SCH Number 2024100348

Project Info

Title

Los Patos Underpass Removal Project

Description

The Project would consist of the removal of the Los Patos Rail Bridge, a Union Pacific Railroad (UPRR) Bridge; installation of new fill material and ballast; and the placement of new tracks on that fill. The Project would also include the construction of temporary railroad tracks (commonly referred to as shoofly tracks) to maintain train travel while work on the main track takes place. Following the closure and removal of the Los Patos Way off-ramp (Exit 95) on southbound U.S. 101, which would occur under the U.S. 101 HOV Project, The proposed Project would involve demolition and removal of the Los Patos Rail Bridge, including its abutments, center pier, girders, and decking. The bridge would be replaced with solid fill material, and Los Patos Way south of the railroad tracks would be configured as a cul-de-sac. During bridge removal and construction, rail service would continue via a temporary bypass track (shoofly) built on UPRR right-of-way, crossing Los Patos Way and Cabrillo Boulevard. The shoofly would be supported by 8,000 cubic yards of fill and would include a bridge over Cabrillo Boulevard. The proposed Project would necessitate the removal of up to approximately 100 trees, with replacement planting planned, but with exact numbers and locations of replacement trees not known at this time. Grading and earthwork for the proposed Project is anticipated to last three weeks and the reconstruction of the rail components would be completed in two days (over one weekend).

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