Pavement project focuses on lodge parking lot

The Canyon Lake Lodge parking lot will be completed in four phases. The first of these four phases is set to begin on Monday. During construction of the various phases, sections of the parking lot will be closed, but the POA says the goal will be to keep portions of the lot open at all times. Graphic Provided by Canyon Lake POA

Work continues to progress on a large-scale pavement project in Canyon Lake. The Canyon Lake POA, which is funding and overseeing the project, says work has been scheduled for one of the largest parts of this project, the Canyon Lake Lodge parking lot. This parking lot renovation will be split into four different phases and will begin on February 10. Upon completion at the end of April, the parking lot will be completely redesigned with additional parking spaces, a new concrete ADA ramp and staircase down to the rental docks and walking pathway, and new retaining walls, and planters.

In August, the Canyon Lake POA Board of Directors approved funding in an amount not to exceed $3,425,000 towards the renovations and improvements to Canyon Lake Drive North and 15 parking lots within the community of Canyon Lake. Parking lots at these amenity locations will be renovated: Blue Bird Hall, Canyon Lake Golf & Country Club, Diamond Point Park, Eastport Park, Equestrian Center Driveway Entrance, Gault Field, Holiday Harbor Park, Indian Beach, Lodge/Tennis/Sunset Beach, Moonstone Beach, North Ski East & West, Operations Yard, Sierra Park, and Senior Center. Additionally, Canyon Lake Drive North from Vacation Drive to Goetz Road will be resurfaced.

In 2012-13, the Canyon Lake POA entered into a $7,800,000 paving project which involved the majority of the roads within the community. That project did not include resurfacing any of the 15 parking lots, Happy Camp, or Canyon Lake Drive North, east of Vacation Drive. Happy Camp was completely repaved during the Campground Renovation Project. However, the rest of these areas are badly in need of renovation, especially the Lodge and Country Club parking lots.

In 2016, Willdan Engineering was contracted to put together a set of bid documents for these remaining areas. They were tasked with evaluating each area for ADA compliance, and possible expansion and reconfiguration in order to create the maximum available parking spaces in each area. Further, they were asked to evaluate each area for effective drainage and to incorporate other features suggested by the community members and staff. In July 2019, the Canyon Lake POA put out the Request for Proposals on this project. Three bids were received and the POA has made its final selection and is currently finalizing the contract with the selected vendor.

Locations already completed include parking lots at Canyon Lake Golf and Country Club, Diamond Point Park, Holiday Harbor Park, Sierra Park and the entrance of the Equestrian Center. Project updates will be posted regularly on the Canyon Lake POA website, and residents can sign up for notifications online at www.canyonlakepoa.com/notifyme.

Specific project details can be found online at www.canyonlakepoa.com/pavementproject.