Parks Division staff have taken advantage of the nice weather to get a head start on landscaping and other maintenance needs. They’ve been busy with the pruning and cleanup of the entrance median in Terra Linda, weed eating in various locations, hedging of shrubs, and pruning of roses bushes. Here you will see Alex Nacaspaca, … Continued
treets Division staff repaired an area of concern located at the intersection of Manuel T. Freitas and Redwood Hwy this past week. A tree root was causing major uplifting of the roadway, curb, and gutter area. Early one morning, crews with the Streets Division began work to remove the damaged roadway and large root ball. … Continued
With the nice break in the weather, our paint crew have had a chance to do some much-needed touch up paint work along Albert’s Park Lane. The crosswalks and parking stall lines were faded and in need of a touch up. Streets Division staff members Mike Castaneda and Trevor Thomas were able to apply fresh … Continued
All current permits for COVID outdoor dining now automatically valid through November 30, 2022. City officials have approved all temporary and semi-permanent structures built in the parking lane, as a part of the current COVID Outdoor Dining program, to remain at least until November 30, 2022. The City and elected officials listened to the restaurant … Continued
Starting Friday, March 19, 2021 at 10 PM to Monday, March 22 at 5 AM, the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) will implement a 24/7 full off-ramp closure as part of their Highway 101 Northbound Central San Rafael Off-Ramp Bridge Replacement project in the City of San Rafael. This is the first of three, 55-hour weekend closures related to this project. For all roadway detours, please visit the … 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 … Continued
As of March 1, regular street sweeping will commence. Check the schedule using the Sweeper Map so the sweeper can keep the streets and storm drains clean for everybody. On the map, there is an ‘Info’ button with basic instructions on how to use the map in the upper left just under the ‘Search’ bar. … Continued
On January 27th Public Works staff, project managers from the US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), and the Audubon Society Tiscornia Marsh project leads met with the San Francisco Bay Restoration Regulatory Integration Team (BRRIT) to discuss how to address the challenges to getting the Tiscornia Marsh permitted as a deposit location for sediments removed … Continued
The City-hired consultant Scott Bodensteiner of Haley & Aldrich is moving forward with the next steps in coordinating the permitting process for the dredging of private docks and harbors along the San Rafael Channel. The USACE is only responsible for the dredging of the federal channel – the limits of which do not extend all … Continued
Earlier this month the City completed the Class IV bikeway on Francisco Blvd West between Rice Drive and 2nd Street. This segment is part of the larger North-South Greenway through Marin County, which is one of the Marin County Bicycle Coalition’s highest priorities. San Rafael is thankful to all the project funding sponsors for contributing … Continued
