Commuters have one more east-west travel option through Carlsbad now that the long-awaited 1.3-mile extension of Faraday Avenue is open.
The segment completes a direct route from Orion Street in Carlsbad to the existing Melrose Drive in Vista. The extension, which is designed to provide some traffic relief on Palomar Airport Road, opened Oct. 5.
Mayor Bud Lewis, the Carlsbad City Council, city staff and representatives from nearby developments cut a ceremonial ribbon to signal the opening of one of the final roads to be constructed in Carlsbad. A number of roads have opened in the past three years, including extensions of Rancho Santa Fe Road, Melrose Avenue and College Boulevard.
“Extending Faraday Avenue provides a much-needed, regional east-west artery, which will improve traffic circulation for all North County residents and visitors,” Lewis said.
The road also provides an alternate emergency access route for the city's Fire Station No. 5 and police headquarters, located at Faraday and Orion Way. City engineers anticipate that by 2010, 30,000 cars will travel daily on the new Faraday segment.
The city's Growth Management Plan mandates that new development pay its own way by constructing city facilities and infrastructure to accommodate future residents and businesses. The $16 million road was paid for and constructed by the developers of nearby projects.
The segment completes a direct route from Orion Street in Carlsbad to the existing Melrose Drive in Vista. The extension, which is designed to provide some traffic relief on Palomar Airport Road, opened Oct. 5.
Mayor Bud Lewis, the Carlsbad City Council, city staff and representatives from nearby developments cut a ceremonial ribbon to signal the opening of one of the final roads to be constructed in Carlsbad. A number of roads have opened in the past three years, including extensions of Rancho Santa Fe Road, Melrose Avenue and College Boulevard.
“Extending Faraday Avenue provides a much-needed, regional east-west artery, which will improve traffic circulation for all North County residents and visitors,” Lewis said.
The road also provides an alternate emergency access route for the city's Fire Station No. 5 and police headquarters, located at Faraday and Orion Way. City engineers anticipate that by 2010, 30,000 cars will travel daily on the new Faraday segment.
The city's Growth Management Plan mandates that new development pay its own way by constructing city facilities and infrastructure to accommodate future residents and businesses. The $16 million road was paid for and constructed by the developers of nearby projects.