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South Palo Alto Tunnel with At-Grade Freight RAIL FACT SHEETS South Palo Alto Tunnel with At-Grade Freight About the Tunnel with At-Grade Freight For the tunnel alternative, the railroad tracks will be lowered in a trench south of Oregon Expressway to approximately Loma Verde Avenue. The twin bore tunnel will begin near Loma Verde Avenue and extend to just south of Charleston Road. The railroad tracks will then be raised in trench to approximately Ferne Avenue. The new electrified southbound railroad tracks will be built at the same horizontal location as the existing railroad track, however, the northbound track will be moved to the east within the limits of the tunnel to accommodate the spacing required between the twin bores. The railroad tracks in the trench and tunnel will carry only passenger trains. The freight trains will remain at-grade. The roadways at Meadow Drive and Charleston Road remain at their existing grade and will have a similar configuration that exists today with the addition of Class II buffered bike lanes on Charleston Road. This will require expanding the width of the road to maintain bike lanes through the overpass of the railroad. By the numbers Neighborhood Considerations • Diameter of twin bores is 30 feet. • Alma Street will permanently be reduced to one lane • Railroad track is designed for 110 mph. in each direction from south of Oregon Expressway to Ventura Avenue and from Charleston Road to Ferne • Meadow Drive and Charleston Road are Avenue. designed for 25 mph. • The train tracks will be approximately 70 feet below the Proposed Ground Level View - Looking Southwest • Maximum grade on railroad is 2%. existing grade in the tunnel section. A high fence will be Charleston Road Intersection • Travel lane widths are 10-12 feet. required along trench walls. • Bike lane widths are 5-6 feet. • With grade separations at Meadow Drive and Charleston Road the traffic at nearby intersections is expected to • Construction period is approximately 6 years. improve. Engineering Challenges Cost Breakdown • A non-standard grade of 2% will be required on tracks. Caltrain’s preferred maximum grade is 1%. Roadway & Railroad Items $735M to $1,102M • Lowering of the tracks will require diversion of Right-of-way & Utilities $7M to $10M Adobe and Matadero creeks, resulting in the need for lift stations/siphons and numerous regulatory Support Costs $227M to $340M agency permits/approvals. Negotiations with Escalation to 2025 dollars $204M to $307M the regulatory agencies will be lengthy and difficult since there are other “least impacting” TOTAL PROJECT COSTS $1,173M to $1,759M alternatives that could be considered. Preliminary and subject to change. Maintenance costs and relocation of fiber optic lines not included. • Pump stations will also be needed for dewatering since the tunnel will be below the ground water level. Lift Station • Increased long term maintenance costs and risk of flooding due to pump stations. Barron Creek • Major utility relocations are required for the lowered railroad. Proposed Tunnel Aerial View - Looking South Proposed Backyard View - Looking East For more Rail Fact Sheets visit: Typical Property West of Tracks https://connectingpaloalto.com/ fact sheets/ Alameda Rail Corridor, Long Beach August 4, 2020 1 of 2 Evaluation with City Council-Adopted Criteria 16 FT. EXISTING ~ 60 FT. EXISTING LANDSCAPE Facilitate movement across the corridor for all modes of transportation Reduce rail noise and vibration 100 FT. CALTRAIN RIGHT-OF-WAY ALMA STREET AREA Meadow Drive and Charleston Road will be grade separated from the Train horn noise and warning bells will remain for the at-grade passenger train traffic only for all modes and will remain open. Meadow Drive crossings to accommodate a limited number of freight trains. and Charleston Road will not be grade separated from the freight train traffic. Utilizing EMU trains instead of diesel engines will also reduce Alma Street will be limited to one lane in each direction within the trench noise. In the trench section, train noise would be partially sections leading up to the tunnel entrance. reduced with acoustically absorptive materials. In the tunnel section, train noise will be contained. Reduced traffic lanes on Reduce delay and congestion for vehicular traffic at rail crossings Alma would also reduce noise levels in the community. There FREIGHT With construction of the grade separation, the railroad crossing gates and would be slight reduction to vibration levels at nearby receptors. TRACKS EXISTING warning lights at Meadow Drive and Charleston Road will remain for the freight SIDEWALK FENCE at-grade crossing. Freight train service is limited to just a few trains at night. Minimize visual changes along the corridor FENCE Passenger tracks will be below grade and freight tracks will be EXISTING FENCE GROUND Provide clear, safe routes for pedestrians and cyclists crossing the rail at-grade with high fencing. Landscaping options will be limited corridor, separate from vehicles to plants with shallow roots in areas where ground anchors are required for the trench section. Pedestrians/cyclists will be separated from train traffic only. Bike lanes will CLTUNNEL/TRACK CL TUNNEL/TRACK be added to Meadow Drive and Charleston Road intersections. Additional 2-LANE ROADWAY pedestrian/cyclist separations routes can be explore on the next phase of Maintain access to neighborhoods, parks, and schools 40 FT. design. along the corridor, while reducing regional traffic on MAX neighborhood streets Support continued rail operations and Caltrain service improvements Diversion of regional traffic with the permanent lane reduction A temporary railroad track will be required at the boring pit areas to the north on Alma Street will impact residential streets. and south. A siding track will be relocated north of the California Avenue Caltrain Station. Due to the pump stations, there will be potential risks to train Minimize right-of-way acquisition (Private property only) operations due to flooding. Subsurface acquisition will be required for the ground anchors for the trench retaining walls and private properties will be required for creek diversion pump station. GROUND Finance with feasible funding sources (Order of magnitude cost) ANCHOR The tunnel will require the greatest levels of local funding in the form of fees, taxes or special assessments, the feasibility of which are still being studied Minimize disruption and duration of construction Example Section - South Portal Tunnel - Looking North in the context of overall citywide infrastructure funding needs. However, this Extended lane reductions on Alma Street are required. alternative would not be eligible for grade separation funding as the at-grade Construction would last for approximately 6 years. crossing for freight would remain. EXAMPLE SECTION – SOUTH PORTAL LAUNCH PIT SOUTH TUNNEL – OPTION 2 (LOOKING NORTH) Concept Plan and Profile Adobe Creek California Avenue Station Creek Creek Matadero Matadero ALMA ST Matadero Barron Creek FERNE AVE FERNE LOMA VERDE AVE OREGON EXPY MEADOW DR SAN ANTONIO AVE CHARLESTON RD Ferne Oregon Expy Meadow Dr Charleston Rd Ave San Antonio Ave 80 Approximate Groundwater Elevation Adobe Creek Existing Creek 60 Matadero Creek Lift Station or Siphon Tunnel Track Profile Box Culvert -0.02% Existing Creek Lift Station or Siphon 40 -0.25% Box Culvert 20 2.00% South Tunnel Portal 0 North Tunnel Portal -2.00% Tunnel Walls -20 End Bored Tunnel Begin Bored Tunnel -40 Tunnel Pump Station -60 225+00 230+00 235+00 240+00 245+00 250+00 255+00 260+00 265+00 270+00 275+00 280+00 285+00 290+00 295+00 300+00 305+00 310+00 315+00 320+00 325+00 330+00 335+00 340+00 345+00 500 FT. Trench Tunnel Trench DISTANCE (ft) 10 Vertical (TYP) Horizontal LEGEND New Permanent Track Existing Track Temporary Track (Shoofly) Caltrain Right-of-Way Existing Ground Level Tunnel Track Profile New Permanent Fence Removal of Existing Landscaping Relocation of Curb Station Platform Groundwater Trench Area 1 August 4, 2020 • South Palo Alto Tunnel with At-Grade Freight Fact Sheets • For more renderings, plans and animations visit: https://connectingpaloalto.com/renderings-plans-and-animations/ 2 of 2 Approximate Groundwater Railroad Elevation Bridge.
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