SJWC Water Main Installation – Updates Week of 12/11

Dear RESA Community,

Below is the breakdown for each day’s water main installation activities:

Monday 12/11 – main thoroughfare CLOSED 8am-6pm

  • Where: Santa Ana Road/Lenore Court at June Court will be closed to thru traffic.
  • All residents living on Naomi Court and below will be able to exit view down towards the Pavilion.

Tuesday 12/12 – WATER SHUT DOWN: main thoroughfare CLOSED 8am-6pm

  • Where: Santa Ana Road/Lenore Court at June Court will be closed to thru traffic.
  • All residents living on Naomi Court and below will be able to exit view down towards the Pavilion.
  • Residents whose water service that will be affected during this shutdown were notified Friday 12/8 via a door hanger.

Wednesday 12/13 – WATER SHUT DOWN: main thoroughfare CLOSED 8am-6pm

  • Where: The road will be closed from Virginia Drive to Idalyn Drive.
  • Residents that live on Idalyn Drive are urged to park down by the general store for this day as there will be heavy construction activity around the entrance of this road throughout the day.
  • Residents whose water service that will be affected during this shutdown will be notified Monday 12/11 via a door hanger.

Thursday 12/14 – road closed with detour 8am-6pm

  • Water Shutdown Location
    • Intersection of Mary Alice and Madrone Drive.
    • All residents that will be affected by this shutdown were notified today, 12/12, via door hanger.
  • Residents Affected By Water Shutdown
    • This shutdown does affect residents below HWY 17 on Alma Court, Santa Clara Road, Jessie Way, Betty Ann Court, Ida Drive, and Madrone Drive.
  • Road Closure Location
    • Madrone Drive will be closed to thru traffic from the general store down to the Pavilion.
    • West Valley Construction will have traffic control flaggers, flagging one way traffic on the Lee Drive/Redwood Drive detour.
    • All residents that live on Mary Alice Way and Helen Way will be able to exit up towards the general store.

If there are any updates to the schedule, we will notify you next week. Thanks for your patience.

Sincerely,
RESA Office

As a reminder, SJWC will be temporarily patching our roads as work continues, and will fully repave the roads when all repairs are completed. If you have concerns about the safety of road repair patch conditions, please voice your opinion to SJWC at customer.service@sjwater.com

You may use the following sample message or create your own: I am concerned that the pavement repair patches placed by SJWC after installing water mains are inadequate and pose potentially dangerous driving conditions in my community. Please fully repave the road to restore safety in our neighborhood. Thank you!

SJWC Water Main Installation – Updates Week of 12/4

Dear RESA Community,

Below is the breakdown for each day’s water main installation activities:

Monday 12/4 – main thoroughfare open

  • One-way traffic flagger near Naomi Court – road passable.
  • Traffic control flaggers spanning Virginia Drive to the Pavilion – road passable.

Tuesday 12/5 – main thoroughfare CLOSED 8am-6pm

  • One-way traffic flagger near Naomi Court – road passable.
  • Road CLOSED from Virginia Drive to Idalyn Drive.
  • Residents who live on Idalyn or below will be able to exit down towards the Pavilion.
  • Residents who life on Virginia Drive and above will be able to exit towards Summit.

Wednesday 12/6 – main thoroughfare CLOSED 8am-6pm

  • Water shutdown at 3 locations:
    • 1st Location: road CLOSED from Virginia Drive to Idalyn Drive (see Tuesday’s instructions for exit routes).
    • 2nd Location: one-way traffic flagger at Mary Alice to Madrone – road is passable.
    • 3rd Location: one-way traffic flagger in front of the Pavilion – road is passable.
  • Water shutdown details
    • Water will be shut down near these 3 locations for residents who live on Mary Alice, Virginia, and the Pavilion from 9am-3pm.
    • Residents affected should have received a door hanger notification of the shutdown on 12/1.

Thursday 12/7 – main thoroughfare open

  • One-way traffic flaggers around work areas and truck traffic throughout the community, but all roads passable.

If there are any updates to the schedule, we will notify you next week. Thanks for your patience.

Sincerely,

RESA Office

As a reminder, SJWC will be temporarily patching our roads as work continues, and will fully repave the roads when all repairs are completed. If you have concerns about the safety of road repair patch conditions, please voice your opinion to SJWC at customer.service@sjwater.com

You may use the following sample message or create your own: I am concerned that the pavement repair patches placed by SJWC after installing water mains are inadequate and pose potentially dangerous driving conditions in my community. Please fully repave the road to restore safety in our neighborhood. Thank you!

SJWC Water Main Installation – Update Week of 11/13

Dear RESA Community,

The main thoroughfare from upper to lower Redwood Estates is Monday & Tuesday this week, but with one-way traffic control and detours, listed below.

The main thoroughfare is CLOSED on Wednesday & Thursday. All closures effective 8am-6pm.

Below is the plan for both sections of the project:

Upper Section:

  • Monday (11/13)
    • West Valley Construction Co. (WVCC) will have a small crew working to clean up and prepare for rain.
  • Tuesday (11/14)
    • WVCC will be working at the San Jose Water station. They will be able to flag one way traffic at this location. 
  • Wednesday (11/15)
    • West Valley Construction Co will need to close the road to through traffic from June Court to Naomi Court.
    • There will be a traffic control flagger at each closure helping direct people to the open exit route.
    • Anticipate a small 2-man crew performing saw cutting work at the intersection of La Verne Drive / Judith Court and Locust Drive / Mountain View Court. This will be minimal work that will take place during the morning hours. 
  • Thursday (11/16)
    • Upper Section: CLOSED to through traffic
    • Location 1: the intersection of Mountain View Court/ Locust Drive
    • Location 2: the intersection of Judith Court/La Verne Drive.
    • The road will be closed to thru traffic at June Court and at Judith Court/La Verne Drive.
    • Residents that live down Mountain View Court and La Verne Drive should anticipate work activity. WVCC will do our best to get residents out of these roads if needed. 

Lower Section:

  • Monday (11/13)
    • WVCC will be continuing to install new water main from Mary Alice Way towards Laurel Drive.
    • Madrone Drive will be closed to thru traffic.
    • Residents living on Mary Alice Way will be able to exit up towards the general store.
    • The flagged detour will take you around Laurel Drive, Redwood Drive, and Madrone, emptying out at Nonno’s.
  • Tuesday (11/14)
    • WVCC will be continuing to install new water main towards the Pavilion.
    • Madrone Drive will be closed to thru traffic from Mary Alice Way to the Pavilion entrance.
    • Residents living on Mary Alice Way will be able to exit up towards the general store.
    • The flagged detour will take you around Oak Drive, Laurel Drive, and Madrone, emptying out at Nonno’s.
  • Wednesday (11/15)
    • WVCC will be falling back to install new fire hydrants along Madrone Drive to the RE Store.
    • The road will be closed to thru traffic from Mary Alice Way to the RE Store.
    • Residents living on Mary Alice Way will be able to exit down towards the Pavilion. 
    • The flagged detour will take you around Laurel Drive, Redwood Drive, and Madrone, emptying out at Nonno’s.
  • Thursday (11/16)
    • West Valley Construction Co. will be working on installing a hydrant located just below the RE store in front of address 21400 Madrone Drive.
    • Madrone Drive will be open to through traffic: there will be traffic control flaggers to flag any traffic around the work. No detour will be implemented.

Sincerely,
RESA Office

Road Updates Week of 11/6

Dear RESA Community,

SJWC Water Main Installation

The main thoroughfare from upper to lower Redwood Estates is OPEN this week, but with one-way traffic control and detours, listed below. All closures effective 8am-6pm.

Here are more details of the closures:

Upper SectionThis section is not fully closed, but there will be traffic in and out.

  • Monday (11/06) and Tuesday (11/07)
    • Minor construction activity at the intersection of La Verne and Judith Court throughout each day. Anticipate water trucks and work trucks around this area. You may encounter a water truck blocking the road while it is being filled up. It will only be temporary. WVCC will work with residents who need to get pass our work. 
  • Wednesday (11/08) and Thursday (11/09)
    • WVCC crew will be working at the San Jose Water station. No roads will be affected these two days. Residents should expect work truck traffic.

Lower Section: This section is not fully closed; it is accessible via a detour and traffic control, map at the bottom.

  • Monday (11/06) thru Thursday (11/09)
    • Installation will occur from the RE store towards Mary Alice Way. Madrone Drive will be closed to thru traffic from the general store to the intersection of Madrone Drive and Laurel Drive Monday – Thursday 8am to 6pm next week.
    • A detour will be implemented around the work area utilizing Laurel Drive/Redwood Drive/Madrone Drive. Traffic control contractor will set up 5 flaggers at specific locations along this detour to safely flag one way traffic through this detour.
    • Residents living in our work area throughout next week are urged to park their vehicle outside of the work area to avoid any delays when trying to enter or exit their residence.
    • Residents that live on Mary Alice will be able to exit down Madrone towards the Pavilion.

Storm 2022-2023 Road Repairs

As you know, RESA is working with FEMA, SCC, Cal OES, the SBA, and various contractors in road repair efforts. In the following months, please note that state/federal agencies, contractors, etc. may make visits to our storm damaged roadways. If you see any of these representatives, please do not be alarmed and allow them to continue their work in moving the road repair process along.

Sincerely,
RESA Office

SJWC Water Main Installation – Updates Week of 10/30

Dear RESA Community,

ON MONDAY, the main thoroughfare from upper to lower Redwood Estates is OPEN.

TUESDAY – THURSDAY, the main thoroughfare from upper to lower Redwood Estates is NOT OPEN.

All closures effective 8am-6pm.

UPPER SECTIONThis section of the road is not fully closed on any day this week – through traffic is permitted.

  • Monday (10/30)
    • Minor activity at the intersection of La Verne and Judith Court and in the San Jose Water Station. The road is not fully closed at this location on this day.
  • Tuesday (10/31)
    • Minor activity at the intersection of La Verne and Judith Court and in the San Jose Water Station. The road is not fully closed at this location on this day.
  • Wednesday (11/1)
    • WVCC will be loading the new main with water at the SJWC Water Station. The road is not fully closed at this location on this day, just high truck traffic.
  • Thursday (11/2)
    • WVCC will be pressure testing the new main at the SJWC Water Station. The road is not fully closed at this location on this day, just high truck traffic.

Lower Section: This section of the road with have flagged 1-way traffic control on Monday allowing through traffic, but will be FULLY CLOSED Tues-Thurs.

  • Monday (10/30)
    • WVCC will be potholing several locations along the lower section of the project. They will take place along Broadway Road and Madrone Drive. All areas they are working will be able to utilize subcontracted traffic control and flag 1 way traffic around the work.
  • Tuesday (10/31)
    • Water main installation is taking place, road closed at Virginia Drive and Idalyn Drive. Residents who live on Virginia Drive will be able to exit via Summit. Residents who live on Idalyn Drive will be able to exit towards the Pavilion.
  • Wednesday (11/1)
    • Road closed from Idalyn Drive to ~ the RE Store. Residents who live on Idalyn Drive and above will need to exit via Summit Rd. Below is a map of the closure work. 
  • Thursday (11/2)
    • We will be closing the road from ~ the RE Store to address 21404 Madrone Drive. Below is a map of work.