Caltrain To Hold Public Meeting On Electrification In San Mateo

SAN MATEO, CA - From CalTrain: Caltrain will host a community meeting to discuss how continued construction for the Caltrain Electrification project will affect San Mateo. The meeting will take place at the Caltrain Electrification Outreach Office at 2121 South El Camino Real, Building A on Tuesday, October 9, at 6 p.m.

Construction activities along the Caltrain right-of-way in San Mateo this month will consist of utility potholing, tree pruning/removal and the installation of the overhead contact system foundations.

The Caltrain Electrification project is a key component of the Caltrain Modernization Program that will electrify the corridor from the San Francisco Caltrain Station at 4th and King streets to approximately the Tamien Station in San Jose, and replace diesel-hauled trains with electric trains. Electrification will improve Caltrain’s system performance, enable more frequent and/or faster train service, and reduce long-term environmental impact by reducing noise, improving regional air quality and reducing greenhouse gas emissions. Caltrain Electrification is scheduled to be operational by 2022.

For more information, visit www.CalMod.org.

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