Sawyer Camp Trail 2-day Closure - November 2nd and 3rd

Sawyer Camp Trail will be closed for two days on November 2^nd and 3^rd (Wednesday and Thursday).

During the closure, our project team will deliver additional rock to our new access road segments, and continue seismic upgrades on our Crystal Springs/San Andreas Pipeline. Water in this pipeline has been “turned off” for the months of October and November to facilitate this work.

Notice the unusual green color on some slopes along the trail? This is a temporary, first step of re-vegetation. This bright green soil stabilizer will turn brown and blend in with the surrounding landscape as it dries. During next year’s dry season, we’ll be re-planting native plants in these locations.

One more thing of interest to trail users: the Lower Crystal Springs Dam concrete pours will continue through mid-November. The biggest day will be on Tuesday, November 1^st when approximately 65 trucks will deliver cement using Skyline Blvd., Crystal Springs Road and Polhemus Road. Much smaller pours (just a few trucks) are expected on October 28^th (Friday) and October 31^st (Monday).

Construction of a larger stilling basin, Lower Crystal Springs Dam.

Please do not hesitate to call with your questions or concerns!

Sawyer Camp Trail Open

The entire Sawyer Camp Trail is now open! You will see some construction vehicles driving on the trail daily for the next several weeks. The largest truck is expected to be a water truck, necessary to control dust at the pipeline work locations next to the trail.

                                                                    

Additional short trail closures are expected this fall. Please subscribe to this website (see right) to get automatic email updates!

Neighbors have asked us about the night work currently taking place on Highway 280 above the Lower Crystal Springs Dam. This is a Caltrans project to improve drainage on the freeway. Caltrans expects the work to be completed by November 15^th, prior to the official start of the rainy season.

Please call us 24 hours a day with any questions or concerns!

Busy Day -- Work Near Sawyer Camp Trail on Monday, October 24th

On Monday, October 24^th Sawyer Camp Trail will be closed from the Hillcrest Gate to the 5 mile marker. This northern-most one mile section of trail will close all day for routine water system maintenance. You will be able to enter the trail at the southern trailhead (Skyline and Crystal Springs Road) and enjoy the first five miles of trail, but there will be no through access at Hillcrest.

The southern portion of the trail will be open Monday, but hikers may see something unexpected: A Hydroseed Truck on the trail! The truck will be applying “Earth Guard” onto the slopes near the trail to prevent erosion. Earth Guard is an environmentally friendly soil stabilizer, and the work is monitored by wildlife biologists. This must be done in advance of the winter storms, but does not require the trail to be closed.

The next big concrete pour for the Lower Crystal Springs Dam stilling basin will take place this Monday, October 24^th. 90 trucks will deliver cement to the area between 6 a.m. and 8 p.m. using Polhemus and Crystal Springs Road. A smaller pour is scheduled for Tuesday, October 25^th with about 20 to 45 cement deliveries starting at 6 a.m. Construction on the Lower Crystal Springs Dam stilling basin, spillway and parapet wall is expected to finish on schedule by November 15^th!

Please contact us 24-hours a day with any questions or concerns at (866) 973-1476.

Map of work near Sawyer Camp Trail in 2011 and 2012. Click to enlarge.

Peninsula Watershed Update

v     Reminder: Sawyer Camp Trail is closed for two days on October 19th and 20^th (Wednesday and Thursday). The entire trail will be closed for two days - to reopen at sunrise on Friday, October 21^st.

v     On Monday, October 24^th Sawyer Camp Trail will be closed from the Hillcrest Gate to the 5 mile marker. This northern-most one mile section of trail will close all day for routine water system maintenance. You will be able to enter the trail at the southern trailhead (Skyline and Crystal Springs Road) and enjoy the first five miles of trail, but there will be no through access at Hillcrest.

v     Work continues on the Lower Crystal Springs Dam stilling basin. The next big concrete pour will take place this Monday, October 24^th: 90 trucks will deliver cement to the area between 6 a.m. and 8 p.m. using Polhemus and Crystal Springs Road. A smaller pour is scheduled for Tuesday, October 25^th with about 20 to 45 cement deliveries starting at 6 a.m. Construction on the Lower Crystal Springs Dam stilling basin, spillway and parapet wall is expected to finish on schedule by November 15^th!

Please contact us 24-hours a day with any questions or concerns at (866) 973-1476!

Sawyer Camp Trail 2-day Closure: October 19th and 20th

TRAIL CLOSURE:

Sawyer Camp Trail will be closed for two days on October 19th and 20^th (Wednesday and Thursday). The entire trail will be closed for two days - to reopen at sunrise on Friday, October 21^st.

The closure (originally scheduled for earlier this month) is needed to prepare for the rainy season at construction sites near the trail. Also, 100 trucks will deliver rock to complete new access road segments that run along our water pipeline. These access roads will enable repairs and maintenance of the Crystal Springs/San Andreas Pipeline… without driving on Sawyer Camp Trail!

WEEKEND WORK:

Crews will be working this Saturday and Sunday at the Lower Crystal Springs Dam work site (near the southern trailhead to Sawyer Camp Trail) in order to complete work prior to winter storms. Work will also continue all weekend on the Crystal Springs/San Andreas Pipeline adjacent to Sawyer Camp Trail. The pipeline was recently emptied of water for a short window of time to allow for seismic upgrades and valve replacements. Small pick-up trucks and one water truck for dust control will need to drive on the trail both Saturday and Sunday at speeds no more than 5 mph.

POLHEMUS AND BUNKER HILL

All day Friday, October 14^th our team will be removing soil from a staging area along Polhemus between Crystal Springs Road and Bunker Hill Drive. You may notice our flagger directing traffic on Polhemus. This work will break for the weekend, but may need to resume on Monday (October 17^th).

Please contact us 24-hours a day with any questions or concerns!

Heavy Truck Traffic Expected on Skyline and Crystal Springs: Thursday, October 13th

A short rain delay has moved the concrete pour for the Lower Crystal Springs Dam stilling basin to Thursday, October 13^th. This will require 90 cement truck deliveries near Skyline Blvd. and Crystal Springs Rd. throughout the day (5:30 a.m. to 8:30 p.m.) this Thursday. Please use caution near the southern trailhead to Sawyer Camp Trail!

Crystal Springs Reservoir Projects Update

Heavy truck traffic is expected this coming Wednesday, October 12^th along Skyline Blvd. and Crystal Springs Road. 90 cement trucks will deliver concrete for the Lower Crystal Springs Dam stilling basin beginning at 2 a.m. on Wednesday and continuing until 5 p.m. (The pour was originally scheduled for earlier this week and postponed due to the storm).

Heavy rain this week also postponed a necessary 2-day closure of Sawyer Camp Trail. A trail closure is anticipated the third week of October…stay tuned for the exact dates!

Underwater seismic construction in Lower Crystal Springs Reservoir near the southern trailhead to Sawyer Camp Trail is progressing rapidly. Hikers on Sawyer Camp Trail will see more boats and other equipment in the water this week.

Everything that enters the water is carefully cleaned under the supervision of marine engineers and wildlife biologists. Protecting water quality and native species is top priority to the project team! The yellow floating booms in the water are silt curtains – an underwater curtain that keeps species out of the work zone and sediment inside. Similar underwater work continues in San Andreas Lake, west of the town of San Bruno.

Near the northern trailhead of the San Andreas Trail, you may also notice PG&E gas-line testing work currently underway (scroll down to see story and photo from August 24, 2011).

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Silt Curtains in Lower Crystal Springs Reservoir near Sawyer Camp Trail.

Update: Sawyer Camp Trail Closure Postponed

Due to the expected stormy weather conditions, construction activities planned near Sawyer Camp Trail for Wednesday and Thursday have been postponed. The trail will be open both days.

If you like running the trail in the rain, enjoy!

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