CA FLAP 03S11(1) Reds Meadow Road Plans.pdf

This solicitation is for the reconstruction and rehabilitation of Reds Meadow Road in Inyo National Forest, California. The project consists of reconstructing the upper 2.5 miles of the single-lane 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 culvert, and guardrail. The anticipated cost range is $20-30 million. The bid advertisement date is October 2022, award date is December 2022, and construction will take place from spring 2023 to fall 2024 over two seasons. The Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration is the agency issuing this solicitation.