How to build a smooth curb

The city of Tehachapi's grant-funded infrastructure improvement on Valley Boulevard west of Curry Street saw the installation of curbs that define the new road alignment. The improvements began with the placement of larger underground storm drains and includes narrowing a portion of Valley Boulevard to conform to the city's Specific Plan, which rejects busy multi-lane arterials. Above top, crews smooth out the newly poured curb. Above lower, a cement truck pours its material into a machine that lays out the curb with precision as it moves ahead slowly. Supervisors check the alignment and measurements along the way. Photo taken Oct. 21, 2016.