Imjin Parkway project in Marina enters phase two with traffic switchover
MARINA – Weather permitting, this Thursday night the Imjin Parkway Widening and Roundabout Project will move into phase two with the switch of traffic over to the newly constructed north side of the parkway so that construction on the south side can begin.
The Imjin Parkway Widening and Roundabout Project is a two-year effort to widen and increase safety on a traffic artery for about 30,000 daily motorists.
The night shift work, from 7 p.m. – 6 a.m., will see the contractor re-striping and moving k-rail to shift traffic onto the new pavement on the north side of Imjin Parkway, according to the Transportation Agency for Monterey County. Expect increased noise from trucks loading/relocating k-rail and the utilizing of portable lights to illuminate the work areas. Imjin Parkway will be closed from Reservation Road to California Avenue and detours will be signed. Abrams Drive will remain open and emergency vehicle access will be available at all times.
Phase two will see work on the south side of the roadway, eastbound toward Reservation Road. Work will include demolishing the existing roadway, grading, drainage, utilities, irrigation and lighting, paving and temporary striping, landscaping, south side of roadway roundabout construction at Imjin Road, Marina Heights Road, Abrams Road and Preston Avenue.
The project affects 1.7 miles of Imjin Parkway from Reservation Road to Imjin Road and will include the construction of four roundabouts, and increase the stretch of roadway to four lanes.
From now until March 7, day shift work will include the continued placement of sidewalks, curb and gutter near Imjin Road and Marina Heights Drive, begin trenching along Marina Heights Drive and install electrical service conduit for streetlight and irrigation controller service. Work will also see the continued excavating/installing bioswale soil material along Imjin Parkway and the continued prepping plant pits for trees on side slopes. Crews will begin installing landscape boulders along the phase one roadway alignment, switch traffic to phase two configuration and grind out existing roadway on the south roadbed, along with continuing work to relocate a 400-foot section of sanitary sewer force main across from Preston Drive, as well as the continued environmental monitoring of contractor activities job wide.
Traffic control is in place and the enforceable speed limit through the construction zone is 25 mph.
Phase 3 will be miscellaneous roadwork including demolishing temporary paving, roadway paving and temporary striping, drainage utilities and lighting and grading.
Phase 4 will be final paving — top lift — and striping.
Upon completion, anticipated to be by the end of June 2026, the Imjin Parkway Widening and Roundabout Project will provide transit and pedestrian improvements, add on-street buffered bike lanes, stormwater treatment areas, retaining walls and a sound wall.
The improvements will benefit commuters who travel through the corridor, as well as those who live along Imjin Parkway at Cal State Monterey Bay and the neighboring homes in Marina Heights, Sea Haven and Preston Park.
The city of Marina is the lead agency for the project, which is also the second regional Transportation Agency for Monterey County Measure X project to be built.
Measure X was the November 2016 ballot measure approved by 67.7% of Monterey County voters for the Transportation Agency’s Transportation Safety and Investment Plan.
The Imjin Parkway Widening and Roundabout Project’s $40.5 million in funding sources include $2 million from Marina generated from development impact fees, around $18.2 million from Transportation Agency for Monterey County’s Measure X and about $20.2 million from California’s SB1 local partnership program.
To stay informed about the Imjin Parkway Widening and Roundabout Project, visit the project website at www.imjinparkway.com or call Edrie De Los Santos, city of Marina, at 831-884-1212.
