Nakama Photos Featured on VTA/BART Website

Monday, Nov 26, 2012 – Two of the aerial photographs taken by Nakama Enterprises in October 2012 are being featured on the VTA/BART website.  The photos show the current state of the Milpitas and Berryessa stations.  It’s going to be exciting to watch the progress as the stations are being built literally from the ground up.  Click the following link to view the photos; they’re captioned ‘Milpitas Station in Progress’ and ‘Berryessa Station in Progress’.

http://www.vta.org/bart/

Nakama Enterprises Delivers First Set of Aerial Photos of the VTA/BART Berryessa Extension Project

Wednesday, Oct 24, 2012 – Today, Nakama Enterprises delivered the first set of aerial photos for the VTA/BART Silicon Valley Berryessa Extension project.  The images were presented to the project’s prime contractor Skanska-Shimmick-Herzog Joint Venture (SSHJV) at their project headquarters in Milpitas, CA.  Key members of the project team reviewed the images with a great deal of interest and enthusiasm and Nakama received very positive feedback.

There’s an interesting side story here that has to do with the Upper Penitencia Creek.  The first image below taken from Google Maps, shows the area before construction on the project began.  The creek bed corresponds to the line of trees that runs alongside Berryessa Rd.

Upper Penitencia Creek prior to construction

The second image, which is one of ours, shows how things look today.  Notice the creek stops short of the track alignment and picks up again towards the left of the frame.  The creek is actually dammed on both sides and the water is being pumped from one side, across the construction zone into the other creek channel.  This diversion will remain in place until later in the project when the dams will be removed and the creek will flow into the new artificial creek bed (within the dashed green lines) being constructed.

Upper Penitencia Creek – Oct 2012

This preservation effort sends a message that SSHJV is committed to minimizing impacts to the environment whenever possible during the project.  That’s very cool.

Nakama Enterprises Wins VTA/BART Berryessa Project Aerial Photo Contract

Sept 17, 2012 – Nakama Enterprises was recently awarded the Aerial Photography contract for the VTA/BART Berryessa Extension Project.  This is a multi-year project scheduled to run until early 2016.  Notification was made last Thursday by a representative from Skanska-Shimmick-Herzog, the project’s prime contractor.  “We believe this project is good for the long-term economic growth and the environmental health of the Silicon Valley” said Nakama Enterprises CEO, Annette Maxwell, “and we’re thrilled to be a part of it”.