Recently, Parks maintenance staff have been working on the Terra Linda Pedestrian easements. These walkways have substantial grass and vegetation that needs clearing a few times a year. Maintenance includes weed eating, trimming bushes and trees and fire hazard mitigation. In the photo you will see Parks Maintenance Worker Jim Dunn weed eating one of...
Streets staff members recently replaced a wood fence that blocks a City drainage near Merrydale road. Staff maintain this drainage with annual vegetation removal and check it throughout the rainy season. The fence protects people from accidentally falling into it and protects the drainage from illegal dumping and litter. The new fence is higher and...
The City of San Rafael will be sending out weekly project updates with construction updates, traffic closure updates, and other relevant information for this project. To receive these updates, please sign up using the form at the left-hand side of the project website. On Monday, February 7, 2022, the San Rafael City Council awarded the...
Snapshot - de parte del Gerente de la Ciudad de San Rafael Spotlight Photo CAPTION: San Rafael City Limit Sign Taken from Richmond - San Rafael Bridge, February 2022 PHOTO CREDIT: Daniel Soto Last Quiz Question Congrats to Tiffany Haley for being the first to correctly respond to our mystery photo in the last Snapshot Quiz. The...
The City's contractor, Ghilotti Bros Inc., will be paving Woodland Avenue from Bayview Street to Lindaro Street next week. The paving will begin on Tuesday, February 22 through Wednesday, February 23 from 7 am to 5 pm. The work has been split into two days to allow continued access to Trinity Preschool. Both Davidson Middle...
Wilhelm tree crews will be working in locations listed. They will be doing vegetation work along PG&E powerlines starting Monday 2/14/22 thru Friday 2/18/22. 58 BRET HARTE LN 189 BRET HARTE RD 297 BRET HARTE RD 453 BRET HARTE RD 20 BRUSHWOOD LN 204 BUNGALOW AVE 120 COURTRIGHT RD 58 LOCHINVAR RD 108 MCCOY RD...
The Third Street Rehabilitation project went to the City Council on February 7, 2022, for the award of construction agreement with Ghilotti Bros. Inc., in the amount of $20,800,000. The project is a joint venture between the City of San Rafael, the San Rafael Sanitation District, and the Marin Municipal Water District. The Third Street...
The City issued Notice to Proceed with construction to Wickman Development and Construction on January 10, 2022. Since then, Wickman, our General Contractor, has prepared the two project sites for construction. Perimeter fences, safety notices, and field offices were installed. Wickman’s demolition subcontractor mobilized into Fire Station 54, located at 46 Castro Ave. The living quarters at Fire Station 54 have been...
Parks staff have started planting trees associated with the sidewalk repair program along with other tree planting efforts. This year marks the 40th anniversary of San Rafael being a "Tree City" and staff plan to plant a significant number of trees to honor that mark. The winter months are the best time to plant, as...
Tree roots can wreak havoc on sidewalks and roadways. Recently, an area of uplifted roadway was reported to Public Works that a car got stuck on. Public Works staff had to remove the concrete curb and gutter as well as a section of the asphalt roadway to trim the roots. Staff poured new curb and...
Taillights play an important role in keeping you and other drivers safe on the road as they provide an important safety aspect to the vehicle or trailer. They allow other vehicles to see the vehicle or trailer in inclement weather. In the photo, Garage technician Angel Lopez is shown replacing the inoperative driver's side brake...
The City of San Rafael is pursuing improvements on Grand Avenue from Fourth Street to Second Street to include a protected two-way cycle track and widened sidewalk on the east side of the street. The vehicle travel lanes will stay the same but the angled, on-street parking south of Fourth Street will be eliminated. More...
Embarcadero Way from Marina Court Drive to Sea View Avenue is narrow with a steep drop and does not accommodate two-way traffic very well. There also is no room to pull over to allow another vehicle to pass. In collaboration with the County, the City is collecting volumes on all streets that meet at the...
There is a half-mile gap in the North-South Greenway between Ranch Road and the Puerto Suello Path at the top of Lincoln Avenue. The vision of the North-South Greenway is that is an All Ages and Abilities bicycle facility that takes people to different destinations parallel to the SMART rail line. The City has filled...
San Rafael is undergoing a study with the help of Fehr and Peers to complete an assessment of the Canal neighborhood utilizing data and community feedback to better understand the transportation challenges and pinch points in East San Rafael. This study will take about a year to complete. We can use information from this study...
One of the big transportation issues in the Canal neighborhood is the on-street parking supply that can’t keep up with the parking demand. With the help of W-trans, and in collaboration with Parking Services, the area has been studied and assessed for potential improvements. After changing the parking time limits to 24 hours in the...
The Active Transportation Program is a competitive grant program in California. A previous Cycle funded the recently completed Francisco East Sidewalk Widening. Cycle 6 is doing a call for applications and the City will be applying for the Canal Swing Bridge. This bridge would connect the northwest corner of the Canal to Third Street, near...
On January 2022, the reconstruction of Fire Station 55, on 955 Point San Pedro Road, commenced. Construction activities include the use of large vehicles and equipment. While construction is underway, the San Rafael Fire Department is sharing the site with the contractor building the new station. Currently, the fire crew is living in a temporary...
Kings Roofing will be closing Brooks St on Saturday 2/12 for approximately 5-6 hours to set up a crane for roofing work at the Kaiser office building. They have an encroachment permit, EP2201-073, and neighboring properties have been notified. Emergency contact is Mike Shultz (916) 956-4251.
In February 11, 2021 the Public Utilities Commission of the State of California made the decision to adopt a wireline provider resiliency strategy. As some residents may know the California Public Utilities Commission has ordered telecommunication companies to install a system to provide 72-hour battery back up to communication lines particularly to 9-1-1. These facilities...
Wilhelm tree crews will be working in locations listed. They will be doing vegetation work along PG&E powerlines starting Monday 2/07/22 thru Friday 2/11/22. 0 ANDERSEN DR | NEAR 59 JORDAN ST 700 B ST 37 BAY WAY 614 BELLE AVE 35 BELLEVUE AVE 95 BILLOU ST 54 BLOSSOM DR 18 BLOSSOM DR EXT 58...
Snapshot - de parte del Gerente de la Ciudad de San Rafael Spotlight Photo CAPTION: Loch Lomond Marina Jetty, January 2022 PHOTO CREDIT: Rob Fassberg, Sun Valley Resident Last Quiz Question Congrats to Missey Jaquysh for being the first to correctly respond to our mystery photo in the last Snapshot Quiz. The photo featured was of the Southern Heights Bridge that was recently completed after being in the works for many years. Construction began in...
AT&T will be conducting maintenance to their telecommunication lines, as well as tree work. Here are a list of roads that they will be working along with a map of the regions work will be happening. Work is scheduled for 2/7/2022 – 3/11/2022. Follow all traffic control signs and detours. The street include: Bayview...
PG&E will be performing overhead work and a pole replacement at 339 C St. The C Street will be closed at C Street at Bayview. The road closure will beginning on February 16, 2022 and will only last for one (1) day. Please refer to detour map.
Wilhelm tree crews will be working in locations listed. They will be doing vegetation work along PG&E powerlines starting Monday 1/31/22 thru Friday 2/04/22. 50 ALBERT PARK LN 910 ANDERSEN DR 935 ANDERSEN DR 37.960783 -122.512617 ANDERSEN DR 37.961217 -122.513335 ANDERSEN DR 0 ANDERSEN DR | NEAR 14 WOODLAND AVE 0 ANDERSEN DR | NEAR...
Precision Crane will be doing closing NB lane of A St between 4th and 5th on 1/29/2022 starting at 7 am. There will also be no pedestrian access along the work area for safety. Work involves the removal and replacement of the rooftop boiler. Operation will be for one (1) day. Please see attached detour...
The Department of Public Works is conducting a series of drainage projects in areas that were identified for flooding during heavy rainstorms. To this extent, the City’s contractor, Maggiora & Ghilotti, will be be replacing the catch basin located at the corner of Point San Pedro Road and Loch Lomond Drive. On Friday, February 4...
Currently there are several phone lines down in the Central San Rafael area from 4th and Lincoln all the way to the Grand Ave and Mission area. Some of these downed lines are for alarm lines or medical emergency phone numbers. AT&T will be working to bring these lines back into service and will need...
Currently there are several phone lines down in the Central San Rafael area from 4th and Lincoln all the way to the Grand Ave and Mission area. Some of these downed lines are for alarm lines or medical emergency phone numbers. AT&T will be working to bring these lines back into service and will need...
Edison Power Contractors working on behalf of PG&E is scheduled to work on 01/29/2022. This work will require a road closure at 144 Bungalow Ave to replace a power pole. Please follow all traffic control detour and drive safely.
