Aldine Drive Slope Restoration Project

The Aldine Drive Slope Restoration Project (Project No. 152162; Job Order No. 525920) was a project aimed at stopping erosion of a hillside overlooking Aldine Drive. The site is located along the southerly portion of Aldine Drive north of North Talmadge Way, between Van Dyke Avenue and Fairmount Avenue in the RS-1-7 zone of the Central Urbanized Planned District, Kensington/Talmadge of Mid-City Communities Plan. The project involved construction of two concrete retaining walls totaling 750 feet in length and ranging up to twenty feet or more in height.

Construction began in June 2011 and the road was closed through the summer of 2012 with bus routes and other traffic re-routed during the construction period. See the documents and links below for more informaiton.

Aldine Slope photos, plans, and related documents

Photo Gallery of pictures taken construction (requires free Adobe Flash Player)
Slope Restoration Study - November 2005
Presentation on visual mitigation
Plans circa June 2008
Visual Impact Assessment - 2007-10-18
Assessment Letter - 2008-05-12
Letter from Project Manager to KTPG Traffic and Safety subcommittee
KTPG Project Review subcommittee minutes - 2009-07-22
2009 City Response to KTPG questions of 2009-07-22
KTPG Project Review subcommittee recommendations - 2009-11-23
Information from Project Manger 2010-01-19
KTPG Project Review subcommittee conditional approval 2010-01-27 (And draft meeting minutes)
At the February, 2010 KTPG meeting, the KTPG approved the project with 11 conditions.
As of Feburary 9th, 2011 KTPG meeting, it was reported that construction was to begin in April, 2011. However, tthe City had not made a full reply on whehter the project will respect all 11 of KTPG's conditions or not.

On February 17, 2011, KTPG received word from the City of San Diego that they would NOT be following the 11 recommendations approved by the KTPG. The City provided these 5 documents:

As of June 1, 2011, the City has some additional documents posted on their website. These have not been reviewed in detail by KTPG or any KTPG subcommittee.

City Engineering project page for Aldine Drive (check here for changes)
Notice of bus route detour (PDF) due to Aldine Slope being closed beginning some time in June 2011
One page flyer (PDF) outlining the basics of the project
New bus route 811 (PDF) - effected June 13th, 2011
Community Web Update #1 {PDF) - mentions road closure plans
Plans and construction details

In early 2012, with the wall having been completed, KTPG successfully lobbied the City of San Diego to apply grafitti-resistant coatings to the wall. At the May 9, 2012 KTPG meeting, there is to be a vote on a proposed Thank You Letter concerning the grafitti-proofing.

Photos

May, 2011 prior to start of work (PPT)
Photo Gallery of pictures taken construction (requires free Adobe Flash Player)

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