BY K.P. SANDER
Grand Avenue Beautification Project (Photo Courtesy: City of Diamond Bar)
Diamond Bar – If you frequent the area around Grand Avenue in the City of Diamond Bar, you will start to see some major changes taking place as the City begins to beautify its gateway in grand design.
According to the City of Diamond Bar, the Grand Avenue Beautification Project is the result of a federal grant secured through Safe Accountable Flexible Efficient Transportation Equity Act – A Legacy for Users (SAFETEA-LU). Grand Avenue will receive a $1 million facelift that will, barring delays, begin later this summer. The federal grant will provide improvements to the intersections at Diamond Bar Boulevard, and Longview Drive, the primary portals into the City, including landscaping, paving, lighting, and public furnishing improvements.
Goals of the project will be to stimulate existing commercial centers, and rebrand the City with an aesthetically pleasing environment. Through streetscapes, decorative pavements, median panels and rails, and pedestrian and accent lighting, the redesign will be the cornerstone for development guidelines for the entire City.
Earlier this year, the City held an Open House to enable residents and businesses to provide input on design concepts. Artistic renderings portray Diamond Bar’s history amid beautiful colors and patterns. Landscaping designs will provide drought-resistant plants.
Along with public improvements of this magnitude come traffic delays. Look for alternative routes as this project gets underway, and look forward to the beautification of Grand Avenue, with completion scheduled for winter 2015.
