Pipeline Construction on Calaveras Road

The Alameda Siphon No. 4 Project will be installing two large-diameter pipelines across Calaveras Road starting Wednesday, August 25, 2010 through Friday, August 27, 2010.

What this means:
* Through traffic on Calaveras Road will use small temporary bypass roads from the north and south alongside Calaveras Road to accommodate the pipeline installation.
* This area is located on Calaveras Road approximately 2 miles south of Highway I-680.
* The contractor – Steve P. Rados, Inc. will have traffic controls in place and will work to minimize any delays to through traffic. Please plan accordingly.
* Please adhere to the posted speed limits to protect the safety of the public and our workers.
* Those who need to enter and exit from Calaveras Road at this location could also experience delays as they are safely directed into the lane of traffic.

Thank you for your continued patience and support!

Active in the Valley

For those who have driven through the Sunol Valley on Calaveras Road on a weekday, you'll notice a great deal of construction activity.

The Sunol Valley Water Treatment Plant Expansion and Treated Water Reservoir Project has begun, and the contractor, Shimmick, has been moving earth to make way for the new treated water reservoir.

The Alameda Siphon No. 4 Project has begun excavation of the special trench at the Calaveras Fault Crossing as well as micro tunneling underneath Alameda Creek.

The San Antonio Pump Station Project completed all the micropiling work underneath the station, and are working quickly on retrofitting the small pump station.

Alameda Siphon #4 Update

The Alameda Siphon #4 project has just completed the work on Siphon #2, which has been shut down for a matter of months. Siphon #2 should be brought back in service this week.

The Steve P. Rados crew will enjoy a very short break before preparations for the next shutdown begin next week.

San Antonio Pump Station Answer

The answer is:

a. $14,000. The Pump Station was built in 1967. We are working to upgrade it now to make it more reliable in case of an earthquake.

Test Your Sunol Valley Knowledge

What did the average house cost when the San Antonio Pump Station was built?
A. $14,000
B. $100,000
C. $3,000



Stay tuned for the answer!

To give you a hint, here is a photo during the pump station construction.

See you at the Sunol-Ohlone Wildflower Festival

Now is a perfect time to visit the East Bay Regional Park District's Sunol-Ohlone Regional Wilderness Park.

Come by the park this Saturday, March 27th for the Sunol-Ohlone Wildflower Festival, 11 to 4 at the Park headquarters: 1895 Geary Road, (south end of Geary Road off Calavaras)

SFPUC will have a booth there. Drop by and learn the latest about the Water System Improvements, enjoy fun crafts for the kids, and test your watershed knowledge.

See you there!

March Coming in Like a Lion for Sunol Valley Work

The Alameda Siphon #4 contractor - Steve P. Rados - has begun preparations for the shutdown of Siphons #2 and #3, and will work around the clock through May to complete the complicated pipeline tie-ins on time.

The San Antonio Pump Station contractor - Mountain Cascade - has begun demolition work on parts of the San Antonio Pump station as part of the upgrade and seismic retrofit. They do this gently, though, since the pump station can't be out of service for any long period of time.

It doesn't look likely that work will go out like a lamb at the end of the month, does it?