Contact: Christine Dunn, 650.508.7927

Caltrain To Rebuild Mountain View Rail Bridge

Beginning April 14, Caltrain will reconstruct a small rail bridge in Mountain View. The “box-culvert” bridge crosses Permanente Creek near Farley Street. The work will be done in two 55-hour work windows over two weekends.

Crews will work from 11 p.m., Friday, April 14 to 6 a.m., Saturday, April 15 and again the following weekend, from 11 p.m., Friday, April 21 to 11 p.m., Saturday, April 22.

Neighbors will hear construction noise from cranes lifting tracks and bridge panels, heavy equipment moving gravel and trucks placing asphalt. Portable light towers, powered by a diesel generator, will be used for night work.

During the construction trains will “single-track” through the area. As a result, passengers will board both north- and southbound trains from the same platforms at the Mountain View and San Antonio stations. Announcements about these changes will be made by conductors onboard trains and at the stations.

The reconstruction of the Permanente Creek bridge is part of a larger project to upgrade several Caltrain bridges along the rail line. Many of the railroad bridges are nearly 100 years old and have reached the end of their useful life.

For Caltrain information, call Customer Service Center at 1.800.660.4287, or visit www.caltrain.com.

3/30/06 - crd
4/14/06 update