will be located on the northwest corner of North First Avenue and East Santa Clara Street, a short block away from the city’s main commercial area on Huntington Drive and adjacent to the city’s proposed transit plaza.
The station is planned to have a center platform, with the tracks on either side. Access to the station will be from the southeast end of the platforms via the corner of North First Avenue and East Santa Clara Street. A 300-car parking structure is planned directly west of the station and city’s transit plaza. Bicycle parking and lockers are also planned.
For project updates, click here.
Future Plans
During 2006-7, the Construction Authority worked with the City of Arcadia (along with all other Foothill Extensions from Pasadena to Azusa and from Azusa to Montclair) to explore their visions for integrating transit oriented development (TOD) into future planning. Through that process, the city of Arcadia decided to focus its initial efforts on providing shuttles and other transportation connections to the major destinations and residential neighborhoods that already exist within the city.
As the Construction Authority and city begin a new dialogue through the 2010 TOD study just underway, the city may update their vision for the future.
Click here to learn more about the 2006 and 2010 TOD Studies.
About Arcadia
The City of Arcadia is known for beautiful neighborhoods, warm character and a "community of homes" atmosphere. The City places great emphasis on preserving "green space" and its commitment to the environment is evidenced by the large population of healthy trees you will find around town.
Arcadians take pride in their well-established traditions and high standards. The Arcadia Unified School District is one of the most highly thought of in the state; high quality medical services are available locally; and an excellent assortment of recreation and leisure activities are offered for all ages (including the 127-acre Los Angeles County Arboretum and Botanical Garden).
Arcadia has a broad commercial base with businesses ranging from the very small to the very large, including its regional mall Westfield Santa Anita and Santa Anita Park Racetrack.
Arcadia Links:
Arcadia Chamber of Commerce - http://www.arcadiacachamber.org/
Arcadia's Best: http://www.arcadiasbest.com
City of Arcadia - http://www.ci.arcadia.ca.us/home/index.asp
Los Angeles County Arboretum and Botanic Garden - http://www.arboretum.org/
Methodist Hospital of Southern California - http://www.methodisthospital.org/Pages/Home.aspx
Ruth and Charles Gilb Arcadia Historical Museum - http://www.ci.arcadia.ca.us/home/index.asp?page=815
Santa Anita Park Race Track - http://www.santaanita.com/
Westfield Santa Anita Mall - http://www.westfield.com/santaanita/news/index.html
Arcadia Patch - http://arcadia.patch.com/
About the Artist
Michael Davis is a practicing studio and public artist in Los Angeles with work exhibited and installed throughout the United States and in Japan. Recently, Michael exhibited in Spiral Bound, an exhibit of twenty Southern California and New York artists and completed a major public work for Kansas City, MO. He is currently working on several public artworks and the design for a bridge and ocean front promenade in Ventura, California. His public art transit projects include stations in Seattle, Los Angeles, Dallas, San Jose and San Diego. His work is featured in numerous publications including Artforum, Art News, Art in America, Public Art Review, and recently in L.A.Rising, SoCal Artists before 1980. He is a regular guest lecturer and seminar presenter and spoke recently about Pacific Standard Time for the Fellows of Contemporary Art.
For more information on Michael Davis and his current and previous work visit http://www.mad-art.com.*
Above right, conceptual artist rendering of future Arcadia station weather vane
Artist Concept
The proposed art strategy is to engage and collaborate with station designers and stakeholders in developing a comprehensive art and design plan that creates a safe and exciting experience for the user from parking structure to station platform. The strategy considers various locations where this can occur:
- Artwork – a twenty-two foot weather vane sculpture addresses natural phenomenon (light and wind), weaving together history and the story of place.
*The Construction Authority would like to thank the following members of the Arcadia SDAR Committee for their participation in the selection process: Mr. Tom Beck, Ms. Carolyn Bell; Ms. Martha Eros; Mr. George Fasching; Mr. Robert Harbicht; Mr. Dwayne Oyler; and Ms. Jacoline Raymond.
Arcadia
Construction Outlook
Construction is underway on the Pasadena to Azusa Extension and is scheduled to be completed in September 2015, when it will be turned over to Metro for testing and pre-revenue service. Once construction is completed, the city of Arcadia will feature four bridge structures (I-210 Gold Line Bridge, Colorado Blvd., Santa Anita Ave., and Huntington Dr. Bridges), a 300 car parking facility and its own Gold Line Station. The City of Arcadia is one of the busiest construction zones along the Foothill Extension from Pasadena to Azusa project.
The following construction activities will take place in Arcadia over the next two years.*
Note: Schedule is designed to avoid concurrent adjacent road closures.
Bridge Construction
- Gold Line Bridge: Completed (12/2012); future work will include installation of track and utilities.
- Colorado Blvd. Bridge: Underway, completion anticipated in the third week of May 2013.
- Santa Anita Ave. Bridge: Work on the Santa Anita Ave Bridge is scheduled to begin on the last week of May 2013. See bridge rendering here.
- Huntington Dr. Bridge: Following completion of Santa Anita Ave bridge, work on Huntington Dr bridge will begin.
Station
- Arcadia (Center Platform): Work to start in March 2013.
Grade Crossings (street level)
- 1st Ave and Santa Clara St: Anticipated to start in Summer 2013.
Track
- 5th Ave to Gold Line Bridge: Anticipated to start in late 2013/early 2014.
Grading/Walls/Subgrade
- 5th Ave to Gold Line Bridge: Anticipated to start in Summer 2013.
Claims: For information on how to submit a claim, click here.
* Dates are approximate. Construction schedules are subject to change
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