First BART Work in Burlingame Announced.MILLBRAE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 8, 1999-- Construction work for the BART extension to San Francisco International Airport “SFO” redirects here. For other uses, see SFO (disambiguation). For the television series, see . begins this week in Burlingame with the removal of trees and vegetation along the east side of the Caltrain tracks, south of the Trousdale Canal, BART officials announced. The strip of BART-owned land is being cleared for future construction of so-called "tailtracks" extending south of the BART Millbrae Intermodal Station, the southern terminus of the new line. The tailtracks will be used to assemble BART trains and to store BART cars. The clearing work is expected to take four weeks. Work will generally take place Monday through Friday from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. The contractor will be removing debris via haul routes approved by the City of Burlingame; these include Rollins, Adrian and Guittard Roads, and California, Murchison and Trousdale Drives. Partial lane closures may be required on California Drive during this activity and flaggers will be present to direct traffic. BART has paid $116,100 to the city to replace the trees removed for the tailtracks on a two-for-one basis. Burlingame residents and business people with questions or comments about the work can contact BART Community Relations 1. The relationship between military and civilian communities. 2. Those public affairs programs that address issues of interest to the general public, business, academia, veterans, Service organizations, military-related associations, and other non-news media entities. staff at 650/689-8473. The $1.5-billion BART-SFO Extension is a partnership of BART, San Francisco International Airport, the San Mateo San Mateo (săn mətā`ō), city (1990 pop. 85,486), San Mateo co., W Calif., on San Francisco Bay; inc. 1894. It is a commercial and retail center with some high-technology manufacturing. San Mateo, Spanish for St. County Transit District A transit district or transit authority is a special-purpose district organized as either a corporation chartered by statute, or a government agency, created for the purpose of providing public transportation within a specific region. , the California Transportation Commission, the Federal Transit Administration The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) is an agency within the United States Department of Transportation (DOT) that provides financial and technical assistance to local public transit systems. The FTA is one of eleven modal administrations within the DOT. and the Metropolitan Transportation Commission. Construction is currently under way in South San Francisco South San Francisco, city (1990 pop. 54,312), San Mateo co., W Calif.; inc. 1908. South San Francisco has several industrial parks; its manufactures include medical supplies and equipment, foods, paint, paper products, consumer goods, and clothing. , San Bruno, Millbrae and Colma. |
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