San Diego ends seasonal ban on beach-area construction to speed up projects

San Diego lifts summer beach construction ban to boost tourism

SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) -- For decades, summertime near the beach was off limits for road and infrastructure projects in the City of San Diego. Why would they only work nine months out of the year on fixing roads, waterlines and electrical systems, in a word -- tourists. That is no longer the case. Crystal Pier reopens in Pacific Beach after 18-month repair “My direction city staff is lifting the construction moratorium during the summer mo…

San Diego lifts longtime ban on summer road work near the coast

San Diego is not enforcing its usual summer ban on street paving and construction activities in coastal areas this year, in a shift spearheaded by Mayor Todd Gloria to keep projects on schedule and reduce their costs. The goal of the longtime ban, which applies only to land in the public right-of-way and not to private property, is avoiding torn up streets and neighborhoods during the busy tourist season. But the mayor has questioned the benefit…

San Diego ends seasonal ban on beach-area construction to speed up projects

Workers pour cement at a construction site for an office tower in downtown San Diego. (REUTERS/Mike Blake/File Photo) In a move aimed at accelerating infrastructure improvements and reducing costs, the city of San Diego has officially lifted its long-standing moratorium on public and private construction in beach communities during the busy summer months. For decades, the city halted construction in the public right-of-way between Memorial Day a…

City of San Diego lifts ban on summer construction near beaches

For years, construction in beach communities was stopped between Memorial Day and Labor Day to allow for the busy tourism season.

San Diego lifts ban on summer construction near beaches to expedite projects

San Diego city leaders Monday lifted an annual moratorium on public and private construction activity near the beach during the summer in an effort to speed up construction.

San Diego Ends Summer Construction Moratorium at Beaches

The City of San Diego in its infinite wisdom, has just announced it is lifting the "Summer Construction Moratorium" at the beaches and in coastal neighborhoods in order to speed up "street repair", to "save taxpayer dollars" and to "complete projects faster." The "moratorium" has been enacted at the beaches during the summer months between Memorial Day and Labor Day for decades because of the impact of construction in coastal zones at the height…