02_CA_FLAP_03S11(1)_GeotechRpt_Figures.pdf

This document provides details for a federal contract solicitation to reconstruct and rehabilitate Reds Meadow Road in California. The solicitation seeks bids to reconstruct the upper 2.5 miles of the 8.3 mile road to a two lane configuration through cut slopes, fill slopes, soil nail walls, reinforced soil slopes, and rock cuts. The lower 5.8 miles will be rehabilitated through pulverization and repaving with areas of superelevation correction, reconstruction of the Devil's Postpile National Monument entrance, and embankment excavation or clearing to improve sight distance. Major work items include roadway embankment, reinforced soil slope, soil nail retaining wall, rock excavation, roadway aggregate, asphalt concrete pavement, full depth reclamation, pipe culverts, and guardrail. The anticipated cost range is between $20-30 million. The solicitation number is 6982AF22B000008 with bids advertised in October 2022, award in December 2022, and construction from Spring 2023 to Fall 2024 over two seasons. The Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration is the contracting agency.