Drivers at Coronado's Fourth Street and Orange Avenue intersection will hit lane closures Wednesday, Sept. 9, when Caltrans crews grind and repave a section of roadway.

The work is scheduled from 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Fourth Street between the D Avenue easterly alley and Orange Avenue, according to a city advisory. The No. 2 and No. 3 lanes and the right-turn pocket will close during construction. The No. 2 lane will reopen first once paving is finished. Crews will reopen the remaining lanes as conditions allow.

Residents with questions can call the Caltrans Public Information Office at (619) 688-6670.

The paving project was one of several items flagged in the city's Friday, Sept. 4, City Manager's Update, which also noted progress on the Parker Pump Station and the final days of the Summer Shuttle.

Parker Pump Station wraps up above-ground work

Coronado's $32 million Parker Pump Station is operational after more than three years of construction. The station replaces a facility originally built in 1983 and handles stormwater from about 150 acres of the city. It also pumps sanitary sewage from the Country Club area into the main sewer line along Alameda Boulevard.

"The new plant is up and operational, and the city took possession about a month ago," City Manager Tina Friend said at the Aug. 18 City Council meeting, as reported by the Coronado Times.

The old station next door has been decommissioned. Crews removed its pumps, valves and electrical systems. The underground concrete shell was filled with slurry so the site can support a future station.

As of an Aug. 6 project update, the contractor was laying the concrete pad for a permanent generator and running underground electrical conduits for an irrigation system. The project's final phase includes grading, cleanup and a new publicly accessible green space where leashed dogs will be welcome. That work was expected to wrap up in September or October.

The station's completion comes as Coronado prepares for a potentially severe El Niño winter. A January 2024 flooding event overwhelmed the city's stormwater system and burst a sewer line, delaying the pump station project after it broke ground in 2023. We reported Sept. 3 on the broader flooding risks facing the city ahead of king tides.

Summer Shuttle season ends

Coronado's free Summer Shuttle completed its season Monday, Sept. 7, Labor Day. The shuttle ran daily since June 7, with buses arriving every 20 minutes from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m., according to the Coronado Eagle & Journal.