Fire Station #57 construction of interior walls is underway. Sheetrock continues to be installed and the contractor is moving toward mechanical, electrical and plumbing inspections before closing the walls. They are also chipping away at the site work while maximizing their efforts on every clear day that they can get. Despite the heavy rains, they … Continued
The Contractor has been working in the rain and on the weekends to complete our new Fire Station 52. They are installing interior finishes and completing testing and commissioning of equipment. They will be pouring the last portion of the approach, curb, and sidewalk by the end of next week. Pavers, side gates and planting … Continued
The Terra Linda Community Center (TLCC) is receiving new flooring in their main auditorium. The work is expected to be completed this week and we’re very happy with how it’s turning out. We went with a very durable vinyl product that we expect to last 15 to 20 years. Despite a few minor initial bumps … Continued
Public Works employees Aaron Tubbs and Jim O’Hagan got a call about a fallen tree at 3:00 am on February 14th while working overnight during the storm. They found this in the roadway near Grand Ave and Villa Ave. A temporary detour was set-up until the tree contractor was able to clear the road.
Last Wednesday & Thursday San Rafael received almost 8” inches of rainfall in a 24-hour period over. On Wednesday evening our rain gauge displayed nearly 15 inches of rainfall for the year, 6 of those inches had been collected last 24 hours of that reading. Crazy!!! Crews from San Rafael Public Works worked around the … Continued
The City’s contractor M3 Integrated Services has installed the playground equipment and is on track to install the resilient rubber surfacing the first week of March. Next week they will be working on the sidewalk between the Marin Bocce Federation and the B Street community center.
In between storm clean-up duties, the Parks Department was able to finish installing new drain lines to help alleviate a perpetual soggy corner of the Albert’s ball field. Work also continued on the ball field to prepare for the upcoming season, which starts 2/21/19. Parks staff are pictured as they rebuild the pitcher’s mound.
Did you know that you can follow which Sidewalk Repair Program properties have been completed from on our interactive Encroachment Permits Map? Simply click “Filters” on the left side, under “Permit Type” select “Sidewalk Repair Program”. The click the three arrows in the top right of the left panel to collapse it to view the map … Continued
Sonoma-Marin Area Rail Transit District (SMART) construction is progressing at the San Rafael Transit Center in preparation for SMART’s rail extension to Larkspur, which is scheduled to be completed later this year. While we’re looking forward to being able to take SMART all the way to Larkspur, the construction to get this project completed will … Continued
The San Rafael Department of Public Works, in collaboration with the San Rafael Community Services Department, is looking for your input regarding the replacement of the current play structures at Pickleweed Park. Surveys are available in both English and Spanish and will be open through February 21. Take the survey in English or Spanish.
