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Riggin Widening and Improvement Project Underway
2.6.25
The second phase of the Riggin Widening and Improvement Project is now underway, with road construction taking place from 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday.
The second phase of the Riggin Widening and Improvement Project is now underway, with road construction taking place from 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday.
The Riggin Widening and Improvement Project will widen Riggin Avenue to a four-lane roadway.
“This second phase of the Riggin Widening Project will ultimately increase vehicle capacity on Riggin Avenue between Mooney Boulevard and Conyer Street by adding additional east/west lanes to support this growing area of our city,” Diego Corvera, City of Visalia Senior Civil Engineer, and Project Manager.
Crews are now working on preliminary construction activity which involves intermittent traffic control.
Phase 1 of construction will be the northside of Riggin Ave with lane shifts in place starting by mid-February. The intersection at Riggin Avenue at Giddings Street remaining open much of the time. Local streets Conyer, Turner, Rinaldi, Divisadero, and Dayton will be restricted to right turns in and out only.
Phase 1 of construction will be the northside of Riggin Ave with lane shifts in place starting by mid-February. The intersection at Riggin Avenue at Giddings Street remaining open much of the time. Local streets Conyer, Turner, Rinaldi, Divisadero, and Dayton will be restricted to right turns in and out only.
“Any traffic lane shifts will be posted on the roadway with crews directing traffic as necessary,” added Corvera. “Detour routes will be posted to properly advise the public as needed and we ask that travelers be extra aware when traversing the construction areas and slow for the cone zone.”
Work will be done by contractor Cen-Cal Construction and overseen by City of Visalia Building and Engineering Department staff.
The improvements will widen the existing street to a four-lane divided roadway, providing bike lanes, a local frontage road, sidewalks, drainage improvements, new center medians, streetlights, and street landscaping.
Construction will continue weekly until completion, which is anticipated in July 2025.
Construction will continue weekly until completion, which is anticipated in July 2025.
For project specific questions, contact Diego Corvera, PE, Senior Civil Engineer, at (559) 713-4209 or [email protected].