Caltrain Hosts Meeting On San Mateo Bridges Replacement Project

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April 25, 2013

What:    Caltrain is holding a community meeting to discuss the upcoming bridge replacement project planned for the city of San Mateo.   

Why:    Four rail bridges located in the city of San Mateo’s North Central Neighborhood are 103 years old and are considered structurally unsound. They must be replaced in order to maintain safe rail operations and meet federal, state and local seismic safety standards.

Caltrain, in cooperation with the City of San Mateo, is preparing to replace the bridges as soon as possible. The bridges are located at Tilton, Monte Diablo, Santa Inez and Poplar avenues.

Track heights are being raised as part of the bridge replacement project to reflect current State and Federal design mandates and San Mateo’s desire for increased vehicular clearances on  city streets.

To accommodate this height increase, new retaining walls and fencing will be constructed on the Caltrain right of way. The project will require the removal of vegetation, including shrubs, weeds, bushes and trees within Caltrain’s right of way. 

The project will ensure that the bridges are safe and equipped to meet the region’s future transportation needs, including new electrified rail service, and improved traffic flow on city streets.

Where:      
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Community Center
Assembly Room
725 Monte Diablo Ave.
San Mateo, CA 94401

When:    Thursday, May 2, 2013, 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.

Who:     Caltrain representatives

RSVP:    This event is free and open to the public. If you are a member of the media and would like to attend, please email Christine Dunn to RSVP.  

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About Caltrain:   Owned and operated by the Peninsula Corridor Joint Powers Board, Caltrain provides commuter rail service from San Francisco to San Jose, with limited commute service to Gilroy. Caltrain has enjoyed 28 consecutive months of ridership increases, surpassing more than 50,000 average weekday riders earlier this year. While the Joint Powers Board assumed operating responsibilities for the service in 1992, the railroad will celebrate 150 years of continuous passenger service in 2014. Planning for the next 150 years of Peninsula rail service, Caltrain is on pace to electrify the corridor by 2019, reducing diesel emissions by 90 percent and adding more service to more stations. 

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