Category: Public Works

12/17/18 – SRP Update: Construction has Started!

Construction has started at the 6 initial Sun Valley properties identified in the 12/4/18 – Sidewalk Repair Program (SRP) Update. Today Van Midde & Son Concrete crews demoed out over 700 square feet of sidewalk, and will getting ready to set forms for the new concrete as soon as tomorrow or Wednesday. The new sidewalk … Continued

12/17/18 – Weekly Weather Update from NWS

No rain the immediate area is expected until late afternoon Thursday.  But it’s not expected to produce very much precipitation.  Then there should be another break until late Saturday night with more light rain expected. The King-tide season is upon us as peaks at the Golden Gate Bridge are predicted to reach 6.9-ft by Sunday … Continued

12/10/18 – SRP Update: Street Trees and Private Trees tagged for Removal

Last week our Parks Maintenance visited the 32 Sidewalk Repair Program locations where trees have been identified as needing removal. The majority of these locations were trees in the Right of Way (located between the sidewalk and the street) but five of the properties involved trees on private property. See diagram below: As a reminder, … Continued

12/10/18 – Weekly Weather Update from NWS

Weekly Synopsis The NWS predicts chances of isolated showers north of Santa Cruz today and tomorrow with a drying trend into Wednesday.  However, for the San Rafael area there isn’t much rain predicted until late Friday when a front moves through the area.  Then, we may expect a wet weekend containing light showers. Peak tides … Continued

12/07/2018 – Emergency Pump Repair – Kerner Station

Thanksgiving weekend brought the City of San Rafael its first good storm of 2018 with 3.5 inches of rain over a 3-day period. Public Works crews performed an on-site emergency pump repair at Kerner Pump in-between Storms. The Streets pump crew removed, repaired and reinstalled the pump within a five-hour period. Just in time for … Continued

12/07/18 – Grand Avenue Bridge Update

During mid-November, the contractor installed 27’ deep pile foundations on each side of the San Rafael Canal. While the pounding of concrete generated a lot of noise, the work was done in about 12 working hours split up over three days. The next step is for the contractor to construct the bridge abutments on top … Continued

12/07/18 – Coordination of Construction Downtown

With a lot of large projects happening in our hustling and bustling downtown, the folks in the Traffic Engineering and Land Development Division are working hard to continue coordinating with all the general contractors, subconsultants, and agencies that have their hands in everything from water to sewer to sidewalk repair to pavement restoration. Our inspectors … Continued

12/10/18 – SMART Larkspur Extension Update

The SMART Larkspur Extension construction work on the Francisco Blvd. West realignment and Phase-1 of the Multi-Use Path (from Rice Street to Andersen Drive) continues to move forward with the bulk of the work at the new Rice Drive and Francisco Blvd West intersection and rail crossing. Underground drainage facilities and preliminary grading have been … Continued

12/07/18 – Essential Facilities: Public Safety Center

It’s been busy at the Public Safety Center site! In the last three weeks, the contractor had two extremely successful concrete pours. A total of over 1,000 cubic yards of concrete was placed by crews of up to 50 workers including truck drivers, concrete pump operators, concrete installers, finishers, and the construction management team. This … Continued

12/07/18 – Albert Park Play Area Improvement

The City’s contractor, M3 Integrated Services, has been working on grading the hillside and installing the underground utilities. This project will continue through the winter. The contractor has been winterizing the site before every rain.

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