Coronado City Council members have approved $1.6 million in additional landscaping along State Route 75 to make the median corridor more appealing.
The project upgrades to the highway corridor initially were approved during fiscal year 2019-20, but the council decision Jan. 20 provides for additional work.
According to a staff report, this project adds to aesthetic landscaping along SR-75, which comes up the Silver Strand into Orange Avenue and over the Coronado Bridge.
The original areas for improvement stretch from Pomona Avenue south to Avenida de las Arenas. The additions extend the project farther south to Rendova Road, with new landscaping and a widened median.
The original proposal was approved at a total cost of $1,440,000. With the two new additions, the project budget would require $1.6 million in additional funding.
Council voted unanimously to approve the additions.
“I think we’re all thrilled for this project to move forward,” Council member Amy Steward said at the meeting. “And I’m really excited for our friends at the Shores who have been waiting years for this project.”
