CA FLAP CR4F009(1), J. F. K. Memorial Drive

THIS IS NOT AN INVITATION FOR BID - PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS ARE CURRENTLY NOT AVAILABLE.  THE TENATIVE ADVERTISEMENT DATE IS JULY 8, 2015.  THIS PROJECT HAS BEEN SET-ASIDE FOR SMALL BUSINESSES. 

CA FLAP CR4F009(1), J.F.K. Memorial Drive:

This project is for improvements to John F. Kennedy Memorial Drive in Shasta County from the intersection with State Route 299 to the Brandy Creek Bridge for a total length of about 4.7 miles.

The project site lies in the Whiskeytown National Recreational Area near Redding, CA. It is in a natural setting with high visitor traffic during the summer months requiring a an aggressive construction schedule and a carefully executed traffic management plan. The project crosses the Whiskeytown Dam, a U.S. Bureau of Reclamation facility.


The proposed improvements to the roadway are:

• To pulverize the existing asphalt;

• To widen it, creating a uniform travel way;

• To excavate unsuitable material and replace with geotextile fabric, drains, and backfill;

• To scale slopes to reduce rock fall;

• To replace guardrail along the dam with new guardrail, stained to meet color requirements;

• To pave asphalt dike, and concrete curb and gutter;

• To pave asphalt;

• To install pavement markings, recessed pavement markers, and signage;

• And to improve surface drainage by replacing culverts or installing ones at new locations. A large diameter culvert with concrete headwalls and wingwalls is included in this work.


Major work items include approximately:

• 70,000 square yards of pulverization

• 12,000 tons of superpave asphalt concrete pavement

• 7,000 linear feet of stained guardrail with steel posts

• 2,000 to 3,000 cubic yards of subexcavation

• 80 square yards of colored concrete median

• 540 linear feet of colored concrete curb and gutter

• 14,500 linear feet of asphalt curb

• 60 linear feet of 72 inch diameter corrugated metal culvert

• Headwalls and wingwalls for 72 inch diameter culvert, colored concrete

• 520 linear feet of 24 inch to 36 inch diameter corrugated metal culvert

• 7 concrete inlets

• 20 hours of slope scaling

• 1 installation of a wire loop traffic detector

It is anticipated this project will be advertised in summer 2015 with construction beginning is late summer 2015 and extending into December 2015. 

The contracting range for this project is between $4 million and $5 million.