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There are several new and exciting projects that are about to break ground in the near future. The City hosted a
demolition event in March at the site of the new Canyon Country Community Center at Soledad Canyon Road and Sierra
Highway. Once this new landmark project is complete, residents will get to enjoy all it has to offer, including multi-sports
spaces, a training kitchen, spacious event area, tot lot and more! The City, along with Los Angeles County and the L.A.
County Sheriff's Department, plan to break ground on the new Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff's Station this summer. The
station will be located on Golden Valley Road and will replace the current station that has been in use since the 1970s.
The Saugus community has much to look forward to as a new library center is in the works. Once complete around 2021,
this new hub will not only house books, but also offer plenty of room for community events and fitness activities.

turf removal and media updates
In order to meet state water reduction requirements, the City has discontinued watering median turf. Through
this project, the City will remove turf and replace it with plants that require significantly less water, replace the
aging irrigation system with a more durable and efficient one, make provisions to use recycled water when it
becomes available and replace damaged and missing trees. The medians that will be refurbished are located on
Magic Mountain Parkway, between Railroad Avenue and Avignon Drive. The median along Orchard Village Road
is also getting updated and will be completed before this year's Fourth of July parade. These projects support the
Santa Clarita 2020 theme of Community Beautification.

intersection improvement program
This Highway Safety Improvement Program grant-funded project constructed modifications to the intersections
of Orchard Village Road at Wiley Canyon Road, Seco Canyon Road at Pamplico Drive and State Route 14 at
the Sand Canyon Road on-ramp. The modifications included the implementation of protected left-turn signal
phasing, the extension of left-turn pockets and other improvements. This project supports the Santa Clarita
2020 theme of Sustaining Public Infrastructure.
sierra HIGHW.llY PEDESTRIAN BRIDGE AND STREET IMPROVEMENTS PROJECT
This project will construct a new steel truss pedestrian bridge over Sierra Highway north of Golden Valley Road.
Multiple street improvements will be made on the west side of Sierra Highway, including a new bus turnout and right-turn
lane from southbound Sierra Highway onto Golden Valley Road, as well as a new sidewalk, bus shelter pad, enhanced
access ramps and crosswalks, parkway landscaping, street lights and more. This project supports the Santa Clarita 2020
theme of Building and Creating Community.

2020 UPDATES

Did you know that in 2017 the City of Santa Clarita made important toward completing
projects laid out in the Santa Clarita 2020 Plan? Under the theme of Sustaining Publtc
the annual Road Rehab project administered 45.35 miles of slurry seal treatment and
43 35 miles of overlay. Within the theme of Enhancing Econom1c V1taltty, both the Old Town Newhall
parking Structure and Newhall Crossings broke ground. As part of the Publtc Safety theme, Drug
Free Youth in Santa Clarita (DFVinSCV}, previously Drug Free Youth in Town (DFYIT), launched an .
elementary school program and a revised high school program. To learn more about the Santa Clarita
2020 Plan and the City's progress, visit SantaClarita2020.com!