FOLSOM, Calif. — Sacramento Regional Transit (SacRT) will begin construction on its 15-minute service project beginning in January, causing light rail closures and disruptions through July 2024.
The project will add a passing track at the Glenn Drive Station to provide 15-minute light rail service to all Folsom area stations including Hazel Avenue, Iron Point Road and Historic Folsom.
Right now, SacRT offers train service every 30 minutes at stations after Sunrise Station, meaning Hazel, Iron Point, Glenn and Historic Folsom stations, according to Jessica Gonzalez, a SacRT spokeswoman.
This is because light rail moves to a single track from a double track at the Sunrise Station, she said. The construction of the passing track at the Glenn Drive Station will allow 15-minute service at the four stations without having to build a double track all the way to the Historic Folsom station, according to Gonzalez.
SacRT will conduct signal work near the Iron Point Station on Tuesday, Jan. 2, 2024, and Wednesday, Jan. 3, 2024. The work will cause the Iron Point Station to close both days, the public service said. SacRT will implement a Gold Line Bus Bridge between the Sunrise and Historic Folsom stations to provide service.
Shuttle buses will pick up and drop off riders during construction every 30 minutes. The bus bridge on both days is as follows:
- First Bus at Sunrise Station – 4:35 a.m.
- Last Bus at Sunrise Station – 11:05 p.m.
- First Bus at Historic Folsom Station – 5 a.m.
- Last Bus at Historic Folsom Station – 11:30 p.m.
At the Hazel Avenue Station, bus riders looking to go toward the Sacramento Valley Station should find the bus at the inside station at the driveway. Riders looking to go toward the Historic Folsom Station should find the bus on Folsom Boulevard next to the Inbound platform.
At the Sunrise Station, bus riders looking to go toward the Historic Folsom Station should find the bus on Folsom Boulevard next to the Inbound platform. Light rail trains will run from the Sunrise Station to the Sacramento Valley Station during construction.
The signal work will allow trains to turn around at Iron Point Station, so during construction from Jan. 3, 2024, until July 2024, SacRT only has to close two stations instead of four, Gonzalez said.
Closures until July
Starting Jan. 4, 2024, and lasting until July 2024, there will be no light rail service between the Iron Point and Historic Folsom stations as construction of the passing track near the Glenn Drive Station begins, according to SacRT.
SacRT will open a shorter bus bridge between the Iron Point and Historic Folsom stations running every 30 minutes to supplement the lack of service, according to the SacRT website.
“If a customer does not want to take the shuttle bus they can park and catch the train at one of SacRT’s free park-and-ride lots at Iron Point, Hazel and Sunrise stations,” SacRT said in a statement on their website.
The schedule for SacRT’s bus bridges, which run every 30 minutes, is as follows from Jan. 4, 2024, through July 2024:
Weekday Bus Bridge Schedule:
- First Bus at Iron Point Station – 4:41 a.m.
- Last Bus at Iron Point Station – 11:11 p.m.
- First Bus at Historic Folsom Station – 5:00 a.m.
- Last Bus at Historic Folsom Station – 11:30 p.m.
Saturday Bus Bridge Schedule:
- First Bus at Iron Point Station – 7:11 a.m.
- Last Bus at Iron Point Station – 11:11 p.m.
- First Bus at Historic Folsom Station – 7:30 a.m.
- Last Bus at Historic Folsom Station – 11:30 p.m.
Sunday Bus Bridge Schedule:
- First Bus at Iron Point Station – 9:41 a.m.
- Last Bus at Iron Point Station – 9:11 p.m.
- First Bus at Historic Folsom Station – 10:00 a.m.
- Last Bus at Historic Folsom Station – 9:30 p.m.
Folsom Boulevard Lane Closures
Folsom Boulevard lanes will close as part of the project starting Jan. 2, 2024, SacRT said.
These closures will affect the stretch of Folsom Boulevard between Bidwell Street and Parkshore Drive, SacRT said. Glenn Drive will also be closed between Folsom Boulevard and Coolridge Drive.
Folsom Boulevard will be reduced from two lanes to one lane in both directions, and the speed limit reduced to 35 mph, according to public transit. The lane closures are expected to remain in effect seven days a week until the project’s completion in summer 2024.
“To help ease traffic congestion during this period, motorists are recommended to take alternate routes and adjust travel times if possible,” SacRT said.
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