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Construction work by Caltrain at three at-grade crossings in Palo Alto could lead to traffic delays through early September, police said Monday in a community alert.
The work will take place through Friday, Sept. 2, at the Charleston Road and Meadow Drive crossings between 7 a.m. and 3:30 p.m., according to Palo Alto police. Work at the Churchill Avenue crossing started Monday night and is scheduled through Sept. 9 between 11 p.m. and 6 a.m.
Crews will be locating underground utilities, testing soil conditions and conducting duct back trenching to install signal cable for the Caltrain electrification project. The immediate work will include filling potholes at the Charleston and Meadow crossings.
Directional signs will direct vehicle traffic to use either the eastbound lane or westbound lane of West Charleston and East Meadow as a detour during construction. Only one lane will be closed at a time at each crossing, according to a Caltrain notice. Crosswalks on the north and south side of both roads will be closed during construction. Caltrain has posted maps of the work areas at West Charleston Road and East Meadow Drive.
Work at the Churchill crossing includes installing a conduit duct bank for the signaling system, which will require excavation. Illuminated and directional signs will direct drivers to use Embarcadero Road for the northern detour route and Page Mill Road/Oregon Expressway for the southern detour route on the nights of the closure. Only one lane will be closed at a time, according to Caltrain.
During construction, crews will provide crossing access to emergency first responders. Caltrain has posted detour maps for the public.
Residents can ask questions regarding the electrification project on the project information line at 650-399-9659 or by email calmod@caltrain.com.
How brilliant of them to work on all 3 crossings at once. Got common sense?
How the heck will south PA kids get to school? These are the ONLY two rail crossings south of Oregon Expressway. Unlike north Palo Alto, which has many at-grade and grade separated bike/ped crossings, south Palo Alto has no alternative to Charleston and Meadow–and Caltrain shutting them down at the SAME time? Did anyone at Caltrain talk with our city’s Office of Transportation staff? Where are they detouring the hundreds of kids who bike to Gunn and JLS? San Antonio Road? Oregon Expressway? What is the plan?