The Benicia-Martinez Railroad Drawbridge is facing height issues, impacting future rail services that aim to reduce travel times between the Bay Area and Sacramento. With an ambitious plan to increase frequency and speed of trains, the Capitol Corridor has proposed building a new higher bridge to prevent lengthy delays caused by maritime traffic. Two proposals for this costly project would improve vertical clearance and require years of construction, signaling a critical upgrade for regional rail infrastructure.
"The drawbridge's vertical lift span rises several times a day to allow large ships to pass underneath, halting rail traffic for 20 minutes or more."
"Capitol Corridor intends to run trains from Oakland to Sacramento in about an hour—nearly twice as fast as now, requiring an upgrade to the bridge."
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