Construction, Installation and Maintenance: December 31, 2016 to January 6, 2017

 NOTICE


Construction, Installation and Maintenance: December 31, 2016 to January
6, 2017


 


Please note, information reported below is subject to change without
notice. If you are a member of the media, please call 650.508.7927 to confirm
any information below. For all other inquiries, please call the Construction
Outreach Hotline at 650.508.7726.


 


Construction


 


San Francisco Roadway Bridges Project



Night/Weekend Work


There is
no night or weekend work currently scheduled for the San Francisco Roadway
Bridges Project.


 


Weekday Work


 


* In
general, all weekday construction activity will occur between 7 a.m. and 5 p.m.
on Monday through Friday. Neighbors may experience construction noise during
this time. We apologize for the inconvenience.


 


22nd
Street Bridge


Tuesday, January 3 to Friday, January 6, crews will continue work on the abutment at the 22nd
Street Bridge location. Crews will also prepare the bridge girders for
installation the following week.


 


The closure of 22nd Street between Iowa Street and
Pennsylvania began on Tuesday, April 19, 2016.
During the closure, vehicular access to 22nd
Street between Iowa Street and Pennsylvania Avenue will remain closed during
the removal and replacement of the bridge. Detour signage will be in place
to direct vehicular and pedestrian traffic during the closure.


A temporary pedestrian bridge has been
installed to maintain limited pedestrian access across 22nd Street.
The temporary pedestrian bridge is intended for use by Caltrain customers
accessing the 22nd Street Caltrain Station.


Background
Caltrain is preparing to remove and replace
the existing vehicular/pedestrian bridges over the Caltrain tracks at 22nd
Street, 23rd Street, and Paul Avenue in San Francisco. Existing abutments will
also be retrofitted to support the new structure. Utilities supported by the
bridges will be temporarily relocated during bridge removal and construction.


The three bridges are deemed structurally deficient,
do not meet existing seismic safety standard and must be replaced to ensure the
safety and well-being of community members and Caltrain passengers.


For more information, please call the dedicated outreach line at
650.508.7726; visit the website at
www.caltrain.com/sfrb
and subscribe to the page for project updates or
email sfrb@caltrain.com.
  


San Carlos Transit Center Project
Tuesday, January 3 to Friday, January 6, crews will continue utility,
irrigation, and electrical work. Crews will begin to remove bike lockers at the
station.  


Some parking
spaces in the Caltrain parking lot and along the eastside of El Camino between
Cherry and Arroyo will be removed permanently as part of the project. On-site
notices will be provided at least 72 hours in advance before the removal of
parking.


Background
The San Carlos Multi-Modal Transit Center Project (Transit Center) is
located on the west side of the railroad corridor at the site of the existing
San Carlos Caltrain Station. The Transit Center project consists of
transforming the existing San Carlos Caltrain Station parking lot into a
multi-modal transit center that will better serve the community by improving
safety and accessibility between SamTrans fixed route bus services, Caltrain
commuter rail services, local shuttles, pedestrians and bicyclists. For more
information on the project, please visit
www.samtrans.com/sctc.


The
Transit Center project is part of the larger mixed-use transit-oriented
development, the San Carlos Transit Village, which is a joint development
between SamTrans and Prometheus Real Estate Group.  For information about the San Carlos Transit
Village Project visit: 
http://cityofsancarlos.org/planning/projects/san_carlos_transit_village/default.asp


Los Gatos Creek
Bridge Pre-Construction Work


Night/Weekend Work


There is no night or weekend work scheduled for
the project at this time.


Weekday Work


Tuesday, January 3 to Friday, January 6, crews will begin installing
temporary fencing and will begin to mobilize equipment at the Los Gatos Creek
Bridge location.


For more information on the Los Gatos Creek
Bridge Replacement Project, please visit
www.caltrain.com/losgatos.
Construction for the bridge replacement is expected to begin in February 2017.

Installation

Communications
Based Overlay Signal System (CBOSS) Positive Train Control (PTC) Project


The CBOSS
PTC Project is an advanced signal system that will equip the corridor and
trains with federally-mandated safety technology and will increase system
capacity to help accommodate future ridership demand.

The
project will monitor and, if necessary, control train movement in the event of
human error. This will increase safety by:

  • Eliminating
    the risk of train-to-train collisions.
  • Reducing
    risk of potential derailments by enforcing speed limits.
  • Providing
    additional safety for railroad workers on the tracks.

 

  • Improving
    grade crossing performance to reduce gate downtime and improve local
    traffic circulation.

The CBOSS PTC Project
is also a key component of the Caltrain Modernization Program, which will
electrify the Caltrain Corridor by 2020. An electrified Caltrain will be
cleaner and quieter and will upgrade the system to provide faster and/or more
frequent service to more stations and riders.



To implement the project, Caltrain will be identifying utilities, digging a
small trench and/or boring close to the tracks to install fiber optic cable. In
order to maintain daytime train service, Caltrain will be performing some of
this work at night.

San Francisco

On January
3 – 6, Caltrain will be conducting safety tests on the corridor as part of the
final phase of implementing the Advanced Signal System Project. To test the
Advanced Signal System, including the roadway crossings, a test train will run
through the corridor between 9:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. Tests are conducted at
night to avoid disruption of most of regular train service and properly record
the results. Neighbors may experience standard gate crossing noise and horns
during this time and we apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.

 

 

 

Brisbane

On January
3 – 6, Caltrain will be conducting safety tests on the corridor as part of the
final phase of implementing the Advanced Signal System Project. To test the
Advanced Signal System, including the roadway crossings, a test train will run
through the corridor between 9:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. Tests are conducted at
night to avoid disruption of most of regular train service and properly record
the results. Neighbors may experience standard gate crossing noise and horns
during this time and we apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.

 

South San Francisco

On January
3 – 6, Caltrain will be conducting safety tests on the corridor as part of the
final phase of implementing the Advanced Signal System Project. To test the
Advanced Signal System, including the roadway crossings, a test train will run
through the corridor between 9:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. Tests are conducted at
night to avoid disruption of most of regular train service and properly record
the results. Neighbors may experience standard gate crossing noise and horns
during this time and we apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.

 

San Bruno

On January
3 – 6, Caltrain will be conducting safety tests on the corridor as part of the
final phase of implementing the Advanced Signal System Project. To test the
Advanced Signal System, including the roadway crossings, a test train will run
through the corridor between 9:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. Tests are conducted at
night to avoid disruption of most of regular train service and properly record
the results. Neighbors may experience standard gate crossing noise and horns
during this time and we apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.

 

Millbrae

On January
3 – 6, Caltrain will be conducting safety tests on the corridor as part of the
final phase of implementing the Advanced Signal System Project. To test the
Advanced Signal System, including the roadway crossings, a test train will run
through the corridor between 9:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. Tests are conducted at
night to avoid disruption of most of regular train service and properly record
the results. Neighbors may experience standard gate crossing noise and horns
during this time and we apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.

 

Burlingame

On January
3 – 6, Caltrain will be conducting safety tests on the corridor as part of the
final phase of implementing the Advanced Signal System Project. To test the
Advanced Signal System, including the roadway crossings, a test train will run
through the corridor between 9:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. Tests are conducted at
night to avoid disruption of most of regular train service and properly record
the results. Neighbors may experience standard gate crossing noise and horns
during this time and we apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.

 

San Mateo

On January
3 – 6, Caltrain will be conducting safety tests on the corridor as part of the
final phase of implementing the Advanced Signal System Project. To test the
Advanced Signal System, including the roadway crossings, a test train will run
through the corridor between 9:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. Tests are conducted at
night to avoid disruption of most of regular train service and properly record
the results. Neighbors may experience standard gate crossing noise and horns during
this time and we apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.

 

Belmont

On January
3 – 6, Caltrain will be conducting safety tests on the corridor as part of the
final phase of implementing the Advanced Signal System Project. To test the
Advanced Signal System, including the roadway crossings, a test train will run
through the corridor between 9:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. Tests are conducted at
night to avoid disruption of most of regular train service and properly record
the results. Neighbors may experience standard gate crossing noise and horns
during this time and we apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.

 

San Carlos

On January
3 – 6, Caltrain will be conducting safety tests on the corridor as part of the
final phase of implementing the Advanced Signal System Project. To test the
Advanced Signal System, including the roadway crossings, a test train will run
through the corridor between 9:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. Tests are conducted at
night to avoid disruption of most of regular train service and properly record
the results. Neighbors may experience standard gate crossing noise and horns
during this time and we apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.

 

Redwood City

On January
3 – 6, Caltrain will be conducting safety tests on the corridor as part of the
final phase of implementing the Advanced Signal System Project. To test the
Advanced Signal System, including the roadway crossings, a test train will run
through the corridor between 9:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. Tests are conducted at
night to avoid disruption of most of regular train service and properly record
the results. Neighbors may experience standard gate crossing noise and horns
during this time and we apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.

 

Unincorporated San Mateo County

On January
3 – 6, Caltrain will be conducting safety tests on the corridor as part of the
final phase of implementing the Advanced Signal System Project. To test the
Advanced Signal System, including the roadway crossings, a test train will run
through the corridor between 9:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. Tests are conducted at
night to avoid disruption of most of regular train service and properly record
the results. Neighbors may experience standard gate crossing noise and horns
during this time and we apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.

 

Atherton

On January
3 – 6, Caltrain will be conducting safety tests on the corridor as part of the
final phase of implementing the Advanced Signal System Project. To test the
Advanced Signal System, including the roadway crossings, a test train will run
through the corridor between 9:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. Tests are conducted at
night to avoid disruption of most of regular train service and properly record
the results. Neighbors may experience standard gate crossing noise and horns
during this time and we apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.

 

Menlo Park

On January
3 – 6, Caltrain will be conducting safety tests on the corridor as part of the
final phase of implementing the Advanced Signal System Project. To test the
Advanced Signal System, including the roadway crossings, a test train will run
through the corridor between 9:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. Tests are conducted at
night to avoid disruption of most of regular train service and properly record
the results. Neighbors may experience standard gate crossing noise and horns
during this time and we apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.

 

Palo Alto

On January
3 – 6, Caltrain will be conducting safety tests on the corridor as part of the
final phase of implementing the Advanced Signal System Project. To test the
Advanced Signal System, including the roadway crossings, a test train will run
through the corridor between 9:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. Tests are conducted at
night to avoid disruption of most of regular train service and properly record
the results. Neighbors may experience standard gate crossing noise and horns
during this time and we apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.

 

Mountain View

On January
3 – 6, Caltrain will be conducting safety tests on the corridor as part of the
final phase of implementing the Advanced Signal System Project. To test the
Advanced Signal System, including the roadway crossings, a test train will run
through the corridor between 9:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. Tests are conducted at
night to avoid disruption of most of regular train service and properly record
the results. Neighbors may experience standard gate crossing noise and horns
during this time and we apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.

 

Sunnyvale

On January
3 – 6, Caltrain will be conducting safety tests on the corridor as part of the
final phase of implementing the Advanced Signal System Project. To test the
Advanced Signal System, including the roadway crossings, a test train will run
through the corridor between 9:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. Tests are conducted at
night to avoid disruption of most of regular train service and properly record
the results. Neighbors may experience standard gate crossing noise and horns
during this time and we apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.

 

Santa Clara

On January
3 – 6, Caltrain will be conducting safety tests on the corridor as part of the
final phase of implementing the Advanced Signal System Project. To test the
Advanced Signal System, including the roadway crossings, a test train will run
through the corridor between 9:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. Tests are conducted at
night to avoid disruption of most of regular train service and properly record
the results. Neighbors may experience standard gate crossing noise and horns
during this time and we apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.

 

San Jose

On January
3 – 6, Caltrain will be conducting safety tests on the corridor as part of the
final phase of implementing the Advanced Signal System Project. To test the
Advanced Signal System, including the roadway crossings, a test train will run
through the corridor between 9:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. Tests are conducted at
night to avoid disruption of most of regular train service and properly record
the results. Neighbors may experience standard gate crossing noise and horns
during this time and we apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.

 

For more
information, please call the dedicated outreach line at 650.508.6499; visit the
website at
www.caltrain.com/CBOSSPTC or email caltrainptc@samtrans.com.


Maintenance

Caltrain will perform routine maintenance at several locations next week. To
avoid disruptions to service, the work will mainly take place Saturday through
Friday from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m. For more information about this type of work,
click
here,
or call 650.508.7726.


San Francisco to
San Jose


Tuesday, January
3 to Friday, January 6, crews will pressure wash and perform janitorial work at
Caltrain stations between the San Francisco and Tamien stations.


 


South San Francisco to Burlingame


Tuesday, January
3 to Friday, January 6, crews will resurface rail between the South San
Francisco and Broadway stations. Resurfacing corrects the alignment of uneven
rails to make them smooth, minimizing the jerks and bumps experienced by
passengers and reducing the mechanical strain on the rails. Neighbors may
experience construction noise during this time. Crews will work as quietly as
possible.


 


Burlingame to Belmont


Tuesday, January
3 to Friday, January 6, crews will replace ties between the Broadway and
Belmont stations. Caltrain uses several different on-track, self-propelled
machines to replace cross ties, and neighbors may experience construction noise
during this time. Crews will work as quietly as possible


 


San Jose


Tuesday, January
3 to Friday, January 6, crews will weld and grind rail near the San Jose
Diridon Station. The welding crew uses air compressors, gas-powered generators,
small power tools, electric-arc welders and propane heaters. Neighbors may
experience construction noise during this time. Crews will work as quietly as
possible.