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Category: Public Works

Night work notification – Belvedere St. and Larkspur St. – 4/22/2023

PG&E’s subcontractor, Pinnacle Power Services, will be continuing electrical utility work on Larkspur St and Belvedere St to install streetlight wires for the City’s lighting project. The night work is schedule for Saturday, 4/22 from approximately 8 P.M to 6 A.M. The work requires commercial power to be turned off in the area so the … Continued

San Quentin Pump Station reconstruction project kicks off

By: Theo Sanchez, Associate Civil Engineer The San Quentin Pump Station Reconstruction project got underway on April 3, 2023. The project will construct a new, more powerful pump station and demolish the existing pump station that has been in operation for more than 50 years. The contractor, Thompson Builders Corporation, has started installation of a … Continued

Sun Valley Park playground improvements project

The Sun Valley Park Playground Improvements Project is nearing completion as construction re-commenced following wet weather in March 2023. Ross Recreation is now on site to install the playground equipment and surfacing, which is anticipated to be completed soon. We look forward to welcoming the community back to Sun Valley Park when the new playground … Continued

Fire Station 55 – Temporary buildings leaving home

Contact:           A. Fabiola Guillen, Sr. Project Manager – Public Works The new Fire Station 55 building in the Peacock Gap neighborhood has been completed.  Firefighters moved into their new station in late March 2023. With no use for the temporary modular building and the temporary apparatus bay, the structures were dismantled and removed from … Continued

Storage space for AED units at San Rafael Community Center

New AED cabinets have been installed at the San Rafael community center, Terra Linda community center and Parkside childcare center.  The new cabinets allowed the AED devices to be placed in areas which will allow for quicker use when needed.   

Falkirk Cultural Center improvements

The facilities team has recently completed two projects to increase the security of the Falkirk Cultural center. A large LED wall pack was installed with a dusk to dawn sensor, as well as adding additional sensors to existing flood lights. These upgrades will keep the right side of the building well-lit during the darker periods of the day and at night. … Continued

The benefits of preventative maintenance programs

Having an effective preventative maintenance program in place plays an important part when it comes to facility management.  It also helps to keep equipment functioning properly/efficiently as well as ensure the safety of the equipment operator(s).  Here we see Garage technician James Arieta performing regularly scheduled preventative maintenance work on one of Sanitation District Vactor … Continued

New replacement fence installed at Nova Albion way open space

Paint and Sign Crew workers, Tyler Nord, Jeremy Quintal, and Trevor Thomas, recently replaced a gate/fence that needed a lot of repair work. The crew removed the old, dilapidated wood and replaced it with new pressure-treated wood that will last a lifetime. And in doing this work, some helpful machinery was utilized to make the … Continued

Third Street Improvement Project – 04/14/2023 weekly update

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. _________________________________________________ NIGHT WORK: APRIL 17-27 ____ Beginning April 17th, 2023, construction crews will be … Continued

Honorary Dean Allison Exit Letter from Madison Tigbao

Hello, I am Madison Tigbao and I was honored to be the Dean Allison Intern of Summer 2022. I never met Dean Allison, but I heard many great stories about him and how he helped the San Rafael community. His internship meant so much more to me because my mother was fortunate to have had … Continued

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