Autumn Parkway at the railroad tracks, 2015.

Q I want to report that I was so excited to hear that the Autumn Street cross-over extension in San Jose is really happening! According to a worker I spoke with, it will likely open in February. I am very excited about that.

Rona Layton

A You have a pretty good source. The Autumn Parkway project between the Union Pacific Railroad tracks and Julian Street could be done by the end of February or in March, depending on the rain.

Q What’s the status on the Autumn Street extension from Julian to Coleman and the huge Target/Trader Joe’s shopping center there? It would be a huge improvement for getting from downtown and the Diridon area north to shopping, Guadalupe Park and the airport.

Michael Foster

San Jose

A In a couple of years, work should be under way to extend Autumn from Julian to San Carlos Street. When this second phase is done, it will connect Coleman and Bird avenues to each other. Autumn between Park and Santa Clara streets will be widened to a two-way street.

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Highway 237 in line for changes down the road: Roadshow Q This season has been particularly tough on the fragile and very heavily-used stretch of Edgewood Road from Interstate 280 east down to Crestview Drive on the Redwood City/San Carlos border. New landslides occur regularly on this steep and narrow roadway. Amazingly, they are cleaned up in time for the busy commute to and from the freeway.

But it feels like this area is a major accident waiting to happen. I especially feel sorry for cyclists who barely have room to ride on a good day, but also have to contend with piles of rubble and mud on the roadside.

I’ve never heard San Mateo County officials or anyone else address the overall safety of this road. There is a huge, soggy hillside above the road. Is it stable? I feel that I am taking a risk every time I drive that way. Any information you can glean would help put my mind at rest.

Lisa Bamford

Redwood City

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A San Mateo County monitors Edgewood Road pretty extensively. They have crews drive the length of the road at least twice daily and sweep the road weekly at a minimum and often more frequently. They routinely monitor ditches at the top of the slope and clean them in advance of coming rains.

A number of years ago, a geotechnical study was performed of the slopes above the road. The study did not identify any significant stability risks, but made some recommendations on how to deal with the shallow mudflows. Crews constructed bowls near the base of the slope to catch falling debris and mud, and that strategy has been effective for many years.

Plus, they also installed detachable chain-link fences along the slope where small rocks routinely tumble down the hillside. There is currently some debris buildup behind the fences that should be removed this week.

Oh, one more thing. This past fall, a very large boulder which had begun to move the previous winter was removed.

Resting easier, Lisa?

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