Category: Public Works

7/6/18 – Rail Work on Auburn Street Trestle

SMART is currently working to construct their rail line from downtown San Rafael to Larkspur Landing.  Their rail line follows the original alignment which was built in the 1920’s and crosses over Auburn Street.  SMART intends to utilize the existing wood trestle that crosses over Auburn Street; however, they need to replace the original track … Continued

7/26/18 – Storm Water Pump Replacements Begin

The Streets Division pump crew began its 2018 storm water pump maintenance. First off, replacing a 25-horsepower submersible pump located a North Francisco pump station. This sump pump moves 1600 gallons of water per-minute and is one of two pumps that relay back and forth 24 hours day, even during the summer. In the next … Continued

7/6/18 – Victor Jones Park Grand Opening Ceremony

A grand opening ceremony was held on  July 2, 2018 at Victor Jones Park to celebrate the installation of the two new play structures.  The 2-acre park, which is located off of Robinhood Drive in the Glenwood neighborhood, was originally built in the late 1970s and utilized older play structures and facilities.  The construction project … Continued

7/6/18 – Wet Paint Update

Point San Pedro Road Streets Maintenance crews spent some time on Point San Pedro Road (PSP) at Loch Lomond Drive extending the existing red curb on PSP from 20ft to 80ft. In addition, the shoulder lane was changed to 100ft of “skips” markings leading up to Loch Lomond Drive for bicyclists. Las Flores at Las … Continued

7/6/18 – Montecito Pump Station Clean Out

To help with the annual pump station clean outs, our maintenance crews have been utilizing the new vactor. It collected four loads of trash and other debris that has accumulated in the Montecito Pump Station over the year, equaling 27.3 tons of material.

6/22/18 – Pump Station Clean-Out

To help with the annual pump station clean outs, a new vactor was purchased about 4 months ago for our maintenance crews. A vactor is a vacuum excavating equipment. It is used to collect trash and other debris that has accumulated in the pump station over the year. This week our crews worked diligently on … Continued

6/22/2018 – Weed and Vegetation Removal

On Saturday June 16th, commercial property owners and the City of San Rafael Street Division joined forces to perform a clean-up of the commercial area located on Simms St, Dodie, and Golden Gate Dr. Volunteers from Bellam Self-Storage and other business owners from the area, pulled weeds, swept streets, sidewalks and litter picked throughout all … Continued

6/22/18 – Pedestrian Safety Study on Third Street and Hetherton

The intersection of Third Street and Hetherton Street is one of the most heavily congested in not only San Rafael but in the County of Marin. Additionally, the intersection is well traversed by pedestrians due to its central location to Downtown San Rafael, the Montecito Neighborhood, and the Transit Center. To improve pedestrian safety at … Continued

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