Caltrain Grade Separation
Project STT001 · Public Works
- Special Revenue Funds$2,000,000
- Transportation Impact Fees$2,000,000
Fees paid by new development to offset its traffic impact. Can only fund transportation projects in the City's nexus study.
Source: FY 2026–27 CIP, Fund 351 appropriation.
Grade separation feasibility studies. State planning grants (Caltrain corridor studies), Peninsula Corridor Joint Powers Board participation. Distinct from the larger CPT005 construction project.
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- Studies
- Department
- Public Works
- Spent FY 2023–25
- $134,623
- Estimated lifetime cost
- $2,000,000
›Budget labels for this project
Sources: City of Menlo Park OpenGov CIP detail, project code STT001; resident-facing name shown here is “Caltrain Grade Separation”. Budget worksheet labeled “Caltrain Grade”.
- Estimated lifetime cost
- $2,000,000
- Secured (awarded, received, allocated)
- Amount not disclosed
- Committed, not yet executed
- $0
- Pending application
- $0
- Anticipated (not yet applied for)
- $0
- Funding gap (not yet covered)
- $2,000,000
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The lifetime cost estimate is $2,000,000, from 5-year CIP plan total — STUDY phase only (May 30, 2026). Source: https://www.menlopark.gov/Government/Departments/Public-Works/Capital-improvement-projects/Caltrain-grade-separation. The funding gap is the estimated lifetime cost minus all funding that has not been lost, added up from the funding sources listed below. Year-by-year figures come from the City's adopted five-year capital plan.
Funding sources
Each source carries its own status and citation. Expand a row to see the conditions, dates, and source document. “Ongoing” sources are recurring formula funds; sources still being pursued show no dollar amount.
›General Capital FundAllocated—City of Menlo Park (Fund 501) (city) · study
Conditions: Funding source per CIP plan; specific dollar split not yet confirmed against a Council staff report dedicated to this project.
Future construction will require dedicated grants (FRA, OBAG, state, etc.) — none yet identified for this study line.
Spending by year
Past years are recorded actuals from the City's general ledger. FY 2026 is the adopted current-year budget. FY 2027 through FY 2031 is what the five-year Capital Improvement Plan proposes to spend.
›Where the money went, line by line
| Year | Fund | Category | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY 23 | Capital Project Funds | Services | $74,466 |
| FY 23 | Capital Project Funds | Salaries and Wages | $1,175 |
| FY 23 | Capital Project Funds | Fringe Benefits | $466 |
| FY 24 | Capital Project Funds | Services | $58,516 |
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Past years are summed from gl_transactions for this project. FY 2026 is the adopted current-year budget for the project. FY 2027 through FY 2031 is what the City's adopted five-year CIP proposes to spend, taken from cip_projects.
Council actions
No Council actions are linked to STT001 yet. As decisions tied to this project are added to the database, they will appear here.