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.
Friday, June 26, 2009
Friday, June 19, 2009
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
Tuesday, June 16, 2009
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.
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.
Friday, June 12, 2009
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
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
Wednesday, June 10, 2009
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.
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.
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