Author: erika.spencer@cityofsanrafael.org

San Rafael’s first female City Engineer takes the helm

Last week Public Works announced April Miller was selected for the Assistant Public Works Director/City Engineer position. April is San Rafael’s first woman to hold the City Engineer title, and we are thrilled to have her join the management team. While April is new to the Assistant Public Works Director/City Engineer role, she is not … Continued

Helping to keep City vehicles on the road

Routine maintenance jobs are very common with when it comes to maintaining the fleet of City vehicles. In the photo, Garage tech Angel Lopez is replacing both catalytic converters on one of the Police Departments patrol vehicles in order to diagnose and repair the check engine lamp that was on. The Vehicle Maintenance staff does … Continued

Vegetation pruning and clean up in the Terra Linda area

Vegetation pruning in an important part of plant care that is done for aesthetic reasons as well as for plant health.  In an effort to help continue to beautify the City, the Parks Maintenance crews just recently completed shrub pruning in the median along a section of Freitas Parkway near Monticello Rd.  Once this work … Continued

Two new faces in the Land Development Engineering Group

The Land Development engineering team in Public Works also recently welcomed new Junior Engineer Megan Kelly, and Engineering Technician Jason Madayag. Megan came to us with nearly 5 years of experience as a Project Engineer at BKF Engineers, a Bay Area-based engineering firm. During her time at BKF, Megan provided engineering consulting services for major … Continued

Monitoring CalTrans construction at Second and Irwin Streets

Caltrans is upgrading the bridge deck at the US 101 northbound exit to Central San Rafael and the approach is down to two lanes for the next several weeks. The Miovision video detection cameras allow the City to update the detection zones and accurately capture the volumes approaching the intersection so we can monitor traffic … Continued

D St. Re-striping Project

To help alleviate some of the traffic issues in the southbound direction on D St. from 3rd to 2nd St., members of the Streets Division did early morning tasks to do grind down work on existing thermo as well as restripe a secondary lane to allow cars to flow across 2nd street to help curb … Continued

Tree work along PG&E powerlines to begin 6/21/2021

On Monday, June 21, contractor Wilhelm LLC, will be preforming tree work on behalf of PG&E. Tree crews will be working along PG&E powerlines at the following locations: 18 BLOSSOM DR 8 BRET HARTE LANE 83 BRET HARTE RD 270 BRET HARTE RD 424 BRET HARTE RD 200 BRET HARTE ROAD 453 BRET HARTE ROAD … Continued

Perimeter fence installation at Pickleweed Park Playground

Many Canal area residents have requested that the City look into fencing the playground area at Pickleweed Park. Thanks to a Community Development Block Grant, the City was able to procure a fencing contractor to install a 4-foot vinyl-coated fence around the perimeter of the playground. The installation began on Monday, June 14th with most … Continued

Ongoing large equipment maintenance

The Vehicle maintenance division plays a critical part in DPWs street sweeping operations. Sweepers are used daily and have many complex moving parts and systems that require constant attention. From the vacuum systems, sweeper brooms, auxiliary hydraulics, and dust control to the complex electrical system that controls and monitors, the vehicle maintenance staff have their … Continued

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