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Public Works sets schedule for San Tomas improvements
Many neighbors still apprehensive about reconstruction project
By Genevieve Roja
For the eighth time in seven months, members of Campbell's Public Works Department and Project Management Team met with San Tomas residents about construction and improvement issues
on the Burrows Road/San Tomas Aquino Road reconstruction project.
Bob Kass, the city's director of public works, led the discussion and Power Point presentation for about 15 people, who had gathered in the Capri School cafetorium Feb. 29. The Campbell City Council is scheduled to approve the newest plan at its next meeting on March 7. There were several issues pinpointed last Tuesday, including utility relocations, tree removals, property access during construction, notice of improvement obligation and project working hours, among others. Staff also presented a tentative project schedule, citing June 6 as the start of construction and Nov. 7 as the target date for completion.
Under utility relocations, the facilities to be replaced are the PG&E gas line and the San Jose water main. On both projects, staff anticipates the design to be completed by the end of March and the construction completed by the end of May. Staff also assured the audience that they would be informed in advance by written notice of any service interruptions.
Once the council awards the project to a contractor on the tentatively scheduled May 2 date, staff has promised a community preconstruction meeting with that contractor. At that time, residents of Burrows Road, San Tomas Aquino Road and other side streets will be informed of construction methods and schedules, detour routes and daily working hours for the project.
Trees that will be removed for the project were posted Feb. 25. Staff mentioned that 15 to 20 new sycamore trees will be planted with the project.
Staff was on hand, following the presentation, to answer lingering questions by those impacted by the project. Many expressed minor concerns, while others disliked the project altogether.
"To be perfectly honest, the majority of the people that live on the street never wanted it, and still don't want it," says Judy DeBernardi, who lives on the corner of Burrows Road and Hacienda Avenue. "I'm not terribly happy about it. I'm still trying to work out modifications to my particular property."
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Campbell, California
