Caltrain Construction and Maintenance: June 27 – July 3, 2008

Construction

Atherton
From Friday, June 27 to Monday, June 30, Caltrain will close Watkins Avenue at the train tracks in Atherton to allow crews to reconstruct the crossing and adjacent track, as well as repave the street. The street will be closed from approximately 8 a.m., Friday through 5 a.m., Monday. During the closure drivers, cyclists and pedestrians can use Fair Oaks Lane or Encinal Avenue to cross the tracks.

Palo Alto
From Monday, June 30 to Thursday, July 3, demolition of the boarding platforms at the northern end of the Palo Alto station will continue during the day. This work is part of the Palo Alto stations project.

San Jose
From Monday, June 30 to Thursday, July 3, crews will install fencing during the day along the right of way south of the San Jose station. This is part of a multi-year project begun last year to fence one side of the entire Caltrain right of way between San Francisco and San Jose.

Maintenance

Train tracks need frequent maintenance to remain in good order. Caltrain will perform routine maintenance at several locations next week. To avoid train delays, the work will take place Sunday through Thursday from 10 p.m. to 6 a.m. There will be some construction noise from equipment used to accomplish the work, but crews will work as quietly as possible. For more information about this work click here.

San Francisco, San Bruno
On Monday, a crew will weld and grind the switches on the tracks south of the San Francisco station to San Bruno station.

San Mateo, Belmont, San Carlos, Redwood City, Menlo Park, Palo Alto, Mountain View
From Monday to Thursday, crews will replace worn asphalt, rails, ties and ballast on the tracks from the San Mateo station to the San Antonio station.

Sunnyvale
On Sunday, a crew will replace worn asphalt, rails, ties and ballast on the track between the San Antonio and Sunnyvale stations./p>

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