What will Valley View Street repaving mean in Buena Park?

If you’re buying, selling or owning a home near Valley View Street between Lincoln Avenue and Artesia Boulevard, the practical question is what work is planned and when it could affect your plans. The City of Buena Park proposes pavement rehabilitation along that stretch, with construction anticipated from January to April 2027.

The scope reaches beyond asphalt. It includes damaged sidewalks, curb and gutter, and upgrades to noncompliant curb ramps. It doesn’t identify work at a particular home.

This guide is educational, not legal or tax advice.

What is the project’s current status?

The Valley View Street Pavement Rehabilitation Project was on the October 13, 2026 agenda for contract award. As of October 22, 2026, the City had not posted minutes for that meeting, so Insider has not confirmed the vote.

That distinction matters when you describe the project in a conversation about a home. The October 13 City Council packet, item 5B, contains the staff recommendation to approve plans and specifications and award a construction contract to All American Asphalt. A recommendation in an agenda packet doesn’t establish the vote.

Voice of OC’s report on the Valley View overhaul covers the planned roadway work. For the funding and project details below, the City’s October staff report is the source.

Where will the work happen, and what does it include?

The project covers approximately 2.85 miles of Valley View Street, from Lincoln Avenue at the southern city limit to Artesia Boulevard at the northern city limit.

The City’s scope includes asphalt pavement rehabilitation and removal and replacement of damaged curb and gutter, cross gutters and sidewalks. It also includes upgrades to ramps that don’t comply with current Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) standards.

Utility adjustments, signing and striping are part of the scope. So are traffic control plans and additional signage as required by the California Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (CA MUTCD).

For a property nearby, keep the word “damaged” attached to the sidewalk work. The report doesn’t promise replacement of every sidewalk along the corridor or identify a particular address for replacement. Likewise, the ramp work addresses ramps that aren’t compliant with current standards.

The scope describes the public project. It isn’t a property-specific work order. For another city’s paving project explainer, see the Lynwood alley repaving guide.

When should you plan around construction?

The October staff report anticipates construction beginning in January 2027 and being completed by April 2027.

Use that anticipated window when considering a purchase, listing or sale near the project. The report doesn’t provide a lane closure plan, detours, work hours, parking restrictions or a resident notice process. A construction window alone doesn’t tell you how access at a particular property would be handled.

A buyer considering a home near Valley View Street between Lincoln Avenue and Artesia Boulevard could use the City’s anticipated January to April 2027 construction window when considering the purchase, then check the Council agenda for later actions. The buyer would also distinguish the corridor’s planned damaged-sidewalk repairs from any claim about the sidewalk at that home. If access during construction mattered to the purchase, the buyer could look for project details beyond the staff report.

You can follow later actions through the City’s Council Agenda page. The anticipated schedule doesn’t answer questions about construction access.

How much does the project cost, and who pays?

The October report recommends a total project cost of $3,945,100, funded through State Gas Tax, RMRA and Measure M2 funds.

The project is in the City’s Capital Improvement Program under Account No. 24-9806-590191. That funding description is different from a special tax or assessment appearing on a tax bill; it doesn’t establish a new homeowner charge.

The recommended construction contract is $3,420,065. The remaining recommended amounts are:

• Construction contingency of $342,085.
• Construction engineering services of $170,000.
• Community Workforce Agreement (CWA) administration by the Solis Group of $9,250.
• CWA contingency of $3,700.

The City advertised for bids on August 27, 2026. Seven bids opened on September 17, 2026, ranging from $3,420,065 to $4,464,968, against an engineer’s estimate of approximately $4,100,000. All American Asphalt of Corona, California, submitted the lowest responsive and responsible bid.

If you’re sorting project funding from tax-bill questions, the supplemental property tax bill guide addresses that separate topic.

Say a buyer considering a home near Valley View Street wonders whether the proposed repaving means a new charge on the home’s tax bill. The buyer would find State Gas Tax, RMRA and Measure M2 funds in the City’s funding description, with no homeowner charge identified. That distinction would keep the proposed public project’s funding separate from questions about the property’s tax bill. The report’s recommended project cost would not establish an amount payable by that buyer.

Why are Cerritos and La Palma involved?

Cerritos and La Palma are involved because multiple sections between La Palma Avenue and Artesia Boulevard fall within their rights-of-way, although most of the roadway is within Buena Park’s jurisdiction.

On August 11, 2026, Buena Park’s City Council approved a cooperative agreement with the City of Cerritos and the City of La Palma. Buena Park is the lead agency, responsible for coordination, design, construction and contract administration. The other cities reimburse Buena Park for their proportionate construction costs.

The October report anticipates reimbursements of about $400,000 from Cerritos and $600,000 from La Palma. La Palma approved the agreement on September 1, 2026, and Cerritos approved it on September 28, 2026. The report says full execution remains pending signatures from the participating agencies.

For the agreement and jurisdiction details, see the August 11 packet, item 4I.

What did the City find at Valley View and Crescent?

During maintenance addressing a sinkhole at Valley View Street and Crescent Avenue, the City encountered poor soil conditions that may affect the planned pavement work, and staff recommended an $8,550 amendment for supplemental soil coring.

The August 11 packet, item 4D, describes those conditions and their possible effect on the proposed pavement rehabilitation improvements.

Amendment No. 1 to PSA 25-34 would provide $8,550 for supplemental soil coring to evaluate existing conditions and develop rehabilitation recommendations intended to maximize pavement service life. Associated permit fees under the City’s maintenance agreement with Caltrans were to be covered by the amendment.

The finding concerns the intersection and the proposed roadway improvements, not any home.

If you’re selling and know about planned public work near the home, ask your agent whether it belongs in your disclosures. The California seller disclosure guide is a useful starting point for that conversation.

The short version

You can plan around a proposed corridor rehabilitation project with an anticipated January to April 2027 construction window, while checking the City Council record for later action.

The scope includes pavement, damaged concrete improvements and noncompliant ADA ramps. The funding report identifies transportation funds and no homeowner charge. For a purchase or sale, distinguish those documented facts from unanswered questions about construction access or work at a particular address.

For a separate question about your home’s value, use the home value tool.