TO: HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
FROM: Bob Moehling, Public Works Director
PREPARED BY: Jeff Hitch, City Engineer
SUBJECT:
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Finding that Emergency Conditions Persist in Connection with the Hayes Avenue Bridge at Miller Canyon Creek
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RECOMMENDATION
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Adopt Resolution 26-4912, entitled: A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Murrieta, California, Declaring that Emergency Conditions Persist in Connection with the Hayes Avenue Bridge at Miller Canyon Creek.
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PRIOR ACTION/VOTE
On July 1, 2025, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 25-4863, declaring that Emergency Conditions persist, appropriating funding, and approving the execution of a contract for reconstruction of the Hayes Avenue Bridge at Miller Canyon Creek (Vote 4-0).
On August 19, 2025, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 25-4882, declaring that Emergency Conditions persist in connection with the Hayes Avenue Bridge at Miller Canyon Creek (Vote 5-0).
On October 7, 2025, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 25-4891, declaring that Emergency Conditions persist in connection with the Hayes Avenue Bridge at Miller Canyon Creek (Vote 5-0).
On December 2, 2025, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 25-4899, declaring that Emergency Conditions persist in connection with the Hayes Avenue Bridge at Miller Canyon Creek (Vote 5-0).
On December 16, 2025, the City Council approved Amendment No. 1 to the Agreement with Contech Engineered Solutions for the additional amount of $130,500, to purchase a precase concrete arch-culvert system for the Hayes Avenue Bridge at Miller Canyon Creek (Vote 5-0).
CITY COUNCIL GOAL
Plan, program and create infrastructure development.
DISCUSSION
On February 6, 2025, staff encountered a pothole in the deck of the Hayes Avenue Bridge crossing Miller Canyon Creek, located generally between Ivy Street and B Street. Upon this discovery, Engineering staff believed the bridge could be unsafe and closed ...
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