Weekend Closure of Bayswater Avenue for Caltrain construction

Contact: Jonah Weinberg – 650.508.6238

The railroad grade crossing at Bayswater Avenue in Burlingame will be temporarily closed from Friday, Jan. 11 to Monday, Jan. 14, as part of the year-long project to reconstruct the Burlingame Caltrain station platforms. This closure was rescheduled due to weather conditions last weekend.

Construction crews will close the southbound track in order to install new concrete pads and to replace worn rails, ties and ballast. Work will take place around the clock beginning at approximately 8 p.m. Friday and continue until about 5 a.m. Monday, when the track will be reopened for regular weekday train service.

During the weekend construction, motorists and pedestrians will detour around the closure by using Howard Avenue or Peninsula Avenue.

Impact to Weekend Train Service
There will be no delays in service due to this construction, however, from Friday evening through Sunday evening, all trains will operate in both directions on a single track in the construction area. As a result, passengers at the San Mateo station will board all trains from the northbound platform. Passengers in Burlingame will continue to board as usual. Announcements will be made by conductors on board trains and at stations.

Impact to Neighbors
Neighbors may hear construction noise from equipment. Two portable light towers, powered by a diesel generator, will be used for night work as well. The contractor will control dust with a water truck. Construction crews will make efforts to work as quickly and quietly as possible to minimize any disturbance to neighbors.

For additional information about the Burlingame station construction project, visit www.caltrain.com/burlingame.

01/08/2008 - jbw