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Paving is complete on Sanchez and Steiner

Paving is now complete on Sanchez and Steiner streets. Our contractor has begun removing equipment on Sanchez Street. Our water operations crew continues to perform tests on Steiner Street near Duboce Park to make sure we provide safe, high quality drinking water.

We expect to complete this project in January 2010. Thank you for your patience and cooperation throughout construction.

The SFPUC wants to wish everyone happy holidays.

Weekly Construction Updates

Our contractor will start additional asphalt paving of Sanchez and Steiner streets between 14th and Haight next Monday, December 14 through Wednesday, December 16. Work hours: 8:00 am – 5:00 pm. Parking will be restricted on both sides of Sanchez Street and the west side of Steiner Street between Duboce and Haight. Once completed, the contractor will begin consolidating equipment on Herman and removing steel plates on Sanchez.

Project Updates

The project is nearing completion. Our Water Operation crew is currently performing various tests at Steiner Street near Duboce Park, these test will ensure that we provide the best quality drinking water. When the tests are done, final connections to water pipes will be made, we expect to finish the connections in two weeks. The contractor is working on removing equipment, pipe and steel plates from Sanchez Street.

Main Break on Waller and Steiner Repaired

Vibrations from road paving in the middle intersection of Waller and Steiner caused an old 2" air valve to break from an existing 16" water pipe around 1:20 pm Wednesday, Nov. 25. Our water operations crew responded immediately and the repair was done by 2:30 pm.

Crew will continue street restoration at the intersection of Waller and Steiner and is expected to be completed today.

Happy Thanksgiving!

Construction will continue on the north side of Duboce Street at the intersections of Sanchez and Steiner this Sat. 11/21 and Sun. 11/22. Work hour 8:00 am to 8:00 pm (see last posting for detail information).

There will be no work on Thur. 11/26 and Fri. 11/27. We wish you a

Happy Thanksgiving!!

Construction Update

Construction on the new Vista Francisco Pump Station building located on Crestline Drive is progressing on schedule. Crews have begun the pouring of concrete for the foundation of the new water pumping station building.

Weekend Work

Weekend Work Scheduled for
Sat & Sun 11/14 – 11/15 and
Sat & Sun 11/21 – 11/22

What: The SFPUC is working to expedite the completion of the Noe Valley Transmission Main Replacement Project and has scheduled work on the weekends noted above. Work will begin on the north side of Duboce Street at the intersections of Sanchez and Steiner.

Work Hours: Construction starts at 8:00 am to 8:00 pm and may extend if necessary.

Traffic: One lane of traffic will remain open and a traffic control will be onsite to direct traffic.

Muni N Judah line: Please check with Muni for update as the schedule for the line will be impacted and allow additional travel time.

Construction Noise: Contractor will make efforts to minimize construction noise.

Parking: Parking will be restricted near the intersections. Please plan your parking accordingly.

Street Restoration Updates

Street restoration on Sanchez Street from Market to about 200 feet south of Duboce has been rescheduled to start on Monday, November 23 and will last no more than 3 days.

To expedite the completion of this project, weekend work is scheduled for Nov. 14, & 15, and Nov. 21 & 22. Construction activity will take place on the north side of Duboce near Sanchez St. We will provide information on weekend construction hours next week.

Construction Update

Contractor will finish up work at the southeast intersection of Sanchez and Duboce (directly across from the Duboce Park Café) next week and begin to remove construction equipment from Sanchez Street south of Duboce. Final street paving on Sanchez Street from Market to about 200 feet south of Duboce is scheduled to start on November 9.

To expedite this project weekend work has been scheduled for Nov. 14, & 15, and Nov. 21 &22. Construction activity will take place on the north side of Duboce near Sanchez St.. We will provide updates on the schedule of weekend construction activity.

WATER SERVICE INTERRUPTION

Tues, Oct 27, 2 AM – 6 AM
Location:
· 15th St. from Noe to Sanchez
· Henry St. from Noe to Sanchez
· Noe St. from 14th to 16th
· Market St. from Sanchez to Noe

Wed, Oct 28, 2 AM – 6 AM
Location:
· 14th St. from Noe to Church
· 166 Sanchez St.
· Belcher St. from 14th to Duboce

Emergency: 550-4956

SFPUC water operations will be connecting the new water main to the city water system. This will require temporary interruption of your water service during the dates and hours listed above. We apologize in advance for this inconvenience.

This activity is being conducted overnight to minimize disruption to businesses in the area.
If you have any specific health or water needs, please contact us immediately 554-3244. We will coordinate between our water operations crews and our Public Health department representative.

Construction noise can be expected for residents who live near Sanchez at 15th and Sanchez at Henry Streets on 10/27 and Sanchez at 14th and 166 Sanchez on 10/28. We have instructed the crews to minimize disruption.

Following the shut-down, we recommend running your tap for a few minutes and save the water for your plants. Visit sfwater.org/district 8 for updates.

Neighbors Celebrate at H Cafe

The south of Market Street segment of the Noe Valley Transmission Replacement project is now complete. Thank you Supervisor Dufty and neighbors for attending this morning's celebration!

Thank you and come celebrate!

Final Street Paving on Sanchez between 18th and 16th

Final street paving will take place Monday, September 28 through Wednesday, September 30

 What: Final street paving will begin on Sanchez from 18th to 16th Street.
Expected duration: 3 days
Work hours: 8am – 6pm.

 Traffic: Traffic will be rerouted during construction, but one lane of traffic will remain open. Please allow additional time for travel.

 Parking: We are making every effort to minimize parking impact. If construction doesn’t begin by noon, parking is available.

We appreciate your patience during construction. Please join us for one last cup of coffee and other treats at the H Cafe (3801 17th @Sanchez) on October 1, Thursday. We will be there at 8:00 am and look forward to thanking you in person.

If you have any questions please contact Jim Chien of SFPUC Communications at 415-554-3244 or visit sfwater.org/district8 for weekly updates.

Join us at the Big Blue Bucket Eco Fair on Saturday, Sept 26th!

The SFPUC is GREEN with excitement to announce the 2nd annual




Saturday, September 26th, 2009
10 A.M to 2 P.M.

Jerrold Avenue @ Phelps Street in San Francisco

Learn how to go green, and turn your beautiful home blue!
Visit bigbluebucket.org for more information!

Final Street Paving on Noe and 19th Street

Final street paving will take place
Monday, September 21 through
Thursday, September 24


 What: Final street paving will begin on Noe Street from 22nd to 20th and on 19th Street from Noe to Sanchez.
Expected duration: 4 days
Work hours: Monday thru Friday, 8am – 5pm.

 Traffic: Traffic will be rerouted during construction, but one lane of traffic will remain open. Please allow additional time for travel.

 Parking: We are making every effort to minimize parking impact. If construction doesn’t begin by noon, parking is available.

We apologize for the inconvenience and are doing everything we can to minimize the impact to our neighbors.

If you have any questions please contact Jim Chien of SFPUC Communications at 415-554-3244. Visit sfwater.org/district8 for weekly updates.

Construction Update - Duboce Triangle and Lower Haight

Steiner from Duboce to Haight
Crew will begin installing 24-inch transmission main on Steiner from Duboce to Waller as soon as next week and then continue on Steiner from Waller to Haight. This phase of the work is expected to complete in 3 weeks. During construction, one lane of traffic will remain open for both cars and bikes. We have worked with the Department of Parking and Traffic on alternative routes and encourage bikers to use alternatives to avoid accidents.

Sanchez from Market to Duboce
City water operations crew will start working on pressure testing and making service connections to home and businesses. Traffic will be detoured. Please allow additional time for traffic. This phase of work is expected to be completed in 3 weeks.

Work Hours: 8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Parking: We will make every efforts to minimize parking impact. If you don’t see construction by noon, you are allowed to park. Duration:The project is anticipated to complete before Thanksgiving holiday.

Thanks you for patience and cooperation.
Please join us for the next Neighborhood Coffee at Bean There Coffee and Tea shop at 201 Steiner (@ Waller) from 8:00 to 9:00 am, Wednesday, 9/16, and enjoy a cup of coffee or tea on us.
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Multiple Projects At Henry & Sanchez Streets

A neighbor brought to our attention that there are debris and other construction materials remaining at Henry and Sanchez. Our inspector verified that this is actually PG&E’s locker and project work (see photos below). We do have a contact in PG&E Public Affairs and will send the comment on to him for action.

Nonetheless, our Project Manager has instructed the crew to double back to make sure the SFPUC project has not left behind debris or any “No Parking” signs or extraneous materials.

Thanks for bringing this to everyone’s attention.

PG&E No Parking Sign Located on Henry & Sancez

PG&E Staging Area on Henry and Sanchez

Street restoration work on Noe between 19th and 20th is nearing completion

Parking should be available on Noe Street between 19th and 20th streets as early as this weekend. We need a couple more weeks to complete work on Sanchez, and hope to reopen all parking and traffic lanes on both streets by the end of this month. Parking impacts will be kept to a minimum throughout this work. Thanks for your patience as we work to repair our water system.

Street Restoration - Sanchez between 18th & 19th

Street restoration work underway, to
continue through Friday, September 25 for the entire block

 What: Demolition on Sanchez Street from 18th to Hancock has begun. Hancock to 19th is scheduled to begin Tuesday, September 8. This work includes sawcutting, removing of old concrete and pouring of new concrete.

 Garage: To cure the concrete surface and maintain a safe driveway, access to your garage will be restricted up to 5 days.

 Traffic: Contractor will proceed uphill from 18th Street working in sections. Traffic will be rerouted during construction. Please allow additional time.

 Parking: Contractors are working only one side of the street at a time to minimize parking impact.


We apologize for the inconvenience and are doing everything we can to minimize the impact to our neighbors. Your cooperation in moving your vehicles from your garage will help us finish our work as quickly as possible.

If you have special needs or an emergency situation, the inspector on site will work with you. You may also call Jim Chien of SFPUC Communications at 415-554-3244.

Come for a cup of coffee or tea on us!

Join us for coffee and get updated information about construction in your neighborhood. Our water main installation work will begin in the Lower Haight area as early as September 8. Project team members will be available to answer your questions.

Date: Wednesday, September 2

Time: 8:00 am – 9:00 am and 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm

Location: Bean There Coffee and Tea Shop (201 Steiner @ Waller Street)

Look for a mailer regarding Duboce Triangle and Lower Haight segments of the Noe Valley Transmission Project.

Street restoration beginning at Noe between 19th and 20th

Monday, August 24, 2009

Work hours: 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.

 What: Street restoration with concrete. Duration: three to four weeks.

 Traffic: Contractor will proceed uphill from 19th Street working in sections. Traffic will be rerouted during construction. Please allow additional time.

 Garage: To make sure the concrete cures, access to your garage may be restricted for up to 72 hours, please plan accordingly.

If you have special needs or an emergency situation, the inspector on site will work with you. You may also call 554-3244 or 554-3204.

Coffees on Schedule for Thursday am & pm

If you have questions or comments for the contractor, meet us at the Duboce Cafe at Sanchez and Duboce Thursday morning, 8/20 between 8:30 and 9:30 am. We'll even pay for your latte. That evening, the inspectors and other staff members will be at the Duboce Cafe and the H Cafe at 17th and Sanchez between 5:30 and 6:30 pm. Again refreshments are on us.

Temporary, Mobile Water Pumping Station Arrives on Crestline Drive

Early this morning the temporary, mobile water pumping station arrived. Once installed, tested and operating it will provide water to the neighborhood and will allow crews to demolish the existing building and begin constructing the new facility.

Water Service Interruption in Six Block Area

Tuesday, August 18
Midnight – 4 am
Emergency # (415) 550-4956

SFPUC water operations will be connecting the new water main to our distribution system between midnight – am Tuesday morning. This will require interruption of your water service temporarily during the hours listed above. Construction noise can be expected for residents live near Noe and 19th street. We apologize in advance for this inconvenience. Other blocks that will be affected:

• 18th street from Noe to Castro
• Hartford from 19th to 18th
• 19th street from Noe to Castro
• Noe from 19th to Ford

This activity is being conducted overnight to minimize disruption. Following the shut-down, we recommend you run cold water for a few minutes as sometimes the water appears cloudy or discolored due to air bubbles in your water. You may use this water for your plants or gardens.

Contractor is consolidating materials and equipment at all locations to maximize neighborhood parking.

The courtesy parking at Everett School ends 11:00 pm today, 8/14. We have removed the trailer from the staging area adjacent to the school to accommodate more parking.

Visit sfwater.org/district 8 for updates

Coffee Thursday at H Cafe

Reminder, project staff is at H Cafe Thursday evening, not Wednesday, between 5:30 and 6:30 pm. We moved the time up to accommodate the cafe staff. See you there.

Construction Begins on New Pump Station Project

Construction has begun! The crew has started clearing and grubbing the area to make way for the temporary, mobile water pumping station. This temporary station will provide water for the neighborhood while the crews work on installing the new Vista San Francisco Pump Station.

Follow-up from Duboce Triangle Meeting

Thanks again for providing some time to discuss the water system improvement project in your neighborhood at last night's meeting. A couple of updates: We are installing both 8" and 24" distribution lines through to Duboce, but not across the street to Steiner.

The crew has reached 14th Street with installation of both lines. The contractor intends to complete the installation through to Duboce by Friday.
8/17-21 Install water service lateral lines between Henry and Duboce.
8/24-8/28 Water Dept. will make connections to 8" line and disinfect.
8/31-9/18 Water Dept. will change over the service to the new line.
The contractor will begin digging under Duboce the week of 8/24.

Let us know if you have suggestions or if issues arise. Let us take care of them before they become a real problem. Thank you. Maureen and Jim

Noise and Clean-up on Sanchez

We are attempting to work with the other construction project on Sanchez, 300 block, to do better clean up in the evenings. The school is preparing to paint and there are cyclone fencing and other materials along the street. Our inspector is aware that we have complaints about early morning starts and is trying to remedy the situation. We have informed the contractor that mobilizing for work...is still noisy and should be limited to work hours.

Thank for you joining us

Thank you for joining us for the Neighborhood Coffee last night. We appreciate your valuable input and suggestions. Please invite your neighbors or family to the next coffee on August 20, 8:30 am – 9:30 am or 5:30 to 6:30 pm at Duboce Park Cafe. We look forward to seeing you.

The crews will continue working on water pipelines installation between Market and Duboce next week. They have been instructed to make every effort to minimize noise and disruption.

If you have more questions, please come meet us at the Duboce Triangle meeting this Monday, August 10 between 7 and 9 pm. Thank you!

Latest Construction Update--South of Market

I hope we didn't confuse anyone regarding the Cafe check-in last evening. We were at Duboce Cafe and will be back at H Cafe next week. However, I did chat with a couple of neighbors last evening and this morning. You should receive a mailer tomorrow or Monday. Look for handouts in plastic sleeves around the neighborhood this weekend.

The contractor is targeting September 25 to complete the final paving. If you are travelling up on Noe to 2oth and along 19th between Noe and Sanchez, use caution as we will need to detour traffic at a couple of locations to keep the work going and give neighbors access to their streets.

Water Service Interruptions:

Residents at 19th & Sanchez has been notified that water service will be interrupted during the day on Monday, Aug 10.
Noe & Cumberland will be notified on Monday, Aug 10 for a shutdown on Tuesday morning.
Addresses at 20th & Noe will be notified next week, after the connection at Cumberland is complete, about a day time water interruption later that week or the following.
At 19th & Noe, a night time shut down is still scheduled for Monday August 17 to accommodate the many businesses we will affect on Castro. There will be noise accompanying this work.
Call us with any special needs: 415-554-3297 or 415-350-4929.

We'll also be at the Duboce Triangle meeting this Monday. If there are other gatherings, please keep us in mind. We'll see you at H Cafe between 5:30 and 6:30 pm next Thursday. Yes, we moved up the time to accommodate the cafe staff.

Sanchez from Market to Duboce: 8/3 - 8/21

Crews will be installing both 8” and 24” water pipelines between Henry and Duboce over a three week period.

The purpose of this work is to replace water lines that are 75 to 100 years old and will fail. This is part of the Water System Improvement Program (WSIP) that is upgrading our water delivery system in the City and throughout our service area in four Bay Area counties.

The crew will complete the potholing this week. Parking on north and south sides of Duboce will continue to be impacted.

Work hours: 8:00 am—5:00 pm
The crews have been instructed to make every effort to minimize noise and disruption. Construction noise with back-up alarms and excavating equipment can be expected.

The contractor has attempted to get access to the garage on the corner of Market and Sanchez for staging but the owner will not allow it because of other constraints on the property. Thus, the contractor will need to store equipment and pipe along the street during this period.

We appreciate your support and welcome your suggestions. Plan to attend our Project Coffee at Duboce Park Café on August 7 between 8:30 and 9:30 am.

Look for the August update in your mail next week.

Overflow Parking at Everett School

Neighborhood Parking at Everett School has been activated. The project has been allotted 20 spaces available 24 hours, 7 days a week through Friday, August 14. Later next week, we will speak with the School District regarding the parking tenant, City College, to determine future obligations.

Going forward, Maureen Barry, will be your point of contact. She lives on Church Street and will be readily available along with other staff –that she will direct—to handle your questions or concerns until this project is completed. You can reach Maureen at 554-3297 in the office or by CELL at 350-4929. Let us know how it goes.

Parking around 17th & Sanchez

The 'jack and bore' activities, tunneling under the intersection at 17th and Sanchez, will require open pits on both sides of 17th. Also, traffic regulations, require that the contractor restrict parking 24 hours --3 to 4 spaces on each side of 17th to provide the legally required lane width for traffic. SFPUC is attempting to confirm alternate parking with the school district.

There is no other place for the heavy equipment to be stored. This equipment is too wide for the spaces we have investigated for contractor overflow. Please bear with us as this final work south of Market is accomplished.

Potholing on Sanchez from Market to Duboce

Crew will start potholing on Sanchez from Market Street to Duboce for one week. This is to identify utilities locations for laying out of the new water main alignment. Work hours 8:00 am -5:00 pm. Approximately 25 feet of parking on north and south sides of Duboce will be impacted. Construction noise can be expected.

The crews have been instructed to make every effort to minimize noise and disruption. We apologize for the inconvenience.

Water Service to be fully Restored by 5:15 pm

Water service connections are nearly complete and water will be restored within half hour.
Call 279-3070 if you have special needs or concerns. Back-up number 554-3297.

Water Service Interruption

Tuesday, July 21
Noon – 4 pm
Location: 17th St. from Noe to Sanchez
18th St. from Sanchez to Church
Ford St. from Noe to Sanchez
Dorland St. from Sanchez to Church
Church St. from 18 to 17th
Noe St. from 17th to Ford

On Call: 415/ 279-3070
Para español: 415/554-3286
(please don’t call 694-3161. Mr. Martin has moved on to other projects)

SFPUC water operations will be connecting the new water main to our city distribution system on Tuesday, July 21 on Sanchez Street between 17th and 18th.

This will require the crew to interrupt your water service temporarily during the hours listed above. We apologize in advance for this inconvenience.

The crews have been instructed to make every effort to minimize noise and disruption.

If you have specific health or water needs, please contact us immediately 415/ 554-3244. We will coordinate between our water operations crews and our Public Health department representative.

Thank you for your patience and support as we work to improve your drinking water delivery system.

SFPUC Construction to begin soon on Crestline Drive

Beginning as early as the last week of July 2009, Cal State Constructors, the contractor working for the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission will begin work on the new water pumping station (Vista Francisco) located on Crestline Drive (approximately mid-block).

The purpose of this project is to improve water delivery to the neighborhood and system reliability.


The Vista Francisco Pump Station is one of approximately 70 Water System Improvement Program projects that will repair, replace and seismically upgrade the Hetch Hetchy Water System.

Vista Francisco Pump Station

Thank you for coming to the Neighborhood Coffee

Thank you for coming to the first Noe Neighborhood Coffee Meeting. We had nearly 20 neighbors come by and share their concerns, provide valuable suggestions, ask questions about this important water system improvement project and enjoy a cup of free coffee on us.

Please join us at one of our upcoming Coffee Meetings scheduled for: 7/24, 8/14 and 8/28 at H Café (3801 17th Street@ Sanchez). Hope to see you there.

Digging on Sanchez and 17th

Crew will begin digging large pits on both sides of the intersections and installing the pipeline under the street between the two pits next week through August. Parking will be restricted 200 feet from the pits. At least one lane of traffic will remain open and sidewalk use will be limited to the opposite sides of the intersections.

19th between Noe & Sanchez and Sanchez between 18 and 19th

Crews continue to work on making service connections to businesses and residents through August. Final paving is schedule for early September.

Sanchez@16th

We apologize for the inconvenience and disruption the night work has caused you.

Night Work --Tonight

SFPUC water operations will make service connections from the new water main to your residences and businesses again tonight.

All attempts were made to facilitate the water main connections during normal working hours (as in all other cases), but a daycare function until 7pm and another community meeting until 10pm, required this after hours work last night. The connection on west bound side of the street could not be scheduled to coincide with the work performed last night, due to the need to re-route traffic around the job site.

The crew does not anticipate that tonight’s work will continue as long as last evening’s activities. Crews have been instructed to make every effort to minimize noise and disruption. Again, we apologize for this inconvenience.

Location: Sanchez between 16th and 17th

On Call: 415/694-3161

Meet us for Coffee

Come join us for a Neighborhood Coffee on Friday, July 10 from 8:30 to 9:30 am at the H Café, 3801 17th Street @Sanchez. Meet the project team and ask questions or give us your comments and suggestions. We’ll host this Neighborhood Coffee the second and fourth Fridays in July and August.

No construction activity this Friday due to the Holiday. The contractor has consolidated equipment and pipe, removed unnecessary “no parking” signs” and cleaned the streets. Service connections and testing will resume on 19th Street from Noe to Sanchez next week through the end of the month. Work on Sanchez between 18th to Market will also continue after the holiday.

Prepping for the Weekend

In anticipation of the weekend’s Pride festivities, the Contractor has moved most of construction equipment and pipe off the streets. Parking is available along Sanchez from Market to 19th with exception of the small area outside of the Sanchez school and corner of Sanchez and Market that is used for staging. Streets have been cleaned and patched including the 2” inch sink-hole on Sanchez and 17th Street.

Construction will resume next Monday at same locations as indicated in last week’s blog. Look for notices about our upcoming Neighborhood Coffee. You can learn about the latest project update and chat with the project team and the contractor. Times and dates for the coffees will be in neighborhood newspapers, on the blog and included in any notices we distribute. Have a great weekend.

Construction Update # 10

Crews continue to work on Sanchez and will return to work on 19th street next week. Parking should improve as the contractor has consolidated pipe and equipment staging and all workers will be parking at the school lot. Our inspectors are also monitoring closely how the contractor posts “no parking” signs so as to minimize the parking that is restricted.

Sanchez between 16th and 19th: thru mid-August
Crews continue to work on making service connections to businesses and residences and testing the pipeline along Sanchez. One traffic lane will remain open. Flag persons will be on site to direct traffic. “No parking” signs will be posted 72-hours in advance. Work Hours: 8:00 am–6:00 pm.

Sanchez and Market Streets: thru mid-August.
Tunneling work is complete. Crew is now working on new water main installation at the intersection of Sanchez and Market streets. One lane of traffic will remain open. Flag persons will be on site to direct traffic. Work Hours: 8:00 am – 6:00 pm.
Parking at intersections of north and south sides of Market Street may be impacted. Parking restriction signs have been posted. If no construction takes place by noon, public parking is permitted.

19th Street between Sanchez and Noe: thru mid-August.
Crew will return mid-next week to make service connections to businesses and residences and perform pressure testing. One traffic lane will remain open. Flag persons will be on site to direct traffic. “No parking” signs will be posted 72-hours in advance. Work Hours: 8:00 am–6:00 pm.

We appreciate your patience as we work to improve your drinking water delivery system.
For updates and comments on the project, please visit: sfwater.org/district8

Parking & Project Update

Today, our contractor learned that Sanchez School will allow crew members to park their vehicles while other construction work is ongoing at the school. We trust this will free up more parking for the neighbors. The contractor had requested to place equipment and pipe in the parking lot, but the school would not allow this storage.

Early morning jackhammering: The contractor for the school also started removing steps today, and began this work fairly early. We advised that while 7 am is an approved start time for work, we try to limit jackhammering and other such activities until after 8 am.

You may have noticed, our water operations crews are making connections to your homes and businesses and must use more steel plates. Use caution when driving and stay below the speed limit to keep these plates from juggling loose and creating more noise.

Let us know if you have other suggestions. Thanks for your patience.

Construction Update # 9

Excavation at the intersection of Sanchez and 17th streets postponed
Due to utility issue, crew will postpone excavation work at the intersection of Sanchez and 17th streets to late June. This work involves digging of large pits on both sides of the intersection and then pushing pipe through the pits. Duration: 8 weeks

The project team is making every effort to limit the “no parking” restrictions and monitoring the signs posted by the contractor closely. DPT has 72-hour advance posting requirement, so you may see “no parking signs” at blocks where no construction activity occurs. You are allowed to park prior to the start of construction or if no work has commenced by noon. In addition, the project team is looking for a staging area to store pipe and construction equipment to reduce the loss of parking spaces in these narrow corridors.

Our water operations crews are doubling their efforts to finish water pressure testing and make service connections to homes and businesses. They may even complete this work ahead of schedule.

Thank you for your patience and cooperation while we work to improve your drinking water delivery system. Please look for the June/July project update in the mail. For updates and comments please visit our blog: sfwater.org/district8.

Jim Chien, SFPUC Communications
415-554-3244

Why the Contractor needs NO PARKING signs

Restricted “no parking” signs located at 19th near Sanchez and on the side streets are for upcoming work to install the branch lines that will supply water to homes and businesses. While there is currently no activity, DPT requires that these signs be posted three days in advance. Today, the contractor took up some new “no parking” spaces as they have discovered a leak in the newly installed 8” pipeline and need to make the repairs.

To all concerned: Every effort is being made to limit the “no parking” restrictions as much as possible. If a staging area could be secured nearby for pipe and equipment, we certainly would do that.--Resident Engineer.

Updates: Sanchez & 19th to Market & 15th

Crews will be working at 3 locations over the next week to accomplish water pipeline improvements. Our contractor will be installing new water mains while the City water operations crews will be making connections to residences and businesses.

We appreciate your patience and cooperation as work is performed in very tight corridors. We are working to minimize the parking we take out and to limit dust and debris as much as possible. Without closing down the streets entirely, this is a very demanding work for the crews in multiple locations.

Sanchez@ Market and 15th: Crew is digging under the MUNI tracks. This will require open pits on north and south side of Market Street. Northeast sidewalk will be closed while others will remain open with flagger for safety.

Sanchez between 16th and 18th: City water operations crews are making service connections and pressure testing. Sidewalks will remain open.

19th between Sanchez and Noe: No construction activity scheduled until the following week. However, construction equipment and pipe will remain while the crew prepares work. We have requested that the crews to remove all extraneous items at the end of the week.

Let us know how we can make this construction more neighbor-friendly. We appreciate your comments.

Excavation begins at Sanchez & Market

Crew will begin excavation work at the intersection of Sanchez and Market streets early next week and Sanchez and 17th streets the following week installing new 8 and 24-inch water transmission mains. This work involves digging of large pits on both sides of the intersection and then pushing pipe through the pits. Duration: 8 weeks

Sidewalks will remain open, but PG&E may need to close sections of the sidewalk at 17th and Sanchez streets and Market and Sanchez streets for utility work.

Construction crews will continue working at the following locations in the next few weeks:

19th Street between Sanchez and Noe. Duration: 3 weeks

Sanchez between 16th to 18th streets: Duration: 4 weeks

We might need to come back to the same streets to continue work. We appreciate your patience as we work to improve your drinking water delivery system. For updates and comments on the project, please visit: sfwater.org/district8

Weekend work at the intersection of Sanchez and Market streets; Sanchez and 18th streets

Crew will be working at the intersection of Sanchez and Market streets this weekend, May 9 and May 10, and on Sanchez and 18th streets next weekend, May 16 and May 17 installing 8- and 24-inch water transmission mains. This weekend work is necessary because it’s the only time MUNI can take buses off-line so that construction work can proceed.

Construction crews will continue working at the following locations in the next few weeks:

19th Street between Sanchez and Noe. Duration: 3 weeks

Sanchez and Market Streets. Duration: 8 weeks

Tunneling and new water main installation will take place at the intersection of Sanchez and Market streets for 8 weeks.

Sidewalks will remain open, but PG&E and Comcast may need to close sections of the sidewalk at 17th and Sanchez streets and Market and Sanchez streets for utility work.

Construction Updates # 5

Construction crews will be working at the following locations installing an 8 and 24-inch water transmission main late this week or early next week:

 Noe Street between 19th and 20th. Duration: 7 days
 19th Street between Sanchez and Noe. Duration: 10 days
 Intersection of Sanchez and 18th Streets. Duration: 3 days.
 Sanchez between 17th and 18th Streets. Duration: 7 days
 Sanchez between 16th and 17th Streets. Duration: 10 days.

Traffic: One-lane traffic will be maintained. Flag persons will be on site to direct traffic. Work Hours: 8:00 am – 5:00 pm.

Parking: Restricted parking signs have been posted. If no construction takes place by noon, public parking is permitted. The areas currently used to lay down transmission pipes will be occupied for approximately 5 weeks.

Sidewalks will remain open, but PG &E may need to close sections of the sidewalk at 17th and Sanchez Streets for utility work.

We appreciate your patience as work to improve your drinking water delivery system.

Construction at Noe btw 20th & Liberty and Sanchez btw 17th & 18th

Crew currently working at Noe Street between 22nd and 21th Streets will proceed to the following locations later this week:

1) Noe Street between 20th and Liberty Streets for a 24-inch water transmission main installation. Sidewalks will remain open. Duration at this location: 10 days.

2) Sanchez Street between 17th and 18th Streets for an 8 and 24-inch water transmission main installation. Duration at this location: 5 weeks.

Construction at Noe and Hill Streets

K. J. Woods Constructions Inc, the contractor working for the SFPUC, is waiting for DPT permits to commence work at Market and Sanchez Streets. In the interim, the crew is working at the intersection of Noe and Hill this week. Sections of sidewalks are closed. Parking on Noe between 22nd and 21st Streets and 100 feet of Hill at Noe Streets is restricted. Advance notice had been posted.

The contractor will proceed to Liberty between 21st and 20th Streets later this week.

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March 22nd is U.N. World Water Day and nobody in the world has better water than San Francisco. In celebration of our incredible tap water and U.N. World Water Day, the SFPUC is giving away stainless steel water bottles so you can bring our great tasting tap water with you wherever you go!

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Water Main Installation at Market and Sanchez

Construction will start the week of March 23, 2009 at the intersection of Market and Sanchez Streets. Parking on the West side of Sanchez (about 200 feet) will be restricted. Traffic delays can be expected, however at least one flag person will be onsite to direct traffic and ensure pedestrian safety.

Title: Welcome Districts 8 and 9

Welcome to our community blog for Districts 8 and 9. This blog will provide the most updated information about our projects on a 24/7 basis, and allow you to ask questions or give us valuable suggestions. We are currently focusing on water system improvement projects: The Bernal Heights water main replacement project is near completion, while the Noe Valley water mains installation and upgrade project is ready to hit the ground. We invite you to visit this blog as often as possible, and we look forward to hearing from you.