We would like to thank Rafael Bolon from Caltrain for speaking at our meeting on March 18. Here’s some notes taken at the meeting:

• Project was proposed in the early 2000′s to eliminate crossing hazard because of a number of pedestrian/vehicle collisions with trains in the area. San Mateo Avenue was particularly dangerous because it crosses the tracks at an angle.
• Grade separations have to be elevated because of the adjacent BART tunnel. The tracks cannot be lowered because the BART tunnel crosses under Caltrain at the current San Bruno station. If the tracks were to put underground it would have to be over 100 feet deep to get under BART. BART tunnel also ruled out the option of lowering the roads. Read More

BayRail Alliance will be holding a general meeting on March 18. Liria Larano and Rafael Bolon from Caltrain will provide a status update on the San Bruno Grade Separation project. The project will eliminate three street-level grade crossings by lowering San Bruno, San Mateo and Angus avenues and raising the railroad tracks. Caltrain expects to begin construction in October 2010.

Meeting location: Cafe Yulong, back room, Mountain View 743 W. Dana St., Mountain View Thursday, March 18, 2010 6:45PM -8:30 PM