Happy Thanksgiving

We wish you a holiday filled with wonderful quality time with family and friends, a delicious Thanksgiving meal and if you chose to join the shopping crowds a successful Black Friday and Small Business Saturday shopping trip.

There will be no construction beginning this Thursday for the holiday weekend. Work will resume on Monday, November 28th at locations across the pipe alignment. Please find our detailed construction and restoration work list below.

In other exciting news, the water feature at Fleishman Park restoration is nearly complete! Today, workers are installing the blue rubber surface of the water feature play area.


Construction Update
San Mateo County

• Continue work at the Pulgas Valve Vault (in Pulgas Open Space)
• Pipe installation is ongoing along Edgewood Road

Redwood City

• Final pipeline work at Ebener St, Oak Ave, and Hudson St.

North Fair Oaks

• Backfill and valve work at Redwood City Valve House on El Camino Real

Menlo Park

• Continue pipe installation inside the tunnel under Highway 101
• Continue pipe installation on Bay Road

Restoration Update

Parks

• Continue restoring Fleishman Park in Redwood City
• Continue restoration of Fair Oaks Community Playground

Hardscape and Roads

• Curb and gutter repair work near Marlborough and Berkshire in North Fair Oaks

Driveways and Commercial Restoration

• Commercial parking lot restoration in Redwood City at El Camino and Woodside Road

Residential Fences

• Phase I fence installation is concluding in Redwood City near Topaz Street
• Phase II fence installation is out for bid

2.5 Million Safe Hours

The Water System Improvement Program is proud to have reached 2.5 million working hours on our construction projects without a significant accident. This is a major achievement that reflects how serious safety is for all of the WSIP project teams, contractors, and subcontractors throughout all 81 projects. To show appreciation for all of the workers who have made this possible we have put together a short construction video highlighting the various work that crews in the Bay Division Region do every day.



Bay Road

We are excited to share that this Wednesday the contractor began trenching and installing pipe on Bay Road. This work comes after potholing to verify the location of local utilities, and mobilizing equipment from other locations of the pipe alignment. At this time, pipe installation is expected to continue for at least 3-4 months as the contractor moves from Bay Road at the Marsh Road intersection towards Flood Park. (Please remember that all construction schedule estimates are approximate and subject to change due to weather, scheduling, or other delays. Check the blog weekly for updates!).

Check out the work on Bay Road!

FAQ:

What about that piece of pipe at Bay and Greenwood Road?

The blue pipe is being stored on the SFPUC Right of Way at the approximate location where it will be installed as part of BDPL 5. As you can see, this section of pipe is different than the rest of the pipe you see stored along the alignment. That is because it is specially manufactured to include the appurtenances. When pipe installation along Bay Road approaches Flood Park that section of pipe will be installed. It will connect the section of pipeline under Bay Road to the section already installed through Flood Park.

Honoring our Veterans

The Bay Division Pipeline No. 5 Peninsula Reaches team would like to extend our sincere appreciation to the current and former members of our armed forces for their courage and sacrifice in service to our country.

Flood Park will be re-opening to the public this upcoming week. We are happy to see the return of this great community resource.

Construction Update

This Monday, November 14th construction activity will begin along the Right of Way in Redwood City between Ebener and Hudson Streets. Thank you for your continued patience during construction.

San Mateo County

• Continue work at the Pulgas Valve Vault (in Pulgas Open Space)
  Pipe installation is ongoing along Edgewood Road
• Near Hwy 280, pipe installation is crossing Crestview Drive

Redwood City

• Final pipeline work will commence at Ebener St and Oak Ave and progress to Hawes School.

North Fair Oaks

• Backfill and valve work at Redwood City Valve House on El Camino Real

Menlo Park

• The pipe casing is successfully installed, crews will begin pipe installation within tunnel under Highway 101
• Begin pipe installation on Bay Road now that potholing is complete here
  

Our Project in Perspective with the Hetch Hetchy System

This week our field office uncovered an historical photo that helps bring this project into perspective. The photo is the view from Eagle Hill in Redwood City when BDPL 1 was being installed in 1924. Below compare this photograph and one we took this week from approximately the same location. It’s quite interesting to realize how Redwood City has flourished from pasture land to the beautiful developed city it is today with trees and homes on the horizon.




















Quest, a KQED show, this week featured the Water System Improvement Program (WSIP) for our Hetch Hetchy water system. Check out Quest's video segment about the infrastructure upgrades throughout the system.


Did you know that the water was first delivered to the Bay Area by Hetch Hetchy in 1934? For some more history, check out this video produced by the SFPUC in 1940 chronicling the initial construction of the Hetch Hetchy water system.

Construction Update
San Mateo County

• Continue work at the Pulgas Valve Vault (in Pulgas Open Space)
• Pipe installation is ongoing along Edgewood Road
• Near Hwy 280, pipe installation is crossing Crestview Drive

Redwood City

• Final pipeline work will commence at Ebener St and Oak Ave and progress to Hawes School.

North Fair Oaks

• Backfill and valve work at Redwood City Valve House on El Camino Real

Menlo Park

• The pipe casing is successfully installed, crews will begin pipe installation within tunnel under Highway 101
• Begin pipe installation on Bay Road now that potholing is complete here

Restoration Update
Parks

• Continue restoring Fleishman Park in Redwood City
• Restoration of Fair Oaks Community Playground is ongoing
• Look for our table at the Re-opening of Flood Park this Saturday

Hardscape and Roads

• Curb and gutter repair work between 2nd Ave and 5th Ave in North Fair Oaks

Driveways and Commercial Restoration

• Commercial parking lot restoration in Redwood City at El Camino and Woodside Road

Residential Fences

• Phase 1 fence installation is concluding in Redwood City near Topaz Street. Phase II is out for bid.

BDPL-5 Peninsula Project Hires Local Graduates

We have many neighbors along the Right of Way in the Peninsula one of which is JobTrain on O’Brien Drive in Menlo Park. JobTrain is an educational and training institution that also offers career counseling and job placement services to its graduates. Our contractor has employed JobTrain graduates who are working in different capacities on the construction of BDPL5 in the Peninsula. The SFPUC and the project are proud to provide opportunities to skilled workers from positive organizations such as JobTrain. You may read more about this program in JobTrain’s newsletter about these graduates here.

For more information on JobTrain and the work that they do please visit their website at http://www.jobtrainworks.org/.

Pipe installation approaching Crestview Drive
Note: Traffic control measures are in place during construction hours.

Construction Update
San Mateo County

• Continue work at the Pulgas Valve Vault (in Pulgas Open Space)
• Continue pipe installation at Edgewood Road
• Continue pipeline installation crossing Crestview Drive

North Fair Oaks

• Backfill and valve work at Redwood City Valve House on El Camino Real.

Menlo Park

• Begin pipe installation in tunnel under Hwy 101
• Begin pipe installation on Bay Road

Restoration Update
Parks

• Continue restoring Fleishman Park in Redwood City

Hardscape and Roads

• Curb and gutter repair work between 2nd Ave and 5th Ave in North Fair Oaks
• Curb and gutter repair work at Hemlock Street in Redwood City

Driveways and Commercial Restoration

• Beginning commercial parking lot restoration in Redwood City

Residential Fences

• Phase 1 fence installation is continuing in Redwood City near Topaz Street

Happy Halloween!

In the spirit of the holiday we have put up orange fencing along Bay Road. While the fencing is orange, it is actually the standard construction limit fencing to protect vegetation during construction activities. Crews were out today finalizing the fencing along Bay Road as well as saw cutting the pavement in preperation for pipe installation.

Workers saw cutting the pavement where the trench will be excavated

Workers adding orange construction limit fencing