TO: HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
FROM: Bob Moehling, Public Works Director
PREPARED BY: Jeff Hitch, City Engineer
SUBJECT:
title
Declaration that Emergency Conditions Persist in Connection with the Hayes Avenue Bridge at Miller Canyon Creek
end
RECOMMENDATION
recommendation
Adopt Resolution No. 25-4899 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.
body
PRIOR ACTION/VOTE
On June 3, 2025, the City Council approved Resolution No. 25-4836, approving the Capital Improvement Plan Budget for Fiscal Year 2025/26, and the Fiscal Year 2025/26 to 2029/30 Capital Improvement Plan (Vote 5-0).
On June 17, 2025, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 25-4847, declaring that Emergency Conditions persist in connection with the Hayes Avenue Bridge at Miller Canyon Creek (Vote 5-0).
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).
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 the bridge until further evaluation could be compl...
Click here for full text