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Projects in Ventura, California

Below are the "shovel-ready" projects for which this city submitted in the 2008 U.S. Conference of Mayors report. You can click on a project to read (and add to) its description. You can also discuss the project and vote on whether you believe it is critical or not.

The total cost of all the projects submitted by Ventura is $45,760,000

Description City State Jobs Cost Program Type Vote Ratio
Victoria Avenue/US-101 Interchange Phase 2 - This project consists of widening and realigning the northbound onramp and offramp in order to improve the safety of motorists entering and exiting the freeway. Design, permits & environmental are done. Ventura CA 300 $10,000,000 Streets/Roads -12
Street Resurfacing - Montalvo Neighborhood West - Resurfacing approximately 36 lane miles of residential streets and includes pavement repair, surface preparation, crack sealing, and slurry seal applications. Ventura CA 150 $5,000,000 Streets/Roads -11
Street Resurfacing - Telephone Road From Wells to Kimball Overlaying approx. 932,000 square feet of asphalt. The project includes cold milling pavement repairs, street name signs, striping, replacement of traffic inductive loops. Ventura CA 105 $3,500,000 Streets/Roads 0
Street Resurfacing from Seaward to Mills - Overlaying approx. 714,000 square feet of deteriorated roadway with new asphalt. The project includes cold milling pavement repairs, street name signs, striping, replacement of traffic inductive loops. Ventura CA 105 $3,500,000 Streets/Roads -2
Street Resurfacing - Telegraph Road - The project includes cold milling, pavement repairs, manhole and valve adjustments to grade, street name signs, striping, replacement of traffic inductive loops & 498,000 sq. ft of asphalt overlay. Ventura CA 37 $1,700,000 Streets/Roads -4
Street Slurry Seals - The project provides proactive maintenance by slurry sealing city streets to prolong the life of asphalt streets. The project includes crack sealing and restriping the pavement. Ventura CA 33 $1,300,000 Streets/Roads 6
Street Resurfacing - Olive Street project includes resurfacing Olive Street, cold milling, pavement repairs, manhole and valve adjustments to grade, street name signs, striping, replacement of traffic inductive loops, and 277,000 square feet of asphalt. Ventura CA 32 $1,200,000 Streets/Roads -6
Street Resurfacing - Poli and Foothill from Seaward to Hospital. The project consists of overlaying approx. 150,000 sq. feet of deteriorated roadway with new asphalt. The project includes cold milling, pavement repairs, manhole, and valve adjustments Ventura CA 30 $1,000,000 Streets/Roads 3
Foothill/Kimball Road Traffic Signal - Construction includes a new traffic signal for intersection of Foothill Road and Kimball. This project will include the installatin of sidewalk, curb ramps, and minor drainage improvements at the intersection. Ventura CA 15 $500,000 Streets/Roads -9
Street Resurfacing - Sperry Avenue - includes resurfacing Sperry Ave from Valentine Rd to Colt Street, cold milling, pavement repairs, manhole and valve adjustments to grade, street name signs, striping, replacement of traffic inductive loops, and 130,200 Ventura CA 14 $450,000 Streets/Roads -4
Surfers Point Improvements - This project is to protect the beach with natural buried cobble stone, create sand dunes over the buried cobble, relocate, and rebuild the State Owned Omer Rains beach front bike path, and construct parking lot and drainage. Ventura CA 180 $6,000,000 Water 4
Wastewater Treatment Plant Aeration Blowers - The project consists of replacing existing deteriorated blowers and a building enclosure with more energy efficient blowers. The design, permitting and environmental clearance is completed. Ventura CA 150 $5,000,000 Water 9
Booster Pump Station Fixed Emergency Power - Installation of two permanent emergency/backup generators to provide the ability to automatically run water distribution system pump stations during extended power outages at strategic locations. Ventura CA 15 $500,000 Water 3
Harbor Blvd/Olivas Park Dr. Drainage Project - Consists of replacing 354 linear feet of existing deteriorated storm drain pipe underneath and adjacent to Harbor Blvd. at Olivas Park Dr. with a 48 diameter HDPE pipe. The pipe replacement is necessary. Ventura CA 14 $400,000 Water 4
Day Road Booster Pump Station Electrical Upgrade - replace, upgrade, and relocate a failing electrical panel at the Day Road booster pump station for the Water Distribution System. The electrical system has reached the useful end of its life cycle. Ventura CA 4 $150,000 Water 3
Harmon Barranca Stormdrain Repairs at Major Roadways - will replace '80 and 50' deteriorated strom drain pipes under Telephone and Telegraph Roads respectively, Repairs are necessary by late 2009 to prevent costly roadway collapses and sinkholes. Ventura CA 2 $60,000 Water 11
Energy Efficiency and Photovoltaic Systems -Install photovoltaic panels at City Hall and/or San Jon Yard that will provide up to 100% of electricity needs. Solar photovoltaic panels at City Hall would range between a 500 KW and 600 KW system. Ventura CA 165 $5,500,000 Energy 8