After months of continuous work on Malibu Canyon Road construction is finally coming to a close. Feb. 1 marks the beginning of the “repaving-restriping and pavement markings” for the road. This project will last about two weeks until Feb. 18. A number of related projects have taken place since April 2010 including a water line segment for Las Virgenes Road by the Las Virgenes Municipal Water District (LVMWD). While this project was taking place construction teams worked on other projects relating to the repaving of Malibu Canyon Road.
Mike Kaspar public information officer for L.A. County Public Works explained that labor on Malibu Canyon Road began after the water line was completed.
“It would make no sense for us to repave a road that would subsequently be torn up for a water line and then have to repave it again Kaspar said. So instead of working on Las Virgenes/Malibu Canyon Road during the time that the LVMWD was working we completed work on the other streets that were designated for repaving as a part of this project.”
The repaving project was funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. This act also referred to as the stimulus was initiated in February 2009. It was enacted in an effort to stimulate the economy by providing jobs and promoting investment.
The initial date of completion for the repaving project was set for the end of 2010. However the project was delayed due to unforeseen levels of rain and very cold temperatures during December. According to Kaspar repaving cannot take place during temperatures below 50 degrees or in the rain.
Though work on Malibu Canyon Road is winding down commuters will have to endure one last bit of delays before they can officially leave for school without having to wait in never-ending traffic.
As far as further work goes Kaspar explained in an e-mail that other segments on Las Virgenes Road and Malibu Canyon are set for re-pavement in June.