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Stymied by red tape, Caltrain looks to repair rail bridge after storm damage

Original post made on Oct 19, 2023

Facing the prospect of another wet winter, Palo Alto and Menlo Park are keeping a particularly watchful eye on the San Francisquito Creek rail bridge, an aged span where Caltrain found bank erosion after the Dec. 31 storm.

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Posted by mickie winkler
a resident of University South
on Oct 19, 2023 at 11:34 am
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All suggested fixes to the San Francisquito Creek have been STYMIED BY RED TAPE since at least 1999 when the The San Francisquito Creek Joint Powers Authority was formed--and staffed!. That was after the massive1998 flood. Residents in the area with mortgages are required to have expensive flood insurance. The fixes are obvious and easy. The process? Absurd.

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Posted by Lora
a resident of Downtown North
on Oct 19, 2023 at 3:15 pm
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Hey, Caltrain! I've got a bunch of river rocks you can absolutely have! Would love to help save the bridge and get rid of these rocks in one fell swoop.

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