The long-awaited repaving of March Avenue, one of Healdsburg’s primary east-west connecting roads, got underway on Monday of this week, Aug. 24. The work takes place from 7:30am to 4pm every weekday, but there is no construction next weekend, Aug. 29-30, and the road will be open in both directions. It is anticipated to be completed by Wednesday, Sept. 2.
Following the repaving, roadway signage and striping will be installed. March Avenue will remain a major traffic corridor in Healdsburg, with parking on both sides of the streets and striping for bike lanes. It has been resurfaced several times using the chip seal process, a low-cost treatment that extends the life of the street.
The full reconstruction and repaving being completed now is expected to last for years. Argonaut Constructors, with a long history of successfully completing similar paving jobs throughout Sonoma County, is the primary contractor on the job. Its work order includes pedestrian upgrades to allow for two new crosswalks across March Avenue, pedestrian-activated flashing beacons to warn and stop traffic, and ADA-compliant bulb-outs and curb modifications.
This isn’t the first time the major traffic corridor on March Avenue has been resurfaced with the inexpensive chip-seal method. However, the multiple treatments suffered from wear and delamination of multiple seal layers.
As of February of this year, total construction costs for the project were estimated at $2.967 million. Argonaut’s bid came in at $2.427 million.
For additional information, see healdsburg.gov/marchave.
