Current/Active Projects
You may not recognize it when you see it, but the equipment used to keep the lights on and the water flowing in Riverside is all around us. Here you can learn more about RPU's current projects.
Electric Projects
Riverside Transmission Reliability Project (RTRP)
LED Streetlights
Advanced Meter Program
Hunter Substation Replacement Project
Circuit 444 & 445 Pole Replacements
Where: Magnolia Center & Wood Streets Neighborhoods
- Maintenance and repair work of existing electrical system infrastructure
- Replacement of:
- 170 utility poles
- 46 transformers
- 22,800 linear feet of conductor and related overhead distribution facilities
- New installations will enhance electrical system reliability in the area
Start: 03/2021
End: Fall 2023
Canyon Crest Cable Replacement (Area 5)
Where: Canyon Crest
- Maintenance and repair work of existing electrical system infrastructure
- Replacing electrical cables and related equipment alongside the thoroughfare and within the City right-of-way
- New installations will enhance electrical system reliability in the area
- Project Map
Start: Summer 2022
End: Fall 2022
69kV Subtransmission System Reliability
Gibraltar Drive Cable Replacement
Where: Magnolia Center Neighborhood
- Maintenance and repair work of existing electrical system infrastructure
- Replacing electrical cables and related equipment alongside the thoroughfare and within the City right-of-way
- New installations will enhance electrical system reliability in the area
- Project Map
Estimated Start: Fall 2022
Estimated Completion: Winter 2023
Water Projects
Brockton Avenue Water Main Replacement Project
Canyon Crest Booster Station Replacement Project
McKinley Grade Separation & Waterline Relocation Project
Toyon Road and Holly Lane Water Main Replacement Project
Where: Ramona Neighborhood
- Maintenance and repair work of existing water system infrastructure
- Work includes:
- Installation of approximately 3500 ft of pipe
- 101 water services connections
- Installation of 9 Fire Hydrants
- Trench Repaving
- New installations will improve water system reliability in the area
- Project Map
Estimated Start: Summer 2022
Estimated Completion: Fall 2022
11th Street Water Main Replacement Project
Where: Eastside Neighborhood
- Maintenance and repair work of existing water system infrastructure
- Work includes:
- Installation of approximately 1250 linear feet of pipe
- 31 water services connections
- Installation of 2 Fire Hydrants
- Trench Repaving
- New installations will improve water system reliability in the area
- Project Map
Estimated Start: Summer 2022
Estimated Completion: Fall 2022
Water Transmission Valve Replacement Project (Phase V)
Where: Arlington Heights, University & Eastside Neighborhoods
- Maintenance and repair work of existing water system infrastructure
- Work includes installation of 4 water transmission main valves in the following locations:
- Mockingbird Reservoir (1 valve)
- Chicago Avenue & 7th Street (2 valves)
- Park Ave (1 valve)
- Trench Repaving
- New installations will improve water system operations and reliability
- Project Map
Estimated Start: Summer 2022
Estimated Completion: Winter 2023
Lincoln Avenue Techite Pipe Replacement Project (Fenwick Place to Saint Lawrence Street)
Bingham and Wolfe Avenue Water Main Replacement Project
Where: La Sierra Neighborhood
- Maintenance and repair work of existing water system infrastructure
- Work includes:
- Installation of approximately 3285 ft of pipe
- 72 water services connections
- Installation of 8 Fire Hydrants
- Trench Repaving
- New installations will improve water system reliability in the area
- Project Map
Estimated Start: Spring 2023
Estimated Completion: Summer 2023
Monteel Place Water Main Replacement Project
Where: Ramona Neighborhood
- Maintenance and repair work of existing water system infrastructure
- Work includes:
- Installation of approximately 435 ft of pipe
- 15 water services connections
- Trench Repaving
- New installations will improve water system reliability in the area
- Project Map
Estimated Start: Winter 2023
Estimated Completion: Spring 2023
NOTE: Dates may be subject to change