Get ready for more traffic on Airport Way.
The City of Manteca issued a building permit valued at $42.7 million for a 746,790-square-foot shell for a new distribution center between 5.11 Tactical and Lowe’s Home Improvement distribution center operated by Penske Logistics along North Airport Way between Lathrop Road and Roth Road.
The new distribution center will add 5,192 average daily trips when it is fully utilized along Airport Way near Daisywood Drive — the western entrance to the Del Webb at Manteca neighborhood. Back in October 2017 when the last traffic count was done, there were 7,200 average daily vehicle trips on that stretch of Airport Way. When combined with the ultimate traffic impact of the 5.11 Tactical distribution center (2,817 ADT) to the south and Penske/Lowe’s distribution center (3,838 ADT) to the north, traffic on Airport Way north of Daisywood will increase 11,847 ADT or 165 percent to 19,047 ADT based on a traffic consultant’s analysis.
Work has already started on a 278,700-square-foot extension to the distribution center Penske Logistics opened last year. The $21.9 million project will increase the existing Penske Logistics’ 551,745-square-foot building by 50 percent. Penske’s operation at Airport Way and Roth Road serves as the Lowe’s Home Improvement distribution center for Northern California and Nevada.
The generation of 11,897 average daily trips from the three buildings represents complete buildout of just those three buildings at 100 percent utilization. That means 5.11 Tactical that is now 404,657 square feet would be expanded to 539,057 square feet and the Penske/Lowe’s building from 551,475 square feet to 1,199,997 square feet. Altogether the three buildings would represent 2.34 million square feet.
Manteca issued 304 permits in June with a combined value of $64.4 million. That brings the value of new construction started in the first six months of this year to $274.5 million. With six months to go, 2019 now ranks as the second biggest year for new construction in the city’s 101-year history based on dollar value. New construction hit $446.9 million last year to establish a new record.
The construction activity in 2017 was the third highest year on record at $228 million. The biggest category so far this year was for commercial wok pegged at $97 million that includes the 500-room Great Wolf Resort hotel and indoor waterpark. The resort overall will represent a $220 million investment.
Next were 237 new homes valued at $75 million followed by the distribution center shell for $42.7 million.
To contact Dennis Wyatt, email dwyatt@mantecabulletin.com
