A century of makeshift attempts to control erosion and flooding in private backyards along Adobe Creek’s Reach 5, above, created an escalation of creek instability over time.

The Adobe Creek Watershed Group and the Santa Clara Valley Water District have scheduled an Adobe Creek Upper Reach 5 Restoration Project construction groundbreaking ceremony for Los Altos and Los Altos Hills residents 6-7:30 p.m. today at Edith Park in Los Altos Hills. Parking is available along Fremont Road.

The district plans to construct channel improvements and restore a portion of Adobe Creek upstream from the West Edith Avenue bridge extending downstream for approximately 1,100 feet.

The purpose of the project, according to the water district, is to repair the eroded channel, stabilize banks, remove accumulated sediment, improve the channel conveyance capacity and plant native vegetation to benefit the creek ecosystem.

Work is expected to begin this month and continue for approximately eight months. A five- to eight-person crew will work at the project site with jackhammers, backhoes, trucks, concrete equipment, loaders and dump trucks. Construction noise can be expected during work hours, 8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. weekdays.

Trucks and crews will access the creek at West Edith Avenue, Fremont Road and Seven Acres Lane. No road closures are expected, but traffic control may be necessary at times.

For more information about the ceremony, call (408) 265-2607, ext. 2880.