Category: Public Works

Yearly drainage basin dredging work

Streets Division staff started its yearly dredging of drainage basins throughout the City. This involves a crane and clamming bucket that removes sediment, debris flows, trash, and vegetation in the larger drainages in the City. In the photos you will see City staff along with a crane contractor removing sediment from the retention pond at … Continued

Traffic signal louvers

Signal head visibility is important so that motorists can travel through an intersection safely. Often, we are trimming branches back, so motorists have full visibility of traffic signal heads. However, there are situations where we don’t want a signal head to be visible until a motorist gets closer to the intersection. Louvers were added for … Continued

San Rafael is the first city to use the Smart Fiber for signal communications

A fiber optic network provides a solid communication foundation for all future technologies to thrive. Currently, there’s no technology that can transport data faster than fiber optic.  Okay, maybe a car full of hard drives.  A smart vehicle may ask the city infrastructure for information to help it make decisions.  This requires massive amount of … Continued

September 13 to September 14 Night work – 1337 4th St

From September 13 at 8 pm to September 14 at 7 am, Veteran Power Infrastructure (VPI) will be performing night work along 4th Street by D St to finish underground utility work. Traffic controls will be in place. Motorists are advised to drive with caution and follow all posted directional signals. For any questions and … Continued

September 13 – 16 – AC Marriott Hotel street closure

From Monday, September 13 to Thursday, September 16, Fifth Avenue between B Street and C Street between 7am – 5 pm. CSI Construction will be preforming construction related to the AC Marriott Hotel project Road closures and detours will be in place. Please follow all directional signs and plan ahead for your commute. For questions … Continued

September 13 to 14 – 340 3rd St Construction

On Monday, September 13 from 4 – 7 am, Ghilotti Construction Company (GCC), will be excavating existing driveway to Whole Foods along Third St and will be installing new sidewalk frames/conforms. On Tuesday, September 14 from 6:30 – 7 am,  GCC will be pouring concrete for sidewalks. During construction, sidewalks will be closed. Detours will … Continued

AC Marriott Hotel – Street Closure

On Friday, September 3 and Tuesday, September 7 to Friday, September 10 from 9 am to 3 pm, Fifth Avenue between B Street and C Street will be closed. The AC Marriott Hotel construction project is closing this part of roadway so the project contractor, CSI Construction Company, can safely saw cut and trench for … Continued

September 7 to September 8 Night work – 1337 4th St

From September 7 at 8 PM to September 8 at 7 AM, Veteran Power Infrastructure (VPI) will be performing night work along 4th Street by D St to install a new electrical line for PG&E. Only one lane will be closed at a time so vehicles traversing will still be able to drive through 4th … Continued

Fire Station 54 and 55 (REBID) – Request for Proposals (CLOSED)

In the 1960s, Fire Stations 54 and 55 were designed and built. Fire Station 54 is located at 46 Castro Avenue in the Canal neighborhood. Fire Station 55 is located at 955 Point San Pedro Road between Knight Drive and Peacock Drive. Both fire stations are now beyond their useful life. For more information on … Continued

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