The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) will begin the first of three 55-hour weekend closures for the 101 NB Central San Rafael Off-Ramp Bridge Replacement project. The first closure will start on Friday, March 19 at 10:00 PM and reopen on Monday, March 22 at 5:00 AM. Detours will be in place; please see the … Continued
Dining Under the Lights is returning to downtown San Rafael every Thursday and Friday night beginning Thursday March 11! Launched in summer 2020 in partnership with the Downtown Business Improvement District, the City’s Dining Under the Lights program was a direct response to the COVID-19 pandemic to support our downtown restaurants and bars by enabling … Continued
After careful considerations on this specific topic, the City and consultant Haley & Aldrich have developed an approach for apportioning the cost of Umbrella Permitting among participating waterfront Channel property owners. There are two costs which will need to be apportioned as a part of the umbrella private dock/marina dredging process (i.e. all dredging that occurs outside the federal … Continued
Congratulations to the Department of Public Works (DPW) for winning an American Public Works Association (APWA) award for the Public Safety Center. DPW took this award home for the Northern California Small Cities and Rural Communities Award under the Structures category. APWA is an international professional association of public works agencies. This awards ceremony was … Continued
The design for the Third Street Rehabilitation and Third Street Safety projects are wrapping up. Construction is anticipated on both projects to begin in the Summer 2021. The City will be hosting a virtual public meeting for the Third Street Corridor Rehabilitation & Safety Projects on March 24th from 6-7:30pm. This meeting will provide a … Continued
Early this week, one of the buildings on the upper City Hall Parking Lot, which used to serve as the office for the temporary Station 51, was removed. The removal of this building took contributions from various City departments. For example, Parking Services and Public Works Streets assisted with blocking off the necessary parking spaces … Continued
On the March 15th City Council Meeting, the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) will be providing an informational report on the 101 NB Central San Rafael Off-Ramp Bridge Replacement project. In 1941, the bridge structure at the 101 NB Central San Rafael off-ramp was built and is now no longer seismically safe. Caltrans plans to … Continued
The City of San Rafael’s annual street resurfacing program has seen a significant loss in revenue throughout the Covid-19 pandemic. The City’s streets are maintained with gas tax revenue and with the large drop in gas sales statewide, the City’s gas tax revenue has also proportionately dropped. Even with this dramatic drop in revenue, the … Continued
After almost 11 weeks, the old timbre bridge has been totally removed and work has begun on the foundation of the new concrete bridge. The last couple of weeks have been spent drilling the six holes where the concrete CIDH (cast-in-drilled-hole) piles will be constructed. These piles will support the bridge columns and abutments. Some … Continued
The Vehicle Maintenance Division has been keeping busy with the regular maintenance of City vehicles. The Vehicle maintenance division usually keeps about 15-20 extra patrol car tires on hand as these are replaced frequently and if any minor defect are found. Supervisor Gerardo Paredes is also in the process of sending some vehicles that are … Continued
