Fast Progress Completes Bay Road

We know many of you thought work on Bay Road would never begin…let alone end.

Yesterday, we completed installation of over 3,400-ft of pipe in just 41 days of construction. Before final restoration can begin, the contractor still needs to finish welding, backfill and temporary paving at this location.

Bay Road has been a challenging location to install a 60” diameter water pipeline. While crews excavated, they took caution to protect the many underground and overhead utilities that cross the pipe alignment. Moving the pipe alignment into the street to preserve numerous trees significantly limited the necessary area for placing materials and equipment. Bay Road also remained open during construction which reduced the area for construction vehicles to maneuver around the trench. And lastly, to minimize disruption to commute traffic we limited construction hours by a third to between 9 am and 3 pm.

In light of these obstacles, we are proud that pipe installation has progressed faster than expected.

We thank you for your cooperation and support.

And Work Starts at the Menlo Park Boys and Girls Club

Preparations are being made to begin construction at the Menlo Park Boys and Girls Club. The contractor began fencing the construction area, installing dewatering pipes, and removing other materials from the Right of Way. The heavy equipment that was digging the trench and placing pipe on Bay Road will move to the Boys and Girls Club to begin pipe installation. This work will take several weeks and is the final segment of the new pipeline that runs all of the way from the Bay Tunnel site in the east to Cordilleras Creek in Redwood City near Edgewood Road.

Construction Update
San Mateo County

• Work continues at the Pulgas Valve Vault (in Pulgas Open Space)

Menlo Park

• Pipe installation on Bay Road was just completed
• Final pipeline work is finishing at Belle Haven Elementary School
• Site preparation to install pipe near the Menlo Park Boys and Girls Club

Redwood City

• Backfill and electrical work at the Redwood City valve house
• Final pipeline work is continuing at Hillcrest and Oak Knoll
• Final pipeline work is continuing in Redwood City near Hudson and Roosevelt St

Restoration Update
Parks

• Restoration is nearly complete at North Fair Oaks Community Playground

Hardscape and Roads

• Repaving work is finishing along Edgewood Road

Driveways and Commercial Restoration

• Commercial parking lot restoration is continuing in Menlo Park on O’Brien Drive

Repaving near Edgewood

Edgewood Road in San Mateo County is one the Project’s most sensitive environmental areas. There are several seasonal creeks that cross the pipe alignment, lots of heavily sloped areas, and open space where animals live and nest. The Contractor is required to take extra measures to protect this area especially in the case of weather and rain events. Crews installed straw waddles, blankets and applied hydroseed to the slopes to prevent runoff in the case of rain.

In preparation for the recent rains, many of the roads and driveways crossing the alignment in this area were repaved to complete restoration. This will ensure the safety of the natural area as well as the residents who use these roads regularly.

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Construction Update
San Mateo County

• Work continues at the Pulgas Valve Vault (in Pulgas Open Space)

Menlo Park

• Pipe installation on Bay Road is near completion and currently crossing Greenwood Ave


• Final pipeline work is finishing at Belle Haven Elementary School


• We are preparing to install pipe through the Menlo Park Boys and Girls Club

Redwood City

• Backfill and electrical work at the Redwood City valve house


• Final pipeline work is starting at Hillcrest and Oak Knoll


• Final pipeline work is continuing in Redwood City near Hudson and Roosevelt St

Restoration Update
Parks

• Restoration continues at North Fair Oaks Community Playground

Hardscape and Roads

• Repaving work is finishing along Edgewood Road

Driveways and Commercial Restoration

• Commercial parking lot restoration is continuing in Menlo Park on O’Brien Drive
  

2,500ft Completed, Only 900ft Remaining

Pipe installation at Bay Rd is moving swiftly. Approximately 2,500 feet of pipe has been installed since we began installation just after Halloween. We are currently installing pipe crossing Hedge Road leaving approximately 900 feet of pipe to be installed before we connect with the pipe already in Flood Park. PLEASE NOTE: Staging for pipe installation along Bay Road has moved to the rear parking lot of Flood Park. The park will remain open but be aware of increased truck and construction traffic through the parking lots.

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.