Alice Avenue today T-intersects into Sedan Avenue just to the southeast of Manteca.

If Alice Avenue — which intersects with West Ripon Road to the south — continued north of Sedan it would run into a metal agriculture structure next to a house.

Other than that, there are almond orchards in all four directions.

That is going to change.

The City of Manteca last month received plans for a proposed 202-home subdivision on land north of Sedan at the intersection with Alice Avenue. The land would need to be annexed to Manteca

That comes after Meritage Homes in July submitted plans to build 310 homes on 58.45  acres at 9715 Sedan Ave.

The Meritage property abuts the west side of Sedan Avenue between the two 90 degree curves that takes the primarily east-west road on a north-south alignment for a short distance

The land includes a three bedroom, one bathroom home and agricultural budlings used in connection with the bulk of the acreage that has been used to grow strawberries

The proposed Meritage project is immediately south of the Hat Ranch property where 738 homes will be built.

If the Meritage property is annexed to Manteca and developed, it will become the closest urbanized area in Manteca to the City of Ripon.

Both housing projects are also south of the proposed Raymus Parkway alignment that will ultimately connect with Austin Road.

Manteca’s city limits already border Sedan Avenue on the west side of South Manteca Road/South Main Street.

Raymus Homes several weeks ago started removing the orchard and various improvements on the northwest corner of Sedan Avenue and South Manteca Road.

It is where the southernmost neighborhood of the 1,301 home Griffin Park planned community will be built.

To contact Dennis Wyatt, email dwyatt@mantecabulletin.com