Program & Construction Management

East Blithedale Avenue Rehabilitation City of Mill Valley, California East Blithedale Avenue is a vital arterial corridor in the City of Mill Valley that links the downtown area to US Highway 101 and is the northern gateway into the City’s residential, school, and business areas. Coastland | DCCM’s Construction Management and Inspection team has been involved in the East Blithedale Avenue Rehabilitation Project from the beginning, first conducting a constructability review for the project and assisting the City with the Caltrans encroachment permit application, and currently providing construction management and inspection services for the project.  East Blithedale Avenue provides multimodal access to transit and nearby schools, parks, trails, recreation facilities, and businesses and is also the primary emergency response and resident evacuation route for much of the city’s population. This critical roadway also experiences frequent traffic congestion during the peak periods. Given the importance of this roadway to the community this project has garnered a high level of public attention and is one of the most sensitive Public Works projects undertaken in Mill Valley.  The project includes major pavement rehabilitation, upgrading and replacing sanitary sewer pipe and other public utility infrastructure within the roadway easement, new curb, gutter, and sidewalk, including ADA-compliant upgrades, installation of new bike lanes, and upgrades to existing traffic signals. The project will result in improved circulation and safer access to local residential areas, schools and businesses.  Coastland | DCCM’s construction management and inspection efforts focus largely on effective, efficient and consistent communication between the City, the contractor and the community, including bike riders, pedestrians, and businesses affected by project construction in order to anticipate and avoid disruptions. Coastland | DCCM provides contractor safety oversight with construction safety for their labor force and the public and  ensures traffic control plans are implemented per the approved submittal, to ensure ADA compliance, and pedestrian and motorist safety.  Coastland | DCCM staff provides Contractor oversight to ensure the City receives quality workmanship and finished product conforming with the project plans and specifications. Vital to the ongoing success of this project has been Coastland | DCCM’s ability to keep city staff informed regarding costs, anticipated issues and project changes, public relations, and construction progress. 

Lucas Valley Road Curve Realignment County of Marin, California Coastland | DCCM provided construction management and inspection services to Marin County for the Lucas Valley Road Curve Realignment Project. Services on this HSIP funded project included constructability review, construction contract administration, quality assurance and inspection, material testing, and public outreach.  The public safety improvement significantly softened the sharp turn, which had been the site of several vehicle incidents over the years.  The Project realigned the curve on Lucas Valley Road at milepost 5.08, just east of Big Rock trailhead in West Marin.  A soldier pile retaining wall with precast concrete lagging was installed on the downhill side of the turn.  The project also included modifications to storm drain infrastructure and the installation of a safety barrier and guardrail.   Site restoration included planting to mitigate construction impacts. Activities in support of construction included public outreach, traffic controls, locating existing utilities by potholing, erosion control, and water pollution control.  Construction was completed in 2022 for the budgeted construction cost of $1.8 million. 

Arcade-Cripple Creek Trail City of Citrus Heights, California Coastland | DCCM is providing construction management, inspection, and materials testing services for the Arcade-Cripple Creek Trail Project, the first city-wide trail in the City of Citrus Heights. The project includes the construction of a 2.9-mile paved multi-use trail, curb, gutter and sidewalk improvements, drainage improvements, traffic signal modifications, two pre-engineered steel pedestrian bridges, replacement of existing pedestrian bridge with a new 42-foot bridge, and installation of a new pedestrian bridge spanning 128-feet near the trail termination.  The project is located within the City of Citrus Heights and the unincorporated community of Orangevale in Sacramento County. Once complete the project will connect several neighborhoods to eight parks, several schools and the Sunrise MarketPlace.  The project is funded by State Active Transportation Program (ATP) grant funds, which provide funds for projects that increase active transportation such as walking and biking and requires comprehensive knowledge of the state funding process to maintain the schedule and budget. 

Bolinas Road Emergency Slide Repair County of Marin, California Coastland | DCCM provided construction management and inspection services, including Resident Engineer services, to the County of Marin for the Bolinas Road Emergency Slide Repair Project. The project includes repairs to Bolinas Road where a slide impacted the eastbound travel lane. The project included construction of a 102 linear-foot retaining wall with H beam soldier piles, precast concrete lagging, pavement grinding, roadway excavation, asphalt paving, re-grading the road with superelevation, asphalt dike clearing and grubbing, guardrail installation, painted traffic striping, hydroseeding and planting, and related incidental work.  As part of this project Coastland | DCCM coordinated and led the pre-construction meeting and pre-construction site visit, managed and coordinated daily field inspections and associated documentation, progress meetings and status reports, including requests for information (RFIs) and change orders, and post-construction meeting/project closeout. Additional project tasks included public outreach, traffic control measures, locating existing utilities by potholing, erosion control, and water pollution control. 

Coffey Park and Fountaingrove Neighborhood Road Fire Disaster Recovery City of Santa Rosa, California Coastland | DCCM is providing construction management and inspection services to the City of Santa Rosa for the Coffey Park and Fountaingrove Neighborhood Road Disaster Recovery project. This project includes rehabilitation of approximately 33 miles of City residential streets that were damaged as result of debris removal activities in the Coffey Park and Fountaingrove neighborhoods following the 2017 Tubbs Fire. The project involves mill and fill asphalt replacement and digout repairs with a slurry seal depending on specific roadway conditions. The project also includes removal and replacement of concrete sidewalk, curb and gutters and replacement of curb ramps on streets that require modification to meet ADA compliance, as well as the restoration of traffic striping and markers. As part of this project Coastland | DCCM is overseeing traffic management, including ADA-compliant pedestrian access, temporary construction signs, placement of Portable Changeable Message Signs (PCMS), flagging and traffic controls and signage. Traffic control requirements differ between the two neighborhoods, each of which have different constraints, and our team is actively involved in the development of specific traffic control plans. Our inspection staff is monitoring the contractor’s implementation and maintenance of stormwater pollution controls measures and we are providing support to City staff who are overseeing public outreach and materials testing services for this project.  

Grand Avenue Bridge & Pathway Connector City of San Rafael, California Coastland | DCCM provided construction management and inspection services for this important bridge project in San Rafael. The primary objective was to improve pedestrian safety on the Grand Ave. bridge over the San Rafael channel. The new steel bridge connects a high-volume pedestrian pathway in the center of San Rafael. With the completion of the bridge, pedestrian traffic is separated from vehicle traffic.  This project consisted of all associated work with the fabrication and placement of HID precast concrete piles, construction of concrete abutments, fabrication and installation of the new 136 foot span steel bridge, construction of ADA compliance at grade approaches to the bridge, modification of the existing vehicular bridge sidewalks; installation of methacrylate bridge deck treatment, concrete guardrail, sidewalks, curbs, gutters, striping, electrical fixtures, utility relocation for water line currently suspended for the existing vehicle bridge, traffic controls, hot mix asphalt, and retaining walls on Grand Avenue between Second St. and Francisco Blvd. East.