Coast Highway Corridor Design

The project includes entitlement, permitting, and design services (preliminary and final) required to implement a portion of Alternate 3 of the Coast Highway Corridor Environmental Impact Report (EIR) approved by City Council on August 14, 2019. Alternate 3 proposes a road diet, mid-block crosswalks and roundabouts at select locations, and streetscape features that create space in the public right-of-way for bicycle facilities, improved sidewalks, and additional landscaping.

Background on the Coast Highway Corridor Design Project

The City of Oceanside is working on final design documents and is moving toward construction of Coast Highway Corridor improvements.  Approved by the City Council in 2019, this important project aims to revitalize the Coast Highway corridor into a vibrant urban space that reinforces and celebrates Oceanside’s culture and unique character.

Project Features

The project will create a “complete street” that ensures that all forms of transportation – walking, biking, driving, and transit – are safely accommodated.  It will improve pedestrian and bicycle access and infrastructure, increase ADA compliance, improve access to transit, promote continuous traffic flow, enhance access to local businesses, and encourage economic development.

The plan envisions creating a “road diet” – meaning that vehicle travel lanes will be reduced in some areas to promote safety and increase space for pedestrians and bicycles.  Mid-block crosswalks, roundabouts (at select locations), and streetscape features will create space in the public right-of-way for bicycle facilities, improved sidewalks, and additional landscaping.

Project Status

The City is currently moving forward with entitlement, permitting, and designs required to implement the project.  The design portion is anticipated to be complete by Fall 2024. Construction funding still needs to be identified, but construction could get underway by 2025, pending the allocation of funds.

Additional Documents

01-25-2023 City Council Approval for Design Services

Summary

Project Manager: Victor Velasco, (760) 435-5102 or VVelasco@oceansideca.org

Project#: CIP22-00006

Program: Transnet, Thoroughfare

Current Phase: Design

Recent Update: The City of Oceanside held an informational meeting on January 16 about proposed improvements to a section of Coast Highway. What began as a high-level planning effort with careful study and extensive community input several years ago is now becoming a fully-realized improvement project that will create a "complete street" along a section of the Coast Highway from Surfrider Way, south to Oceanside Boulevard. See the Public Open House PowerPoint Presentation for more information.

• Design Board Roll Plot 
• Design Board Stations
• Coast Highway Plant & Material Boards
• Incentive Districts 

Duration: June 2022 - Design Phase anticipated to complete Summer of 2025