Tag: rail

TCEP Grant for San Leandro Street

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Project Locations on Leandro Street at 75th, 81st, 85th, 92nd, and 98th avenues

At the October 15, 2026 BPAC meeting, Andre Soucy and Eamon Jahouach, from Funding Strategy at OakDOT, will present on a transportation grant funding opportunity this fall. The Trade Corridor Enhancement Program (TCEP) provides funding for infrastructure improvements on rail corridors that have a high volume of freight movement. These types of improvements have the additional benefit of improving conditions for people walking, biking, rolling, or driving across at-grade railroad crossings. OakDOT requests BPAC feedback on prioritization of 3 of 5 potential railroad crossing intersection improvements on San Leandro Street for this grant application. OakDOT staff will be requesting BPAC to consider writing letters of support. Applications are due in mid-November, and the awards are expected to be announced in June 2027.

An excerpt is below, followed by the full presentation.

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Embarcadero West Rail Safety and Access Improvements

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At the May 2, 2024 BPAC Infrastructure Committee meeting, Acacia Dupierre, Senior Transportation Planner of OakDOT’s Major Projects Division, will present on the Embarcadero West Rail Safety and Access Improvements project. The project will significantly increase multi-modal safety and accessibility along the Embarcadero West corridor and surrounding neighborhoods while reducing delays for freight and passenger rail.

The project will focus on safety and rail reliability measures, including the reconstruction of all intersection railroad crossings and new fencing along the railroad tracks to separate trains from other road users, streetscape improvements that will create a more welcoming, walkable corridor, and a multi-use trail on the waterfront side of the street. This project also includes redevelopment of the overweight vehicle corridor between Middle Harbor Road to Market Street. At the BPAC Infrastructure meeting, project staff will provide a brief overview of the project’s history and goals.

Staff are applying for a Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements (CRISI) grant. They are requesting a letter of support from the BPAC to include in their funding application.

The presentation is below.

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