Public Services has contracted with Sully-Miller Contracting Co. to perform improvements along Arlington Drive, between Fairview Road and Newport Boulevard, for the bio swale project.

The current swale and roadway conditions are deteriorated and not functioning to the available capacity.

Public Services, in partnership with the OC Fair and Event Center and Kabbara Engineering, has prepared plans and specifications for roadway improvements, new concrete multipurpose trail along the south side of Arlington Drive, new underground storm drain system, vegetated bioswale and roadside beautification, including new landscaping and water-efficient irrigation systems.

The Orange County Water District has completed the necessary relocations of its main distribution line to accommodate the new storm drain system. Sully-Miller Contracting Co. is scheduled to begin improvements on Oct. 25, 2017. Construction is anticipated to be completed prior to the 2018 OC Fair.