Fairfax Bolinas Road Repairs at milepost 5.73
Description
The project will reconstruct approximately 120 feet of roadway where a slide has reduced the structural integrity of Fairfax-Bolinas Road near milepost 5.73. The effort will include roadway repair, subsurface drainage, asphalt resurfacing, shoulder backing and roadway striping. To improve integrity and safety of the roadway, the project will also be making roadway upgrades at the culvert near milepost 5.73. The associated drainage improvements require permitting from regulatory agencies.
Traffic impacts
To accommodate safe construction, Fairfax-Bolinas Road will be fully closed from Azalea Hill to Ridgecrest on weekdays. The section is a more rural stretch of the road than the rest of Fairfax-Bolinas Road, but it is a popular recreational biking route, and so it will be secured and reopened for access on weekends. However, here will be periods of time with adjusted access. Please see TIMELINE section below for details. During both the full closure and single-lane phases, active emergency service vehicles will be granted access at all times, as will Marin Water work vehicles.
Timeline
May 29, 2024
- Full closure of Fairfax-Bolinas Road from Azalea Hill to Ridgecrest. Start of construction phase.
June 12, 2024
- Traffic control measure for Fairfax-Bolinas Road is single-lane access with two-way traffic controlled through one lane. This condition is at the construction zone only (milepost 5.73).
Weekdays (Mon-Fri) from August through September 9
- Full closure of Fairfax-Bolinas Road from Azalea Hill to Ridgecrest during the weekdays. For public and crew safety, BIKES will not have access.
Weekends (Sat & Sun) from August through September 9
- The road, which is a popular biking route, will be open on weekends. However, at the construction zone (milepost 5.73), the road will function on single-lane access with two-way traffic controlled through the one lane.
September 9 through September 17
- Road has been reopened for weekdays and weekends. Single-lane access with two-way traffic controlled through one lane. This new condition is at the construction zone only (milepost 5.73).
- Flaggers will control traffic during remaining construction operations. Wait times are expected to be 5 minutes.
Weekdays (Mon-Fri) from September 18 through December 15
- Full closure of Fairfax-Bolinas Road from Azalea Hill to Ridgecrest during the weekdays. For public and crew safety, BIKES will not have access.
Weekends (Sat & Sun) from September 18 through December 15
- The road, which is a popular biking route, will be open on weekends. However, at the construction zone (milepost 5.73), the road will function on single-lane access with two-way traffic controlled through the one lane.
December 16 through January 7
Weather permitting, the road will be open on weekdays and weekends from 12/16/24 through 1/7/25, with traffic controlled through a single lane with alternating access. This is to accommodate the holiday traffic.
January 8 through January 27
The road will be closed from Azalea Hill to Ridgecrest on weekdays. It will be open on weekends, but with traffic controlled single lane access.
January 28, 29 and 31
The road will be open but traffic will be controlled through a single lane with alternating access. Expect approximately 5-minute traffic delays.
January 30 (Thursday)
The road will be fully closed at the project zone to allow for full-width paving work, which is expected to take the entire day. This work is weather dependent and will be rescheduled if there is rain or excessively cold temperatures. PLEASE NOTE: No through access will be allowed. The only exception will be for active emergency service vehicles.
End of January
- Anticipated end of construction and full reopening of roadway (weather permitting).