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Attachment C - Meadow Drive & Charleston Road Hybrid Plan and Profile

Palo Alto City Council
April 29, 2024

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Attachment C - Meadow Drive & Charleston Road Hybrid Plan and Profile
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April 29, 2024
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FOR DISCUSSION PURPOSES ONLY
NOVEMBER 08, 2018

6.0'

6.0'
Profile
Hybrid Track
Landmark
Creek
Right Of Way
Caltrain
Ground Level
Existing
Groundwater
Bridge
LEGEND:

Limits Of Roadway
120+00 125+00 130+00 135+00 140+00 145+00 150+00 155+00 160+00 165+00 170+00 ELEVA TIO N ( ft)

AERIAL VIEW (PLAN)

ELEVATION VIEW (PROFILE)
Track (Shoofly)
Temporary
Track
New Permanent
Lowering
Robles Park
Outlet
Grocery
Church
Methodist
United
St Andrew's

Barron Creek
Adobe Creek

0.3%

1.0%

1.0%

TEMPORARY TRACKSCALTRAIN RIGHT OF WAY (EAST)

CALTRAIN RIGHT OF WAY (WEST)

ELEV. 50.2

TOP OF RAIL
ELEV. 53.8

TOP OF RAIL

ROADWAY

ROADWAY
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EMBANKMENT

RETAINED

HYBRID PROFILE

UNDERPASS
BRIDGE

UNDERPASS
BRIDGE

CONSTRUCTION
BEGIN

CONSTRUCTION

ENDNEW TRACKS

LIMITS OF ROADWAY

LOWERING

LIMITS OF ROADWAY

LOWERING PALO ALTO

CITY LIMIT
Alma St
60 50
40 30
20 12+00 13+00
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30 20
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Meadow Dr
Total length = 680 ft

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Total length = 460 ft
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Alma St
20+00 21+00
22+00
Design Speed = 35 MPH for Alma St
Design Speed = 25 MPH for W Meadow Dr
NOTE:
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30 40
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20 30
40 50
60 Original Ground
Original Ground
Plan & Profile
Meadow / Charleston Hybrid
Roadway Profile Grade
Roadway Profile Grade
Meadow Dr Aerial View (Plan)
Railroad Bridge Structure
Meadow Dr (Profile)
Alma St (Profile)
Elevation ( ft)
Elevation ( ft)

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LEGEND:

Retaining Wall
Limits of Roadway Modifications
Direction of Traffic
Permanent Track Alignment
Caltrain Right-of-Way
Driveway Modification
Bridge Structure
Sidewalk Modification
To San Francisco
To San Jose
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Alma St
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Alma St
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20 30
40 50
60 Total length = 680 ft
Charleston Rd
Original Ground
Design Speed = 35 MPH for Alma St
Design Speed = 25 MPH for Charleston Rd
NOTE:

Ground
Original
Plan & Profi le
Me ad ow / Charlesto n Hy brid
Roadway Profile Grade
Roadway Profile Grade
Charleston Rd Aerial View (Plan)
Railroad Bridge Structure
Charleston Rd (Profile) Alma St (Profile)
Elevation ( ft)
Elevation ( ft)

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100 ft50

FOR DISCUSSION PURPOSES ONLY
0 ft
LEGEND:

Retaining Wall
Limits of Roadway Modifications
Direction of Traffic
Permanent Track Alignment
Caltrain Right-of-Way
Driveway Modification
Bridge Structure
Sidewalk Modification
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To San Francisco
Caltrain Right-of-Way (East)
Caltrain Right-of-Way (West)
Palo Alto
(Roadway Partially Lowered, Railroad Partially Elevated) Charleston Intersection
Ground Level View
(Between Meadow and Charleston)
Example Sections - Hybrid - Looking North
Meadow Drive Intersection
Proposed Hybrid Solution Overview - Looking South West
Typical Property West of Tracks
Backyard View - Looking East
Hybrid
Railroad Grade Separation Sections and Renderings

PRELIMINARY

FOR DISCUSSION PURPOSES ONLY
42nd Avenue, San Mateo
(Roadway Partially Lowered, Railroad Partially Elevated) Holly Street, San Carlos
San Bruno Avenue, San Bruno
Brittan Avenue, San Carlos
Hybrid
Railroad Grade Separation Examples

PRELIMINARY

FOR DISCUSSION PURPOSES ONLY

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