Centerville Railroad Safety Improvements

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Overview

The Centerville Railroad Corridor Quiet Zone Project proposes to install safety improvements at six at-grade railroad crossings and to eliminate the current federal requirement for railroad horn blasts. The project is being implemented in coordination with Union Pacific Railroad (UPRR), the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), and the Altamont Commute Express (ACE). The street crossings included in the project include: Blacow Road, Dusterberry Way, Maple Avenue, Fremont Boulevard, Shinn Street, and Clarke Drive.

Centerville Railroad Safety Improvement Project_October 2023

Objectives

The Centerville Railroad Safety Improvement Project seeks to achieve the following goals:

Implement supplemental safety measures (SSMs) at each at-grade crossing to improve the safety for all modes of travel across the railroad tracks.
Seek funding from regional transportation sources (County, State and Federal) to implement railroad crossing safety improvements. The project has been identified as a priority for implementation by 2030 as part of the County Transportation Plan (CTP) for Alameda County.
Establish a quiet zone in the Centerville neighborhood and along the ACE Train corridor within Fremont.

Status

The City of Fremont is funding planning efforts to facilitate the project. On December 14, 2021, the Fremont City Council approved a “notice of intent” to create a railroad quiet zone along the Centerville corridor. The City has hired RailPros to assist with preliminary concept development and agency coordination for safety enhancements.

Schedule

action item	date/duration	initiated by
Diagnostic Meeting Pre-Diagnostic Meetings Diagnostic Meeting Approval of Diagnostic Meeting Minutes	Held February 7, 2023 & March 30, 2023 Completed May 10, 2023 Completed October 20, 2023	City of Fremont
Approval of Concept Plans	Q4 2025	City of Fremont
Approval of Preemption Timing	Q4 2025	City of Fremont
Submit Notice of Intent	Q4 2025	City of Fremont
Completion of Construction Plans for Safety Project including Approval of Plans by UPRR	TBD	City of Fremont
Signal and Track Design by UPRR	TBD	UPRR
Application to CPUC for Railroad Crossing Modification	TBD	City of Fremont
Construction & Maintenance Agreement between City and UPRR	TBD	UPRR
CPUC Permit Approval	TBD	CPUC
Bid and Award of City Construction Contract	TBD	City of Fremont
City Project Construction Period	TBD	City of Fremont
UPRR Project Construction Period	TBD	UPRR
Quiet Zone Community Education Process	TBD	City of Fremont
Submit Notice of Establishment	TBD	City of Fremont
Establish Quiet Zone	TBD	City of Fremont