Railway Track & Structures - March 2009 - (Page 9) way, including Dulles Airport. While the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority, the project manager, is committed to construction of Phase 2, a start-up date has not yet been set. Station designs are being fine-tuned as construction nears. In January, the U.S. Department of Transportation forwarded the project's $900 million Full Funding Grant Agreement to Congress with a positive recommendation. Caltrain completes Palo Alto project Construction at both Palo Alto Caltrain stations is now complete. The year-long, $35-million construction project improves track capacity and rail safety at both train stations, as well as brings the stations up to meet the requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act. Construction at California Avenue eliminated the “holdout” rule at the station. The center boarding platform was replaced with outside boarding platforms on either side of the tracks and a fence between the train tracks. Pedestrians now use an underpass to cross between the platforms. At the main Palo Alto station on University Avenue, crews modified the northern-most underpass to meet ADA standards and replaced the existing platforms with new, longer platforms. Palo Alto is the second busiest station on Caltrain after the San Francisco station, serving nearly 3,700 people each weekday. The California Avenue station serves more than 900 riders. www.rtands.com Railway Track & Structures March 2009 9 http://www.rtands.com
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