Caltrain Construction and Maintenance: Nov. 20 - 25

Construction
Grade Crossing Improvement Project
Work on Caltrain’s Grade Crossing Improvement Program, which will enhance safety at 25 grade crossings in San Mateo County, continues in Atherton and Menlo Park. Work will take place Nov. 22-24 between the hours of 8 p.m. and 4 a.m. at Fair Oaks Lane and Watkins Avenue in Atherton and Ravenswood and Oak Grove avenues in Menlo Park.

Throughout the project area, at least one lane of the impacted street will remain open. Flagmen will direct traffic and pedestrians around the construction.

Neighbors may hear construction noise from concrete-cutting saws and jack hammers removing concrete, cranes lifting track panels, heavy equipment moving gravel and trucks placing asphalt. Two portable light towers, powered by a diesel generator, also will be used for the work.

Signal Optimization Project
Work continues on a $2.8 million project to add additional signals to the Caltrain signal system.

Maintenance
Caltrain will perform routine maintenance at several locations next week. To avoid delays to passengers, the work will take place Sunday through Thursday from 10 p.m. to 6 a.m. There will be some construction noise from equipment used to accomplish the work, but crews will work as quietly as possible. For more information about this type of work, click here.

Millbrae to San Mateo
Monday, Nov. 23 to Wednesday, Nov. 25, crews will weld and grind the switches and replace worn asphalt, rails, tiles and ballast on the tracks between the Millbrae and the Hillsdale stations.

Belmont to Atherton
Sunday, Nov. 22 to Wednesday, Nov. 25, crews will weld and grind the switches, and replace worn asphalt, rails, ties and ballast on the tracks between the Belmont and Atherton stations.

San Jose
Sunday, Nov. 22, crews will weld and grind the switches on the tracks near the San Jose station.

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Media Contact: Christine Dunn, 650.508.6238