Erbes Road Flood Mitigation Project
CI 5655
During the 2018 Hill/Woolsey fires, areas along Erbes Road from Marview Drive to El Monte Drive were impacted by the fires. Due to the succession of rain events following the fires, these locations were inundated with stormwater, debris, and sediment, which eroded from the hillside and spilled onto the roadways. The roads became impassable, necessitating extensive debris removal.
The improvements included new retaining walls with concrete v-gutters to replace the existing concrete blocks at the bottom of the slope to capture sediment from the hillside, along with collecting the runoff and discharging it into the stormwater inlets.
Construction and Funding
The City submitted Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP) applications to Cal-OES in 2019 for the Erbes Road Flood Mitigation Project (CI 5655). The City received $647,250 HMGP funding for the Erbes Road project, with a 25 percent City matching fund requirement.
The construction contract was awarded to FS Contractors, Inc. on August 27, 2024, and was successfully completed within the approved contract budget and construction schedule on December 1, 2024.
The total project cost was $812,099.