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San Bruno Grade Separation Project

Community Meeting Belle Air School 450 3rd Avenue July 13, 2011 6:30 p.m.

Agenda I. Overview

• II. Schedule and progress
• III. The next six months
• IV. Safety
• V. Questions

Overview

Construction Staging Area

Cul-de-sac

Project Goals

• Enhance safety for motorists & pedestrians

by raising the tracks above the road level

• Improve access to Belle Air Elementary

School & Lions Field Park

• Reduce automobile congestion and

emissions

• Improve emergency response times
• Support San Bruno downtown revitalization

efforts

Auto & Pedestrian Safety

Euclid Avenue Angus Avenue At New Station Location San Mateo Avenue Sylvan Avenue San Bruno Avenue

Pedestrian Auto

San Bruno Ave. @ San Mateo Ave. looking West

• Station elevator
• Redesigned Posy Park with

water feature

• ADA access ramps
• Total parking spaces – 191
• Total trees – 182
• Decorative street furniture

Amenities

Posy Park looking North 1st Ave. looking North San Mateo Ave. looking South towards station

Project Schedule & Progress

Schedule: Current Progress

October 2011 March 2011 Train Signal Improvements August 2011 March 2011 Temporary Station October 2011 January 2011 Sewer Replacements July 2011 November 2010 I-380 Crash Wall & Track Shifts May 2011 November 2010

Begin

October 2011 Shoofly Construction Summer 2013 Total Project

End Milestone

Schedule: Upcoming Activities

End Begin Milestone

Spring 2013 November 2011 Total Project Spring 2013 Summer 2012 Elevated Structure February 2012 October 2011 Deep Excavation December 2011 October 2011 Pile Driving Late September 2011 Mid-September 2011 Temporary Street Closures Spring 2013 October 2011 Train Operations on Shoofly Tracks

The Next Six Months

Shoofly

• Complete Oct. 2011
• Trains 25 feet closer

to homes on 1st Ave.

• No parking on west

side of 1st Ave.

• Between San

Mateo and Angus avenues

Temporary Street Closures

• Required for Shoofly Construction
• Notice: Street Signs | Mail | Website update

Projected: Mid-September 2011 Friday @ 8 p.m.

Closure Start

Following Friday @ 4 a.m. Angus Ave. Following Monday @ 4 a.m. San Mateo Ave. Emergency access only: Next day @ 10 a.m. All traffic access: Following Sunday @ 4 a.m. San Bruno Ave.

Closure End Street

Excavation & Soil Hauling

• Store excavated soil in fenced lot at

San Bruno & San Mateo avenues

• Use new and General Reuse Class soil for refill
• For other classes of soil
• May have low levels of contaminants attributable

to over a century of rail operations

• Nothing highly toxic
• Hauled off site after testing
• Soil haul route (city approved)
• San Bruno Ave. El Camino Real I-380

Pile Driving

• Begin: Early October 2011
• End: December 2011
• Hours of operation:
• Monday – Friday, from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.
• Number of Piles
• 2 piles/hour
• San Bruno Avenue: 3 sets of piles
• San Mateo Avenue: 3 sets of piles
• Angus Avenue: 2 sets of piles

Station Pedestrian Undercrossing

Completed Project

Posey Park New Station

Posey Park New Station

Northbound Platform Looking South

Northbound Platform Looking South – 4 Track Option

Safety

• Safety is of the utmost importance to

Caltrain

• Only approved personnel may enter

the worksite:

• Received work site training
• Wear approved safety equipment
• Participate in on-site job safety briefings prior

to beginning work

• Safety plans are on file for unforeseen

circumstances

Contact

1250 San Carlos Avenue PO Box 3006 San Carlos, CA 94040-1306 www.caltrain.com Customer Service Department Phone: 800.660.4287 Office of Public Affairs Phone: 650.508.7726 Email: sbgradesep@caltrain.com

Service Information Construction Information

Questions?