FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Syblon Reid and UC Davis Celebrate Undercrossing Ribbon Cutting Ceremony

by Tamara Wilder
staff writer
(916)351-0457
srco@srco.com

April 2, 2003, Folsom, CA - Today, the Putah Creek Undercrossing non-motor vehicle tunnel and bicycle trail was officially opened, which marked an important day for UC Davis campus officials.

For over twelve years UC DAvis campus officials had been working diligently with The City of Davis to approve a non-motorized vehicle route from the Southern portion of the UC Davis Campus.

Today, the new undercrossing forms a tunnel under the Union Pacific Railroad tracks located at the eastern end of the UC Davis campus by the Davis Commons shopping center. The path extends past the UCD campus and apartment complexes, including Allegre, Sorrento and Tanglewood.

Until the undercrossing tunnel structure was completed, pedestrians traveling from the southern side of UC Davis could not access the campus without encountering heavy vehicle traffic on the Richards Boulevard overcrossing.

To complete this much needed project, the City of Davis chose Syblon Reid, General Engineering Contractors. Syblon Reid took extensive safety measures to devise a construction plan that would keep the existing railroad intact while constructing the underpass for non-vehicle travelers.

The scope of this project included constructing a pre-cast post tensioned reinforced concrete box culvert for the undercrossing, installing illumated lighting throughout the access area and pouring concrete bike trail pathways.

This project required completion over a 3-stage emergency shut-down of the main east coast to west coast rail link for Union Pacific Railroad.

Syblon Reid, General Engineering Contractors, formed in 1955 by John Reid and Ray Syblon, has emphasized quality work at competitive prices on difficult and/or unique construction projects. Throughout the years Syblon Reid has grown steadily to meet the expanding engineering construction needs of northern California and Nevada. Today, Syblon Reid provides design-build engineering construction services for land, water, utilities and heavy infrastructure projects.

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