The city is planning to widen northbound El Camino Real from Sunny Creek Road to Jackspar Drive to add a third vehicle lane to meet the city’s General Plan Mobility Element, Growth Management Plan and design standards, which call for El Camino Real to be a six-lane roadway.

Project goals

• Enhance traffic safety while improving circulation and ease of mobility for people using all modes of transportation

Project improvements

• Create an additional northbound vehicle lane
• Provide new sidewalks, new streetlights and enhanced buffered bike lanes in the northbound direction

Next steps

• The project design is complete
• The upcoming construction is part of Capital Improvement Program Project 6094
• Construction is expected to start in late 2024

The city is planning to widen the southbound segment of El Camino Real from Arenal Drive to La Costa Avenue in conformance with the city’s General Plan Mobility Element and engineering standards for arterial roadways.

Project goals

• Improve this segment of El Camino Real to meet the city’s General Plan Mobility Element and design standards
• Increase capacity and improve traffic operations 
• Improve pedestrian access and construct ADA-compliant facilities
• Reduce traffic congestion and travel times

Project improvements

• Provide a six-lane arterial roadway by creating an additional southbound lane on El Camino Real between Arenal Road and La Costa Avenue
• Add new sidewalks on both sides of El Camino Real
• Add street lighting on both sides of El Camino Real
• Add two pedestrian bridges over the San Marcos Creek

Next steps

• The overall project design is nearly complete and staff are working on environmental reviews
• The upcoming construction is part of Capital Improvement Program Project 6051
• Construction is expected to start in Summer 2025

The city is planning to widen northbound El Camino Real from Cinnabar Way to Camino Vida Roble to add a third vehicle lane to meet the city’s General Plan Mobility Element, Growth Management Plan and the design standards, which call for El Camino Real to be a six-lane roadway.

Project goals

• Enhance traffic safety while improving circulation and ease of mobility for people using all modes of transportation

Project improvements

This partially federally funded project will:

• Widen the road segment from Cinnabar Way to Camino Vida Roble to provide necessary space to add a third northbound vehicle lane
• Restripe the road segment from Poinsettia Lane to Camino Vida Roble to add a third northbound vehicle lane
• Provide new sidewalks and new streetlights on the east side of El Camino Real
• Improve the median with landscaping 
• Provide enhanced buffered bike lanes

Next steps

• The project design and environmental reviews are complete
• The city is coordinating authorization for construction with Caltrans
• The upcoming construction is part of Capital Improvement Program Project 6072
• Construction is expected to start in early 2025

The City of Carlsbad recently completed construction work at the intersection of El Camino Real and College Boulevard to better accommodate drivers, pedestrians and bicyclists. 

Project improvements

• Upgraded curb ramps and crosswalks to meet current Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) standards and current design standards
• Enhanced bicycle lanes and pedestrian access
• High visibility crosswalks for all legs of the intersection
• Traffic signal timing modifications to improve traffic operations
• Removed a pedestrian refuge island on southbound El Camino Real at the College Boulevard intersection to provide a safer pedestrian crossing
• Modified the El Camino Real median to accommodate three southbound vehicle through lanes on El Camino Real, a southbound dedicated bike lane on El Camino Real with green paint approaching the intersection and a southbound right turn-only lane on El Camino Real onto westbound College Boulevard

The City of Carlsbad recently completed construction work at the intersection of El Camino Real and Cannon Road.

Project improvements

• New pedestrian bridge providing safer and more inviting pedestrian access over the Agua Hedionda Creek 
• New, wider sidewalks 
• New crash barriers 
• Removed overhead poles owned by SDGE 
• Modified the El Camino Real median to accommodate three northbound vehicle travel lanes on El Camino Real, a northbound dedicated bike lane on El Camino Real with green paint approaching the intersection and both left- and right-turn only lanes onto Cannon Road

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