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Construction

SFMTA started construction in May 2002. The alignment construction is complete.

Claims

The City is entitled to conduct public improvements within public streets. These improvements are intended to benefit the public. There will be impact to the public during the construction of the improvements, and the City will take reasonable measures to prevent or mitigate these impacts. If the public incurs damage because of negligence on the part of the contactor or the City, and wish to seek recovery, a claim must be filed with the City (offsite link). Please call 415.554.3900 to obtain a claim form. Claim forms will also be available from our public affairs people at the construction office. Any claim to recover for personal injury or property damage must be delivered to the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors or the Controller of the City and County of San Francisco, or mailed to the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors, the Controller or to the Board of Supervisors at its principal office.

Employment

The construction of the light rail line generated over 300 employment opportunities for local residents.SFMTA continues to work with the City's First Source Hiring Administration to maximize job opportunities on the light rail project construction for San Francisco residents and qualified economically disadvantaged persons. SFMTA is now working with CityBuild a new employment program in the Mayor’s office. The citywide employment program intended to take full advantage of city contracts to employ San Francisco residents. For more information contact CityBuild at 415.554.6512.

While the Project is reaching completion, the construction of Muni’s Metro Operations and Maintainence Facility now starting construction will generate local job opportunities. CityBuild will provide the opportunity to seek employment on this job.

Information on Muni and SFMTA employment in general is also available.

Start of Service

After the substantial completion of construction, a testing and training period began in August 2006. Limited weekend service began on January 13, 2007 from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. On April 7, 2007 full revenue service began, and the 15 bus was discontinued. The 9X was extended to cover the northern and western areas previously served by the 15.

In the future, when development in Mission Bay warrants, there are plans to extend the N-Judah line through Mission Bay to serve expected heavy ridership there.

Changes to the Project

Several minor changes were made to the plans for the light rail project:

  • The power substation planned in the Mission Bay area has been moved from 16th Street between Illinois and Terry Francois Streets to a location on Illinois Street between 16th and Mariposa Streets.
  • The station platform planned at Cesar Chavez Street was moved one block south to Marin Street in order to accommodate heavy truck traffic on Cesar Chavez Street and to provide better access to Islais Creek.
  • SFMTA has moved the power substation originally planned for the east side of Third 3rd Street at Hudson Street to the west side of Phelps Street next to the Southeast Sewage Treatment Plant.
  • At the Highway 101 overcrossing, a lane was added to provide three northbound traffic lanes rather than two, in response to a Caltrans request for additional overpass capacity.
  • A left-turn pocket was added at Bayshore and Leland for northbound turns from Bayshore to the Leland commercial area, in response to traffic engineering concerns.
  • The left turns near the Bayview Opera House were altered to eliminate the Mendell Street left turn, and establish a northbound left turn at Palou Avenue and a southbound left turn at Quesada Avenue. This change was in response to the Bayview community request and redesign of the Oakdale triangle.
  • The platform at 3rd Street and Hudson Avenue is now a center platform, rather than a set of side platforms.
  • The light rail electrical and communication systems will now be contained in submarine duct banks at Mission and Islais Creeks. The previous approach was to install the duct banks in trenches across the creek-bed.
  • A "Wye" track for disabled vehicle storage has been installed on Armstrong Avenue west of 3rd Street for greater operational flexibility.
  • The SFMTA reduced the length of the retaining wall on either side of the trackway on the hill along 3rd Street between Jamestown and Meade Avenues. The retaining wall starts at LeConte Avenue, allowing Key and LeConte Avenues to be open to cross traffic.

 

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