Date:
November 17, 2026 16
To:
Board of Supervisors
Title
Ashwood Street Corridor Improvement Project and Right-of-Way Acquisition - Consider Adoption of a Resolution of Necessity and Related CEQA Findings (District: 2)
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Overview
Ashwood Street is a key transportation corridor in the unincorporated community of Lakeside. Designated as a major road in the County of San Diego’s General Plan, it stretches just over a mile and serves as an important connection between neighborhoods, schools, parks, and State Route 67 (SR-67). It also links the community to nearby tribal facilities, including the Barona Reservation and the Barona Resort and Casino along Wildcat Canyon Road. The Ashwood Street Corridor Improvement Project (Project) will widen 1.1 miles from Mapleview St. to Willow Rd. Currently, Ashwood Street is a narrow, winding twolane road through steep, rocky terrain that makes travel difficult and unsafe. Growing residential development, school traffic, and trips to a nearby casino have caused longstanding congestion and safety issues. The Project will improve safety by adding left-turn lanes and new signals at El Capitan High School and Ashwood St./Willow Rd, as well as improve pedestrian and bicycle facilities and trails.
Construction of the Project requires acquisition of property rights from eight properties to widen the existing right-of-way within the Project area (see Attachment B). All required rights are partial acquisitions, generally consisting of linear strips of property parallel to the existing road and driveways, which do not impact any residential homes or business structures. Three of the eight properties are owned by public entities, and the required property rights will be acquired through donation and/or declaration as part of a future Board action.
The remaining five properties are privately owned. To date, three of the five private property owners have signed real property contracts agreeing to sell the required int...
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