October 2008

UP Track Removal to Occur through December 2009

On October 22, 2008, after a month of testing the new corridor, Union Pacific Railroad has formally accepted its new corridor and will now begin removing the rails, ties, and ballast (the rocks) from its former corridor to allow work on the remaining portion of the Grade Separation Project to continue. Union Pacific's track removal work is expected to continue through December 2009.  Once this work is complete and Union Pacific has formally abandoned this portion of its corridor, Union Pacific will transfer the right-of-way of its former corridor to the City. For more information on this work, please click here.

What a Year! Grade Separation Moves Forward Ahead of Schedule

Thanks to the diligent and coordinated efforts of the Washington Boulevard/Paseo Padre Parkway Grade Separation Project construction team over the last year, the project is moving forward ahead of schedule. On September 22, 2008, the project team, in coordination with Union Pacific Railroad, transferred the UP rail operations to the new corridor, marking a major milestone in the progress of the project. (Click here to see images from this historical moment.)

To get a better understanding of the amount of work that has advanced the project to this point, please click here to read about highlights of some of the major improvements that have occurred over the last year.