• The bridge is one of the final major components in Phase 1 of work at the intersection, which is focused on providing safer and more inviting pedestrian access over Agua Hedionda Creek at Cannon Road and El Camino Real.
• Improvements that have already been completed as part of the project include a new, wider sidewalk on the west side, bike rail and cushion, and a barrier wall between the road and an existing bridge.
• The new 120-foot, 47,000-lb steel bridge was built off-site in South Carolina and shipped to Carlsbad earlier this month.

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• Now that the new bridge is in, a short wall will be built along the sidewalk, and overhead poles owned by SDG&E will be removed. A new wider sidewalk on the east side of El Camino Real and new landscaping are also in the works.
• The Phase 1 work is expected to be totally complete by late spring.

• This summer, work will begin on the Phase 2, which will realign the median and re-stripe northbound El Camino Real to provide a third northbound lane near the intersection.
• It will also include an enhanced dedicated bike lane heading northbound. Existing left- and right-turn lanes onto westbound and eastbound Cannon will remain.
• Phase 2 work is expected to wrap up by this fall.

Once complete, that will mark the end of the nearly $4 million project to enhance the intersection that began in April 2021. Please continue to drive carefully through the area during this final phase of work and take alternate routes, when possible, to help ease traffic.

Staff contacts
Steven Didier, Municipal Projects Manager
steven.didier@carlsbadca.gov, 760-994-9485

Brandon Miles, Associate Engineer
brandon.miles@carlsbadca.gov, 760-602-2745