According to the graphic depicting progress on tunneling, work crews have excavated more than 200 meters. Check out the tunneling graphic.
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By: Brendan Nee
The Caldecott Lane on-ramp to Westbound Route 24 and the connector ramp between Westbound Route 24 and Northbound Route 13 will be closed at 9:00PM Wednesday night, January, 12. The ramps will be open before the morning commute.
Caltrans is washing Caldecott Bore Number 3 (the Northern bore) this week. Closures are scheduled Keep reading >>
By: Brendan Nee
The installation of pipe canopy on the west portal will be going on until mid January, 2011. The pipe canopy will support the earth above the tunnel during the first 190 feet of excavation.
The next step will be tunnel excavation of the west portal. The tunneling machinery at the West Keep reading >>
By: Brendan Nee
Bore #1, the southernmost bore, will be closed for three consecutive nights, December 6-8 from 9:30 p.m. - 4:30 a.m. for tunnel lighting, roadway, call box, fire extinguisher, camera and tunnel wash maintenance. Motorists heading eastbound who normally would take bore #1 will use the middle bore.
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By: Brendan Nee
(Oakland Airport Connector groundbreaking left, East Contra Costa Bart Extension right)
The past two weeks have marked not one, but two monumentous groundbreakings for BART and Contra Costa County commuters. The Oakland Airport Connector (OAC) was inaugurated last week and today BART broke ground on the East Contra Costa Keep reading >>
By: Brendan Nee
511 Contra Costa hosted a Transportation Event for employees of the Shadelands Business Park last Thursday. The goal of the event was to reach out to all employees within the Shadelands Business Park to promote the various commute options available to them. Nine vendors helped make the event a success. The Keep reading >>
By: Brendan Nee
The U.S. Department of Transportation announced the recipients of $600 million in Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER II) grants on October 19th and the East Bay Regional Park District’s (EBRPD) Green Transportation Initiative (GTI) was the only project in Northern California to make the cut. According to Doug Siden, President
October 14, 2010. TRANSPAC, along with 511 Contra Costa staff got a glimpse of the Caldecott Tunnel fourth bore construction site. Thus far they have drilled a hole 151 feet deep.
Here are some pictures that we took along the tour: Keep reading >>
By: Brendan Nee
511 Contra Costa was present at the Treat Boulevard bike/ped crossing ribbon cutting ceremony on Oct 2, 2010. Here are some photos of the ribbon cutting ceremony.
A video of the first cyclists to cross the new bridge.
Check out our post with additional photos and a timeline of the Keep reading >>
By: Brendan Nee
Caltrans has completed painting the temporary soundwall at the west portal of the tunnel. Workers began planting 77 fast growing evergreen Leyland Cypress trees between the soundwall and the curb. Near the conclusion of the project in late 2013 or early 2014, the soundwall will be demolished and the trees Keep reading >>
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