Weekend Closure of North Lane for Caltrain Construction

The railroad grade crossing at North Lane in Burlingame will be temporarily closed from Friday, Jan. 18 to Monday, Jan. 21, as part of the year-long project to reconstruct the Burlingame Caltrain station platforms.

Construction crews will close the southbound track in order to replace worn rails, ties and ballast. Work will take place around the clock from approximately 8 p.m. Friday and continue until about 5 a.m. Monday, when the track will be reopened for regular weekday train service.

During this period, the city of Burlingame also will install a sewer main underneath the railroad tracks at Oak Grove Avenue between California Drive and Carolan Avenue. The road will be closed to westbound traffic over the tracks, and pedestrians will detour around the closures by using Howard Avenue or Broadway.

Impact to Neighbors
Neighbors may hear construction noise from equipment. Two portable light towers, powered by a diesel generator, will be used for night work as well. The contractor will control dust with a water truck. Construction crews will make efforts to work as quickly and quietly as possible to minimize any disturbance to neighbors.

Impact to Weekend Train Service
There will be no delays in service due to the construction, however, from Friday evening through Sunday evening, all trains will operate in both directions on a single track in the construction area. As a result, passengers waiting for both northbound and southbound trains at the San Mateo station will board from the northbound platform. Passengers in Burlingame will board on the southbound platform as usual. Announcements about this will be made by conductors on board trains and at stations.

For additional information about the Burlingame station construction project, visit www.caltrain.com/burlingame>.

01/18/2008 - jbw
Media Contact: Jonah Weinberg, 650.508.6238