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Re: Hghway 37 and SMART/NWP
Author: john
Date: 09-04-2024 - 17:17
FUD Wrote:
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> Thanks for this! At least somebody at SMART has
> thought about it a little.
>
> The road people would have to get involved with
> elevating SMART through Novato/Ignacio, too. The
> wye is pretty much under the 101/37 interchange,
> so I suspect there's not a lot of room for
> elevating the tracks before freeway bridges have
> to be raised, too. That's certainly been thought
> about, and if 37's to be substantially raised the
> interchange (and 101, which is kind of low-level
> too) will have to be raised too. Really, the train
> and the road work should be done together, but as
> you note SMART has other things on their mind at
> the moment.
SMART may be pondering if it will exist after the next tax extension election. Most of the flooding issues at Ignacio wye are not from "global warming" but simply from Novato creek getting more narrow and shallow from lack of dredging. Google earth Novato creek. Look how wide the RR trestle was built and how narrow the stream flow has become. Most of the Schellville flooding issues are because they stopped dredging Sonoma creek.San Antonio creek Same thing. How do i know? I have lived in this area for 70 plus years.
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> Thanks for this! At least somebody at SMART has
> thought about it a little.
>
> The road people would have to get involved with
> elevating SMART through Novato/Ignacio, too. The
> wye is pretty much under the 101/37 interchange,
> so I suspect there's not a lot of room for
> elevating the tracks before freeway bridges have
> to be raised, too. That's certainly been thought
> about, and if 37's to be substantially raised the
> interchange (and 101, which is kind of low-level
> too) will have to be raised too. Really, the train
> and the road work should be done together, but as
> you note SMART has other things on their mind at
> the moment.
SMART may be pondering if it will exist after the next tax extension election. Most of the flooding issues at Ignacio wye are not from "global warming" but simply from Novato creek getting more narrow and shallow from lack of dredging. Google earth Novato creek. Look how wide the RR trestle was built and how narrow the stream flow has become. Most of the Schellville flooding issues are because they stopped dredging Sonoma creek.San Antonio creek Same thing. How do i know? I have lived in this area for 70 plus years.
