Burlingame Broadway Grade SeparationAffairs/...Aug 08, 2018  · Project Update • A design option...

Burlingame Broadway

Grade Separation

Community Meeting

August 08, 2018

Agenda

I. Overview

II. Project Description -- Updates

III. Next Steps

IV. Questions

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Overview

Project Location

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Existing Broadway At-Grade

Railroad Crossing

• 92 Caltrain trains each workday use this crossing (114

after Electrification), in addition to freight

• Average of 2 accidents & 105 traffic citations per year

• Lack of grade separation increases vehicular and train

delays

• Ranked #1 on CPUC priority list for grade separations

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Project Goals

Enhance safety for motorists, bicyclist & pedestrians

Improve Caltrain rail operations efficiency

Improve traffic flow and reduce delays

Reduce automobile congestion and emissions

Gateway treatment for Broadway

New Broadway Station and parking lot

Landscaping and other enhancements

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Project Description

Project Update

• A design option was selected by City

Council in 2017 with input from the

community.

• Grade Separation will partially elevate

rails and partially depress roads at

Broadway

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Design Update

• Shoofly alignment

• Station Layout

• Vertical profile

• Horizontal profile

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New Broadway Station

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Centerboard platform

Pedestrian underpass

Weekday Services

Preliminary Station Layout

Rendering: Broadway & California

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Rendering: Broadway & Carolan

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Project Funding Preliminary Design & Environmental Clearance

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Measure A

City of Burlingame

$3.85 M

$0.5 M

Next Steps

Next Steps

• Spring 2019: Complete 35% Design

• Spring 2019: Additional Public Meetings

• Summer 2019: Complete Environmental

Clearance

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Website: www.caltrain.com/BBGS

Public Meeting Notices

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Contact Information

• Dedicated Website: www.caltrain.com/BBGS

• Email: BBGS@caltrain.com

• Outreach Hotline: 650.508.7726

Questions