tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28646036101775484362024-03-13T16:12:00.317-07:00Water System Improvement Program Seismic Upgrade of BDPL Nos. 3 & 4Construction and schedule information on SFPUC's Water System Improvement Program Seismic Upgrade of BDPL Nos. 3 & 4 Project in the East Bay - Alameda County.SFPUChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10677453071453903498noreply@blogger.comBlogger79125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2864603610177548436.post-80535429787266258282015-12-31T10:14:00.002-08:002015-12-31T10:14:30.701-08:00BDPL 3&4 Project Complete; Check out Sunol Valley - Greater East Bay BlogThank you so much for your patience as we seismically upgraded critical components of the Hetch Hetchy Regional Water System. Our now completed work will ensure a reliable, high-quality water supply after an earthquake, major drought, or other emergency.<br />
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The <a href="http://sfwater.org/?page=114" target="_blank">Water System Improvement Program</a>'s Seismic Upgrade of Bay Division Pipelines Nos. 3 & 4 at Mission Blvd and the I-680 interchange is complete. Beginning in February 2016, all Hetch Hetchy Regional Water System updates in the East Bay region will be posted <a href="http://wsipsunolvalley.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">here</a>.<br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2864603610177548436.post-79870995567570616982015-12-01T16:58:00.000-08:002015-12-01T16:58:10.636-08:00Fremont’s Long History of Fossil Discovery<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
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As we mentioned <a href="http://wsipseismicupgrade.blogspot.com/2015/11/fremont-fossils-find-permanent-home_4.html" target="_blank">last time</a>, the ice age fossils found during the excavation of the Bay Division Pipelines Nos. 3 & 4 project have found a new home at the <a href="http://cnhm.msnucleus.org/">Children’s Natural History Museum</a>. The SFPUC officially donated the fossils to the museum under the care of Dr. Joyce Bleuford last month.<br /><br />The fossils date back to two possible eras, the Rancholabrean North American Land Mammal Age, <a href="http://wsipseismicupgrade.blogspot.com/2015/11/fremont-fossils-find-permanent-home_4.html" target="_blank">discussed last post</a>, and the Irvingtonian North American Land Mammal Age, which dates back 240,000 to 1.8 million years ago. This older geologic era shows indications of a freshwater lake bed. The fossil record includes freshwater snails, fish, mussels, and crayfish as well as reptiles and amphibians.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody>
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The Irvingtonian North American Land Mammal Age takes its name from the Irvington District in Fremont, where a group of self-named ‘boy paleontologists’ and their mentor Wes Gordon excavated tens of thousands of Pleistocene fossil finds from a gravel quarry in Fremont in the 1940's and 50's. Wes started the group as a way of keeping children out of trouble during World War II, but the group’s fossil finds eventually received national attention, including a story in Life Magazine in December of 1945.<div>
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Although the majority of the fossils from the ‘boy paleontologists’ went to the University of California Berkeley, some of the collection went to the San Lorenzo School District, where Wes worked. In 2004, the Gordon family approached the Math Science Nucleus in Fremont to take on this collection, which can now be seen at the organization's Children's Natural History Museum. The museum, located at 4074 Eggers Drive in Fremont, hosts dozens of student field trips each year, and is the only Bay Area museum to regularly display fossils from the Bay Area.<br /><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2864603610177548436.post-69051429773583126692015-11-04T12:16:00.001-08:002015-11-04T12:16:29.294-08:00Fremont Fossils Find a Permanent Home<div style="text-align: left;">
Did you know that camels and bison once dominated the Fremont landscape? More than 50 ice age fossil specimens were discovered during the excavation of the articulated concrete box at the Bay Division Pipelines Nos. 3 & 4 (BDPL3&4) project site near Mission Blvd in 2013. The SFPUC donated those fossils to the <a href="http://cnhm.msnucleus.org/information.html" target="_blank">Children's Natural History Museum</a> in Fremont earlier this month to help students and scientists learn about the area's history.<br /><br /></div>
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<br /><br />Fossils from two distinct geologic layers were discovered at the site. One is likely the Irvingtonian North American Land Mammal Age, which we’ll talk more about next week. The other is the Rancholabrean North American Land Mammal Age. They add to our understanding of what this area looked like during the last ice age, known as the Pleistocene Epoch, which spans 2.6 million to 11,700 years ago.<br /> <br />Remains of bison, horse, elk, camel, deer, brush rabbit, deer mice, and pocket gophers were found in the soil unit that can be dated to the Rancholabrean North American Land Mammal Age of 11,000 to 240,000 years before present. This area of Fremont could have looked like the Serengeti of today, with grasslands accented by brush and trees.<br /> <br /></div>
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<br />The museum, located at 4074 Eggers Drive in Fremont, hosts dozens of student field trips each year, and is the only Bay Area museum to regularly display fossils from the Bay Area. We are thrilled to have found such a perfect home for this fascinating paleontological find.<br /><br /> <a href="http://www.mercurynews.com/news/ci_28944665" target="_blank">See the story in the San Jose Mercury News.</a></div>
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the completion of the Seismic Upgrade of the Bay Division Pipelines Nos. 3
& 4 at the Hayward Fault. Stop by for some refreshments and a gift at the
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traffic delays are no fun--we appreciate your support and understanding of
the important impact this project will have on the seismic reliability of the
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areas will be hydroseeded with a native seed mix to ensure a healthy
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As the BDPL 3&4 project nears substantial completion, the contractor will be focusing on restoration activities to make the SFPUC Right of Way feel and look less like an active construction site.</div>
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Beginning this month and through June, the contractor will be restoring the SFPUC Right of Way at Tissiack Way and Crawford Street. This will include hydroseeding, paving activities, landscaping and planting California native, drought-tolerant plants. In the coming weeks, a professional landscaper will be responsible for the installation of the landscape design. In addition, the contractor will be installing a drip irrigation system to ensure the plants survive.</div>
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Restoration work in the clover leaf work areas and along Mission Blvd. continues. Some may notice less machinery and materials in the work area. Currently, the contractor is working to re-grade the area, while restoring the curb, gutters and sidewalks along Mission Blvd. One of the most significant improvements following this project is the installation of wheelchair sidewalk access in three different areas along Mission Blvd. Landscaping and other vegetation restoration activities will happen in May. The contractor hopes to re-open Curtner Road before the end of the month.</div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2864603610177548436.post-57377478910721188132015-03-27T13:38:00.000-07:002015-04-02T14:32:56.541-07:00Overnight Road Closure Continues for I-680/Mission Boulevard Interchange from March 30 through April 3<strong></strong><br />
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These closures are needed in order to remove temporary water pipes and fill in
open trenches, now that the main Bay Division Pipeline installation is
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<em><span style="color: #cccccc;">To alleviate traffic-related concerns during major
commute hours, this on-ramp work requires up to <b>four</b> nights of consecutive overnight work. <o:p></o:p></span></em><br />
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<span style="color: #cccccc;">For
more information or questions about our progress, please call our 24-hour
answering service at 866-973-1476, or visit our project blog at </span><a href="http://www.sfwater.org/seismicupgrade"><span style="color: #cccccc;">www.sfwater.org/seismicupgrade</span></a><span style="color: #cccccc;">. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2864603610177548436.post-49950294871760674952015-03-13T12:26:00.000-07:002015-03-20T09:59:41.236-07:00Overnight Work Continues for I-680/Mission Blvd. Interchange thru Sunday, March 22<br />
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<strong><span style="color: #f3f3f3;">Overnight Work Continues for I-680/Mission Blvd. Interchange thru Sunday, March 22</span></strong></div>
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<span style="color: #f3f3f3;">The contractor continues to make progress on the relocation and seismic improvements of Alameda County Water District (ACWD) drinking water pipelines as part of the seismic improvement program to ensure water continues to flow to Fremont taps after a seismic event. The pipeline work is nearly complete. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #f3f3f3;">Beginning on Wednesday, March 18 from 12 a.m. to 5 a.m., the contractor will require overnight on-ramp closures to the northbound on-ramp of I-680 at Mission Blvd. These closures are needed to install the final section of ACWD pipeline, demolish the temporary on-ramp and restore the road alignment it to its original condition. After this work is completed, the on-ramp will follow the same alignment as before the contractor began work to the SFPUC pipelines.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #f3f3f3;">Estimated Work Dates: Wednesday, March 18, midnight to 5 a.m. (Tuesday night to Wednesday morning) for up to <strong>five</strong> consecutive nights (until Sunday, March 22 at 5 a.m.)</span></div>
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<span style="color: #f3f3f3;">Restoration in the clover leaf will begin shortly after this work is completed. Some on and off-ramp improvements as well as sidewalk improvements have already been made as a result of this project.</span></div>
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<strong><span style="color: #f3f3f3;">Final completion of this project is anticipated for May 2015.</span></strong></div>
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<span style="color: #f3f3f3;">For more information or questions about our progress, please call our 24-hour answering service at 866-973-1476.</span></div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2864603610177548436.post-52188158516046458042015-03-03T09:07:00.001-08:002015-03-03T09:07:30.105-08:00March Construction Update<div class="MsoNormal">
ACWD pipeline replacement work is underway near the homes on Curtner Road off of Mission Blvd. in Warm Springs. This pipeline replacement
work is to ensure that homes in the area have a reliable water supply
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To conduct this pipeline replacement work, the contractor requires a two-week road closure of Curtner Road between Mission Blvd and Briar
Place beginning this week until mid-March. Over the next two weeks,
construction crews will be installing a brand new ACWD water delivery pipeline that will connect to the newly installed SFPUC BDPL3&4 pipelines. <o:p></o:p></div>
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Residents in the area should take Paseo Padre Parkway for
entry to and exit from the neighborhood during work hours.<o:p></o:p></div>
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While construction continues on the ACWD water delivery pipelines,
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2864603610177548436.post-36317070123198717492015-02-11T08:11:00.001-08:002015-02-11T08:11:15.881-08:00Overnight Work & Lane Closure for Eastbound Mission Boulevard Traffic Near I-680<div align="center" style="color: black; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">
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<span style="color: white;"><span>On Thursday, Feb. 12</span><span> from midnight to 5 a.m., </span><span style="font-size: 12pt; text-align: center;">construction crews will work along eastbound Mission Blvd. near I-680. A full road closure for eastbound traffic is required during these work hours to install brand new water delivery pipelines to homes in the Fremont area.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: white;">While the new, seismically upgraded BDPL 3&4 pipelines have been installed, one of the final parts of the project is the installation of two smaller water lines--one 30 inches in diameter and one 12 inches in diameter. This pair of Alameda County Water District water delivery lines runs under the median of Mission Blvd. and turns onto Cutner for connection to the existing distribution system. The contractor needs to close the road to eastbound traffic in order to conduct this work.</span></div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2864603610177548436.post-5755322443033946602015-01-23T14:10:00.000-08:002015-01-23T14:10:11.206-08:00WSIP Recognizes Construction Project Teams for 7 Million Safe Work Hours<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The construction teams working on Water System Improvement Program (WSIP) projects recently achieved a huge and important milestone.</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Between April 2009 and October 2014, these project teams performed 7 million hours of work on major construction projects, without a single major injury or incident.</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">SFPUC representatives acknowledged this with a formal
presentation of a certificate to the active construction management and
contractor teams in December.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; mso-spacerun: yes;">The WSIP projects have significantly lower rates of recordable injuries and lost work time compared to the national industry averages. </span>The safety successes are a result of a robust safety program that has been embraced by the construction management teams as well as the project contractors. This milestone is evidence of the project teams’ outstanding commitment to the <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Think Safety, Work Safely</i> approach, ensuring the program’s construction sites are safe places to work.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;">In order to continue our seismic upgrade work, SFPUC construction will be occurring behind </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">the Villa Caprice Apartment buildings on Crawford St along the SFPUC Right-Of-Way. </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">After discussions with the Villa Caprice property
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On Friday, August 22 beginning at midnight to 5 a.m. construction crews will be working overnight to shift the I-680 northbound on-ramp at the eastbound lanes of Mission Boulevard back to its original position. During these work hours, the northbound on-ramp and right-hand eastbound lane at Mission Boulevard and I-680 will be closed. When work is complete, traffic will be rerouted to the permanent on-ramp.<br />
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<b>Why:</b> Workers are replacing and retrofitting large pipelines under the current I-680 northbound on-ramp to ensure the region has a reliable water supply following an earthquake. The construction work taking place at the original on-ramp is now complete, allowing the northbound on-ramp to be restored to its original position.<br />
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<b>When:</b> Friday, August 22, Midnight to 5 a.m. (Thursday night to Friday morning)<br />
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<b>Where: </b>Mission Boulevard at I-680 in Fremont<br />
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<b>Ramp Closure Detour: </b>Trucks will be rerouted north on Mission Boulevard to Durham Road and I-680. All other traffic heading east on Mission Boulevard will be directed to make a u-turn at Paseo Parkway. Once heading west, drivers can use the northbound on-ramp on the west side of Mission Boulevard.<br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2864603610177548436.post-59916636982421324552014-07-03T14:13:00.001-07:002014-07-03T14:13:53.336-07:00Wishing You a Happy Fourth of JulyOn behalf of the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission and the Bay Division Pipelines Nos. 3 & 4 (BDPL3&4) project team and construction crew, we want to wish you a Happy Fourth of July. Construction work will not take place over the holiday weekend. <br />
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As we celebrate our country's independence, our team is also celebrating another success. This week, the BDPL3&4 project garnered the top story in Engineering News-Record. The magazine highlights the cutting-edge slip joint installation to help the pipe compress, move, and even rotate without rupturing during a major earthquake. The goal is to ensure that the 2.6 million people relying on the Hetch Hetchy Regional Water System, which includes BDPL3&4, can receive potable drinking water within 24 hours of a major earthquake.<br />
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To read the article in its entirety, click <a href="http://enr.construction.com/infrastructure/water_dams/2014/0630-water-pipeline-designed-to-surf-seismic-waves.asp">here</a><br />
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This year the Water System Improvement Program (WSIP) turns 10! One of the largest infrastructure projects in the nation, the WSIP is repairing, replacing and upgrading our aging water infrastructure to ensure we can deliver water to customers following an earthquake. We’ve gotten a little nostalgic about how far we’ve come in the last 10 years, and we would like to share this video with you.<br />
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Now 80 percent complete, the WSIP has already provided increased reliability to the water supply for customers as a result of the completion of some of the program’s major projects. The program has created over 6 million construction craft hours to date, employing more than 11,000 workers since 2007. Nearly half of those workers live in our four-county service area. Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2864603610177548436.post-26475342933753599732014-05-07T09:19:00.000-07:002014-05-07T12:13:45.966-07:00Construction Notice: Excavation and Testing near Paseo Padre Pkwy<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/--904M-AtJ4A/U2pbgNe0joI/AAAAAAAAAso/CTOCDFTI1FY/s1600/Work+at+North+POC+map+(3).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/--904M-AtJ4A/U2pbgNe0joI/AAAAAAAAAso/CTOCDFTI1FY/s1600/Work+at+North+POC+map+(3).jpg" height="400" width="248" /></a><b>Construction activities will re-commence in the area between Paseo Padre Parkway and Nugget Way on Monday, May 12. </b><br />
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Crews will use machines to excavate near the pipeline shut-off station, run water tests and then connect the new earthquake-safe pipeline to the regional water system.<br />
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This work will take place between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m., Mondays through Fridays, and 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Saturdays. The work will not affect traffic. Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2864603610177548436.post-5875818560551132652014-05-01T17:49:00.000-07:002014-05-01T17:51:07.976-07:00Milestone: the Seismic Slip JointIn April, we installed a one-of-a-kind seismic slip joint. Watch the video here:<div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">The slip joint to be installed is designed to absorb up to 6.5 feet <br />of movement during a major earthquake.</span></td></tr>
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<b><u>Detour Information </u></b><br />
To detour during this on-ramp closure, use Warm Springs Blvd. (North), and make a right at Auto Mall Parkway to merge onto the I-680 North.<br />
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Trucks should take the Warm Springs Blvd. detour or turn left at Durham Rd. to access I-680 before the Mill Creek bridge.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2864603610177548436.post-44441971654031605812014-04-07T10:33:00.001-07:002014-04-07T10:33:53.096-07:00On-ramp Closure: Eastbound Mission Blvd. to Northbound I-680<b><span style="color: yellow;">This Thursday night 4/10 and Friday morning 4/11, the Eastbound Mission Blvd. to Northbound I-680 on-ramp in the Warm Springs neighborhood of Fremont will be closed between midnight and 5:00 a.m.</span></b><br />
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In order to complete essential elements of our regional water pipeline upgrade, it is necessary to close and slightly re-align this on-ramp. This will allow construction activities to continue alongside this busy commuter corridor without further impacting traffic.<br />
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<b><u>Why a Night Time Closure?</u> </b><br />
Closing the on-ramp late at night causes the least impact to commuters and local residents.<br />
The pipelines we are upgrading are located directly under the I-680 freeway and the on/off-ramps of Mission Blvd. In order to access the pipeline, a phased traffic handling plan is being put in place. The SFPUC, Caltrans and other governmental agencies have worked together closely on this phased traffic approach plan to limit impacts to drivers and the surrounding community.<br />
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To detour during this five-hour on-ramp closure, use Warm Springs Blvd. (North), and make a right at Auto Mall Parkway to merge onto the I-680 North.<br />
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Trucks should take the Warm Springs Blvd. detour or turn left at Durham Rd. to access I-680 before the Mill Creek bridge.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The <b><span style="color: red;">red line</span></b> shows on-ramp to be closed at midnight on Thursday night. <br />The on-ramp will re-open on Friday morning, April 11 at 5:00 a.m., shown in <b><span style="color: cyan;">blue</span></b>.</td></tr>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2864603610177548436.post-43600255970371441622014-03-18T15:38:00.000-07:002014-03-18T15:38:24.748-07:00On the move: huge ball joints head for the fault line<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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Next week, the first of two massive ball joints will be delivered from storage in Livermore to our construction site in Fremont, where it will be included in the Seismic Upgrade of Bay Division Pipelines Nos. 3&4.<br />
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The two identical joints were fabricated specifically for the project. The inner dimension of the ball joints measures 72 inches (6 feet) in diameter. The joint itself measures more than 8 feet in diameter at its widest point. The ball joints are the largest such joints to be used in the Hetch Hetchy Regional Water System, and at the time of fabrication were the largest ball joints in the world.<br />
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The joints are made of ductile iron and are part of a system designed to absorb up to 6.5 feet of horizontal displacement if a major earthquake were to take place on the Hayward Fault.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A depiction of the ball joint installed in the BDPL3&4 system (courtesy of URS Corp.)</td></tr>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2864603610177548436.post-12828684171054645682014-02-21T11:43:00.000-08:002014-02-21T17:22:15.641-08:00Upcoming Night Closures on Mission Boulevard at 880 Effective: Monday, January 27, 2014<div>
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As our agencies work together to improve the infrastructure of the burgeoning Warm Springs neighborhood, the following notice of night time closures at Mission Blvd. and 880 is shared as a courtesy via BART Silicon Valley.</h4>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.0pt;">Eastbound and westbound Mission Boulevard (Route 262) between <span style="background-color: inherit;">Warm Springs Boulevard and I-880 in Fremont,
including connector ramps </span><span style="background-color: inherit;">to
and from north and southbound I-880</span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.0pt;">One week of nighttime closures on Mission Boulevard to
accommodate construction of new traffic lanes. Trucks will be entering and
exiting roadway.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #224a96; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">When<o:p></o:p></span></h1>
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<b><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.0pt;">Dates and hours:</span></b><br />
<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">Friday, Feb. 21 – Saturday, Feb. 22 from 11:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m.
[Closed both directions]</span><br />
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">Saturday night closures canceled</span><br />
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;">Sunday, Feb. 23 –
Monday, Feb. 24 from 11 p.m. to 5 a.m. [Closed Westbound direction only]</span></div>
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<span style="color: #224a96; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Detour<o:p></o:p></span></h1>
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<b><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.0pt;">Motorists using northbound I-880: </span></b><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.0pt;">Northbound
Fremont Boulevard to <span style="background-color: inherit;">Eastbound
Auto Mall Parkway to southbound Warm Springs Boulevard.</span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.0pt;">Motorists using southbound I-880: </span></b><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.0pt;">Eastbound
Auto Mall Parkway to <span style="background-color: inherit;">Southbound
Warm Springs Boulevard, or to southbound I-680 to Mission Boulevard.</span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.0pt;">Warren Avenue is closed between Kato Road and Mission Falls
Court and cannot be used as an alternate for Mission Boulevard.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #224a96; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">VTA's BART Silicon Valley Extension<o:p></o:p></span></h3>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.0pt;">VTA's Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) Silicon Valley Extension
Project is a 16-mile extension of the existing BART system to San Jose,
Milpitas and Santa Clara, which will be delivered through a phased approach.
The first phase, the Berryessa Extension, is a 10-mile, two-station
extension, beginning in Fremont south of the future BART Warm Springs Station
and proceeding in the former Union Pacific Railroad right-of-way through
Milpitas, the location of the first station, and then to the Berryessa area
of north San Jose, at the second station. VTA continues project development
activities for the second 6-mile phase of the project that includes a 5.1
mile-long subway tunnel through downtown San Jose, and ends at grade in Santa
Clara near the Caltrain Station. Construction on the second phase of the
project will commence as additional funding is secured. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #224a96; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">About VTA<o:p></o:p></span></h3>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.0pt;">Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) is an
independent special district that provides sustainable, accessible,
community-focused transportation options that are innovative, environmentally
responsible, and promote the vitality of our region. VTA is responsible
for bus, light rail and paratransit operations and also serves as the
county’s congestion management agency. As such, VTA is responsible for
countywide transportation planning, including congestion management issues,
specific highway improvement projects, pedestrian and bicycle improvement
projects, and provides these services throughout the county, including the
municipalities of Campbell, Cupertino, Gilroy, Los Altos, Los Altos Hills,
Los Gatos, Milpitas, Monte Sereno, Morgan Hill, Mountain View, Palo Alto, San
Jose, Santa Clara, Saratoga and Sunnyvale. VTA continually builds
partnerships to deliver transportation solutions that meet the evolving
mobility needs of Santa Clara County.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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BART Silicon Valley Program Office, 1436 California Circle, Milpitas, CA
95035<br />
Copyright © 2013 Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA). All
rights reserved.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Hotline (408) 934-2662 <br />
Email us at <a href="mailto:vtabart@vta.org"><span style="color: #cc6600;">vtabart@vta.org</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2864603610177548436.post-90322550576575281462014-02-06T16:22:00.002-08:002014-02-06T16:29:19.702-08:00Building Careers as well as Infrastructure at the Seismic Upgrade of Bay Division Pipelines Nos. 3&4Through the Cypress Mandela Training Center and Project Build, WSIP is helping apprentices from underserved communities to build their careers while upgrading the Bay Area’s critical water infrastructure. The Seismic Upgrade of BDPL Nos. 3&4 project has consistently supported opportunities for these apprentices.<br />
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When labor relations specialist Brian Thomas dropped by Fremont this week, he caught up with DeAndre Washington, an apprentice he helped to place with the job site, and his foreman Lisa Ross, to see how things were going.<br />
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DeAndre Washington, Lisa Ross and Brian Thomas</div>
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Washington is a graduate of the San Mateo County Project Build program. He grew up in East Palo Alto, and entered Project Build at the age of 21. With the help of his mother, DeAndre and his family moved to Hayward while he learned the construction trade. Having completed a total of 3,200 apprentice hours with 2,600 hours on the Bay Tunnel project and over 600 hours on the Seismic Upgrade project, Ross says that he has made a lasting impression on his current team. Washington has also benefited from the mentorship of Steve P. Rados’ construction team including Jim Pelletier, Tony Ferencik and Jack Beale.</div>
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As the SFPUC invests in our critical infrastructure with
projects like the Bay Tunnel and the Calaveras Dam Replacement Project, we will
continue to provide apprenticeships and opportunities for local and underserved
communities. <o:p></o:p></div>
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The <st1:placetype w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placename w:st="on">Cypress</st1:placename></st1:place> <st1:placetype w:st="on"><st1:placename w:st="on">Mandela</st1:placename></st1:placetype> <st1:placetype w:st="on"><st1:placename w:st="on">Training</st1:placename></st1:placetype> <st1:place w:st="on">Center</st1:place></st1:place></st1:placetype> is a community based
organization dedicated to improving the lives of the people it serves by
providing pre-apprentice construction and life skills training along with
employment assistance. To learn more about their training programs, visit <a href="http://www.cypressmandela.org/our_programs">http://www.cypressmandela.org/our_programs</a>.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2864603610177548436.post-47155851325734809022014-01-29T18:13:00.002-08:002014-02-06T11:32:15.679-08:00Construction Update: Sections of Sound Fencing to Come Down<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<b><span style="color: yellow;">Due to rainy conditions, the removal of fencing has been postponed. Fencing will be removed in mid-February.</span></b></div>
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Because the open trench work for both pipelines in the Right of Way has been completed, the contractor will begin removing sound fencing between Nugget Way and Mission Blvd.<br />
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Some fencing close to Mission Blvd. will remain until the completion of the project. This flexible sound fencing has significantly reduced noise and dust out of the neighborhood, and will continue to do so for ongoing work areas.<br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2864603610177548436.post-26088859097639793192014-01-24T14:34:00.000-08:002014-01-24T14:34:07.718-08:00Construction Update: Articulated Vault Forming Work to Take Place on SaturdaysRegular work will take place between 9 a.m. and 6 p.m. on Saturdays moving forward in order to form elements of an articulated vault. The work will take place underground beneath Mission Blvd near I-680.<br />
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<b><span style="color: yellow;">If you have questions or concerns, please call our 24-hour answering service at 866-973-1476.</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="color: yellow;">Para información en español, por favor llame 866-973-1476</span></b><br />
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To learn more about the unique articulated vault system, check out this visualization of the system at work:<br />
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2864603610177548436.post-73262964111683980942014-01-10T15:17:00.003-08:002014-01-10T15:17:26.881-08:00Construction Update: Work Saturday January 11<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody>
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<b><span style="color: yellow;">On Saturday January 11, testing and construction activities on either side of Mission Blvd. will take place between 9 a.m. and 6 p.m. </span></b><br />
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Workers will be welding a pipe element in the Right of Way parallel to Tissiack Way and coating pipe joints with protective material in the northbound Mission Blvd. to northbound I-680 cloverleaf area. The light work will cause minimal noise and disturbances.<br />
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<b><span style="color: yellow;">If you have questions or concerns, please call our 24-hour answering service at 866-973-1476. </span></b>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0