Railroad Canyon Road To Be Extended
Written by admin on June 1, 2010
Canyon Lake will accept $6.2 million from the Western Riverside Council of Governments, money that will be used to improve a 1 1/2-mile stretch of busy Railroad Canyon Road, said City Manager Lori Moss.
The money comes from fees paid by developers of industrial, residential and commercial development. It will be used to convert the road from four lanes to six lanes from the city’s border with Lake Elsinore on the west to the its border with Menifee on the east. The road passes by the entrance to Towne Center, which is Canyon Lake’s busiest commercial area.
The improvements will include resurfacing, landscaping, modifying traffic signals, adding new bus stop shelters, striping lanes and relocating underground utilities.
The road itself will not be widened, Moss said, in accordance with an engineer’s report on the project. All the work will be done on the existing right-of-way, which is 110-feet wide. Sidewalks, curbs and gutters, and bicycle lanes will remain.
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