Crews are working efficiently using a four part process for installing pipe along Bay Road:
1. At the front of the work, or the pipe heading, there is an excavator removing soil from the trench to make room for the pipe. It is also at this location that pipe is actually lowered into place in the trench.
2. Following this there are a number of welders connecting the pipe pieces together from the interior and exterior of the pipe.
3. Behind them the trench is filled with a special blend of soil and cement that is mixed in large light blue trucks.
4. The final part of the process is the temporary paving that follows the back fill of the trench. The temporary asphalt is hauled in by truck and moved into place before a roller compacts and flattens the surface.
WHY did the folks on 3rd in North Fair Oaks get their fences restored but no other streets in the neighborhood have gotten their fences? WHEN will we get our fences restored on the other streets from the train tracks East to the playgroud? The pipe was laid here nearly a full year ago.
ReplyDeleteThanks,
Great to see some progress being made on Bay Road. Based on what you know now, when should we expect the final paving on Bay Road? The poor temporary pavement condition and steel plates are really hard on our cars and make driving on them both rough and at times dangerous. Many drivers use the opposing side of the road to drive on since it has less bumps.
ReplyDeleteWe understand that restoration is taking longer than anticipated. Critical path activities, such as pipe installation and hydrostatic testing, are first priority to the project schedule.
ReplyDeleteThe initial phase of fence restoration was limited to areas across the Right of Way that were most prepared for restoration. Pricing for the next phase of fencing from Ebener Road to King Street in Redwood City is being finalized and weather permitting will take place late winter/early spring.
The remaining fence installation will begin in the spring following the above critical path activities.
I'm sorry to be blunt and rude. But we on the Right of Way are simply exhausted of our patience and good will. The endless delays, the vague excuses, the forever broken promises about forthcoming work and restoration have made us immune to any appeals based on the Grand-Purpose-of-the-Project or unexpected delays. Our quality of life has been sacrificed for reasons that seem to relate to ineptitude more than anything else. We feel ignored and taken advantage of to an absolutely unreasonable degree. There is no longer any excuse that could credibly account for the continuing delays, and the bland, vague promises are insults to our individual and community intelligence. The "inconvenience" we have experienced for well over a year -- the chronic disruption of our daily lives, our sense of agency, place, well-being, and community -- is so far beyond what any of us were led to to expect or could have reasonably expected, it is just plain inexcusable. And it is just plain wrong.
ReplyDeleteRestoration will begin soon after the completion of pipe installation along Bay Road. We are finalizing the scope of restoration on Bay Road with the City of Menlo Park. Please note: while major construction is nearing Flood Park there is additional work that needs to be performed at select areas along the pipe before restoration can begin.
ReplyDeleteWe understand that the current condition of Bay Road is not ideal, but we urge everyone to practice safe driving at all times. Drivers and pedestrians are encouraged to follow the directions of flaggers and all posted signs.