Traffic and Trail Impacts

From time to time our construction and maintenance projects require temporary road or lane closures, trail closures or similar impacts to vehicular or pedestrian traffic. Current and planned impacts will be noticed here.

Current Trail Impacts

Guadalupe River south of Tasman Drive

Valley Water will be conducting levee repairs along Guadalupe River south of Tasman Drive. Work is planned for the east and west creek side levees at different times. Work will entail compacting the levees to address damage caused by rodents. The repairs will help ensure the levees continue to function as constructed, for the safety of nearby people and properties. Adequate levee maintenance also ensures Valley Water’s ability to access and service streams during an emergency, such as a flood event, is maintained.

Weather permitting, the following sections of the Guadalupe River Trail south of Tasman Drive will be closed while crews are working:

• Guadalupe River Trail East
  The east trail will be closed from Monday, February 23, through Friday, February 27, between 7:00 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. Click here to view the trail detour map.
• Guadalupe River West Levee / Maintenance Road
  The adjacent west levee/maintenance road will be closed on weekdays, from Monday, March 2, through Friday, March 20, between 7:00 a.m. and    3:30 p.m. Click here to view the trail detour map.

Your Safety
The trails will remain open on weekends and reopen at the end of each workday. For your safety, please follow the detour and do not attempt to enter the closed trail. Crews will be using heavy machinery, focused on their tasks, and may not see people who enter the closed trail sections. A map of the trail detour is forthcoming. 
Stream Maintenance Program (2025)
As part of our Stream Maintenance Program (SMP), Valley Water performs work along creeks across Santa Clara County every summer. Under the SMP, work is conducted annually to improve the environment, reduce flood risk, and keep our communities safe. For decades, our crews have been trekking into streams to remove sediment build-up, manage vegetation, clear trash and debris, and stabilize banks that have eroded during high water flows. To download a copy of the 2025 SMP mailer, click here. The 2025 SMP season is done with no further trail impacts for the completed 2025 season.

Current Traffic Impacts

None at this time.