Big things in the future from the City of Temecula:
The City of Temecula's five-year Capital Improvement Program (CIP) Budget includes 110 separate projects, totaling $927.5M in project costs. Effective July 1, 2024, the Fiscal Year 2025-29 CIP Budget is the largest in the City's history, and I am proud to share that approximately 64% of the funding is sourced from external opportunities such as federal and state grants, and regional funding. This is due to the diligent efforts by the City Council and staff to secure outside funding sources for the residents of Temecula.
A few popular projects planned this year and throughout 2025 include the following:
•Santa Gertrudis Creek Trail Undercrossing at Margarita Road
•Design enhancements to the Ynez Road/La Paz Road roundabout
•Completion of the North Bound Interstate 15 French Valley Parkway Phase 2 construction
•Completion of a new North Bound Interstate 15 auxiliary lane from Temecula Parkway to Rancho Cal Road
•Pavement Rehabilitation:
Rainbow Canyon Road from Pechanga Parkway to the southern City limits
Butterfield Stage Road (south of Temecula Parkway)
Pechanga Parkway (south of Temecula Parkway)
•North General Kearny widening between Camino Campos Verde and La Colima Road
•Ynez Road widening between Tierra Vista and Rancho Vista Road
•Interstate 15 Temecula Parkway Interchange landscaping
•Construction of the Nicolas Road extension and multi-use trail
•New sidewalks including:
6th Street (Old Town Front Street to Mercedes)
Pauba Road (La Primavera to Showalter Road)
•Construction of new splash pad and shade structures at Ronald J. Parks Community Recreation Center
•Construction of a new dog park at Michael Naggar Community Park
•New permanent restroom facilities at Long Canyon Creek Park and Vail Ranch Park
•Construction of 17 new dedicated pickleball courts at Ronald Reagan Sports Park
•Reconstruction of the hockey rink at Ronald Reagan Sports Park, plus new arena style roof structure
•Reconstruction of the skate park at Ronald Reagan Sports Park
•Completion of the Temecula Creek Wildfire Risk Reduction Community Plan
•Enhanced fencing along north side of Temecula Creek (Pechanga Parkway to Jedediah Smith Road)
•Building improvements to Fire Station 84 on Pauba Road
•Library technology enhancements
•Expansion of the Harveston Community Park Room (HCPR)
The City also recently completed construction of the brand new Margarita Recreation Center (MRC) encompassing over 8,500 square feet of state-of-the-art building space for intergenerational and special needs programming and, on the outside, a zero-depth entry 25-yard community pool.
In terms of the City of Temecula's Annual Operating Budget (AOB), Public Safety remains the City's highest priority with 54% of the City’s Annual Operating Budget expenditures dedicated to police and fire protection, as shared in a recent press release (click here).
Complete details on all projects, services and programs included in the City of Temecula's AOB and CIP budgets are online at TemeculaCA.gov/budget.
-Aaron Adams