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.