Redwood City Seeks Feedback On Potential Caltrain Grade Separations

REDWOOD CITY, CA — Redwood City is seeking public feedback on several of its railroad crossings.

Specifically, the city released a survey asking whether and how the crossings at Maple, Main and Chestnut streets should be grade separated – and if so, whether Chestnut Street should remain open for vehicles or just pedestrians and bicyclists.

Redwood City is exploring how to best separate roads from train tracks with increased train service along the Caltrain corridor. Downtown Redwood City was selected as a “hub” station for Caltrain’s expansion, which is expected to feature 24 trains per hours, up from 10 trains per hour.

That means the crossing gates could be down for between 18-22 minutes per hours, which would create additional delays for anyone crossing the tracks.

Grade separations to mitigate traffic congestion would take seven to 10 years to complete, and the city is early in the process.

Click here to access the survey and here for more information on the project.