Since construction
began in April 2016, the Fish Passage Facilities Project within the Alameda
Creek Watershed celebrated an important safety milestone this month. As of August 6th, the construction crews
have worked a total of 24,447 hours with no recordable injuries, modified duty or days
away from work and the injury rate is well below the national average.
Major work
has included concrete demolition, excavation and drilling work at the site. The
Alameda Creek Diversion Dam is located on SFPUC lands adjacent to the Sunol
Regional Wilderness Park in Sunol. The project will allow the SFPUC to improve
the current facility and to develop fish passage facilities within the Alameda
Creek Watershed. This important work will support restoration of steelhead
trout to the Alameda Creek watershed. As we continue work to complete the project in late 2018, we applaud Shimmick
Construction for making safety a priority every day.
Early morning safety tailgate with the crews
Work underway at the Fish Passage Facilities Project
