Foothill set for smooth move

LA CRESCENTA — Foothill Boulevard will soon be getting a face lift after the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors voted last week to approve a road-resurfacing project between Pennsylvania Avenue and just past Briggs Avenue.

The Los Angeles Department of Public Works will be accepting bids in August for the project estimated to be between $575,000 and $650,000, according to Supervisor Mike Antonovich’s office.

“It won’t be a complete reconstruction. No medians added or new turnouts,” said Paul Novak, planning deputy for Antonovich.

All lanes of the roadway will be paved and new striping painted, under the planned project.

The project will be partially funded through voter-approved Propositions A and C, and administered by the county’s Metropolitan Transportation Authority.

Officials are also looking into a rubberized asphalt concrete grant through the California Integrated Waste Management Board.

Work on Foothill Boulevard is scheduled to start in October and be completed by November.

“It’s perfect timing. It will be done in time for the completion of our new library,” said Steve Pierce, president of the Crescenta Valley Town Council.

Construction of the new La Crescenta Library at the corner of Foothill Boulevard and La Crescenta Avenue is expected to be completed in early fall.

The dedication is scheduled for December, Pierce said.

Two years ago, the Crescenta Valley Water District had worked along the boulevard.

“The trucks that traveled Foothill during that time really took its toll on the road,” Pierce said.

There are areas of the road that have potholes and rough grading.

“I know that area pretty well, and the road needs paving,” Novak said.

The county will send out notices to businesses along the boulevard that will be affected by the roadwork, Novak said.