Kato Road Closing; Dixon Landing is Detour

Expect heavier traffic on Dixon Landing Road after April 23, when Kato Road will be closed for nine months to make way for the new BART extension.

The Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority issued the following press release:

WHAT:

A grade separation is currently be constructed where Kato Road crosses the railroad tracks. In preparation for the BART Silicon Valley Berryessa Extension, Kato Road will be closed to automobiles, bicycles and pedestrians between Warms Springs Boulevard and Milmont Drive in southern Fremont. Kato Road will remain closed for nine months and open again in early 2013.

Construction activities will include the following:

• Major roadway excavation

• Construction and installation of new BART bridge

and freight railroad bridge over Kato Road.

Access near the job site will be maintained for local businesses and residents.

DETOUR:

Dixon Landing Road should be used as primary detour route.

From I-680: Left on Warm Spring Blvd right on Dixon

Landing Road, right on Milmont Drive

From I-880 or Kato Road: Right on Milmont Drive, left on

Dixon Landing Road, left on Warm Springs Blvd

WHEN:

April 23, 2012 – nine months closure – opening again in early 2013

WHERE:

Kato Road will be closed between Warm Springs Boulevard and Milmont Drive in southern Fremont.

SAFETY:

For the safety of the public and construction workers, traffic control measures and detour signage will be in place. Please use extra caution in the construction zone and be aware of flagmen, signage barricades and trucks entering and exiting the job site.

BART Silicon Valley

Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) Silicon Valley Project is a 16-mile extension of the existing BART system to San Jose, Milpitas and Santa Clara, which will be delivered through a phased approach.

The first phase, the Berryessa Extension, is a 10-mile, two-station extension, beginning in Fremont south of the future BART Warm Springs Station and proceeding in the former Union Pacific Railroad right-of-way through Milpitas, the location of the first station, and then to the Berryessa area of north San Jose, at the second station.

VTA continues project development activities for the second 6-mile phase of the project that includes a 5.1 mile-long subway tunnel through downtown San Jose, and ends at grade in Santa Clara near the Caltrain Station.

Construction on the second phase of the project will begin as additional funding is secured.

To see a map of the planned construction and detour, view the attached document.