Driving around Carlsbad, you’ve likely come across crews repaving and restriping several of our major east-west roadways.
This work is one way we are making changes to local streets to reduce speeding, which is by far the number one cause of injury collisions in Carlsbad. Here are a few questions we’ve received about this road work:
Why is so much construction happening at the same time?
We are expediting this work to get it completed as quickly as possible.
The sooner streets are restriped, the sooner we can expect to see the safety benefits of slower speeds and added room for cyclists.
Why do crews leave and come back to the same areas multiple times?
Repaving and restriping require several steps:
First the street needs to be prepped by grinding down certain areas and sealing cracks.
Then, it’s ready to be resurfaced. We try to resurface one lane or one side at a time so traffic can still get through. When one side is done, we switch to the other side.
The new surface needs a little time before it’s ready for new striping.
Why are you making lanes narrower when that makes it feel less safe to drive?
