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Freight Rail Relocation Groundbreaking Event
| Release Number: | nr05-04 |
| Release Date: | May 07, 2009 |
Clearing the Way for BART
WHAT: Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) will ceremonially break ground on Phase I of its Freight Rail Relocation (FRR) Project
WHERE: Lower Berryessa Creek construction site 390 Railroad Court, Milpitas
WHEN: Friday, May 8, 2009 at 10:30 a.m.
DIRECTIONS: From eastbound Route 237, drive east on Calaveras Boulevard. Turn left onto N. Abel Street, then right onto Weller Lane. Turn left onto N. Main Street, and then make a slight right turn onto Railroad Avenue. Follow signs to Railroad Court parking and the event site.
WHY: The $36 million FRR project is the first step to begin clearing the vital north/south transit corridor and the planned alignment for the future BART extension to the South Bay. Construction activities include relocating utilities and existing Union Pacific Railroad (UPRR) freight rail tracks to a parallel location within the eight-mile railroad right-of-way. The future mass transit system would then be built along side the newly relocated freight line.
Key project elements include:
- Improvements at several creek crossings with the construction of culverts
- Seismic retrofit of Abel Street Bridge
- Future grade separations to separate car and pedestrian traffic from freight and future mass transit trains
SPEAKERS’ PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS:
- Sam Liccardo, VTA Board of Directors Vice Chair and City of San Jose Councilmember, District 3
- Pete McHugh, Vice Mayor, City of Milpitas
- Richard P. Santos, Santa Clara Valley Water District Board of Directors, District 3
- Carl Guardino, President and CEO Silicon Valley Leadership Group
- Michael T. Burns, General Manager, VTA.
PHOTO OPPORTUNITY:
The speakers will wield gold shovels to signify the groundbreaking of this project.
Following the groundbreaking, an open house will be held at VTA’s BART Corridor Field Office located at 1909 Milmont Drive in Milpitas. Media is invited to tour the facility and interview speakers and honored guests.
DIRECTIONS: From Railroad Avenue, turn right onto MaryLinn Drive. Turn right onto N. Abel Street, then left onto N. Milpitas Bovd. Turn left onto Dixon Landing Road, then right onto Milmont Drive.
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About VTA
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; congestion management; specific highway improvement projects; countywide transportation planning and provides these services to cities throughout the county including 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 ClaraCounty.
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