MTC Briefing: Richmond-San Rafael Bridge Joints; 511 Emergency Texts; MTC Summer Interns

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  Metropolitan Transportation Commission MTC Briefing: July/August 2019  
 

Crews Complete Richmond-San Rafael Joint Replacements

 
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  Work crews earlier this month completed the final concrete pour of the months-long project to replace 31 expansion joints on the westbound upper deck of the Richmond-San Rafael Bridge. With the completion of the final joint replacement, all plates have been removed from the upper deck roadway. Each of the original 1950-era joints has been replaced by a new joint that features a rubberized seal designed to shrink and expand with changing temperatures. More  
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MTC   511 Adds Emergency Text Alerts
511 SF Bay this summer launched a text-based mass notification feature for travelers in the nine-county Bay Area, known as 511 Emergency Alerts. This new service will inform users who opt in to receive alert messages of transportation emergencies, including freeway closures and severe transit disruptions. Sign up for the alerts by texting “511Alert” to 888777. MORE
 
 
MTC   Bridge Tolls Ease East Bay Commuters’ Parking Crunch
This July, MTC awarded $9.3 million in Regional Measure 2 toll dollars to advance new commuter parking projects in Alameda County. $7 million will go to the Alameda County Transportation Commission to help fund a new parking garage near the Dublin/Pleasanton BART station, and $2.3 million will go to MTC’s Bay Bridge Forward initiative to complete a trio of commuter parking lots at Oakland and Albany locations served by AC Transit’s transbay buses. MORE
 
 
MTC   California High Speed Rail Authority Plans for Northern California
The California High Speed Rail Authority released its preferred alternatives for routes in Northern California this July, detailing how the system would connect the Central Valley to the Bay Area. The announcement of the alternatives marks the start of an outreach campaign through the summer to gather feedback from the public on the recommendations. MORE
 
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  Richmond-San Rafael Bridge Joint Repair
Photographer Karl Nielsen captured a nighttime work crew as they replaced the 31 steel expansion joints on the Richmond-San Rafael Bridge, arguably one of the most majestic and underrated bridges to cross the Bay. These captivating photos show the challenging and dangerous work these crews undertook to keep the bridge safe and the Bay Area humming.
 
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  MTC High School Interns: Class of 2019
For the 19th year in a row, MTC set up high school interns from all over the Bay Area with paid summer jobs in transit and transportation agencies in or near their hometowns. This year’s cohort of 30 students may soon be headed to college, but for many of them, this is their very first job. The internship program was created in 2000 to reach students who would not typically consider careers in the field of transportation, especially women and minorities.
 
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