The Riverside County Board of Supervisors authorized the bid process for a construction contract that will resurface 1.25 miles of Thornton Avenue in East Hemet.A 5-0 vote on January 28 authorized the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors to advertise the project for bid. All bids must be received by February 19. The board action also approved the plans and specifications for the project and found that the resurfacing of the existing roadway is categorically exempt from California Environmental Quality Act review.The project will resurface Thornton Avenue from Cornell Street to Soboba Street. This two-lane road travels east and west and is 20 to 40 feet wide. In the circulation element of the county’s general plan, it is classified as a local road. The immediate vicinity includes res
