Jergens’ submission is “170% over the budgeted amount,” according to city records. It was one of two proposals Riverside received for the work near the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force after rebidding the project, which initially received no interest, Riverside Service Director Kathy Bartlett said.
That area of Harshman averages about 20,000 vehicles daily, officials have said. Riverside City Council is expected to vote on the contract Thursday night.
Before the wall was first built, there were several head-on collisions, including at least one death, officials said.
Two sections of the wall also bowed out during the heat of last summer, and they are no longer stable, Bartlett has said. During a 2021 inspection, the city discovered ants in the wall.
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