FINAL UPDATE: IB/OB 43 cleared at Presidio btwn Geary & Sutter. Regular service resuming. Expect residual delays. (More: 15 in last 48 hours)

SFMTA Transit and Traffic Advisory for Thursday, March 14, 2024 through Wednesday, March 20, 2024

Thursday, March 14, 2024

The San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA) releases the following upcoming event-related traffic and transit impacts for this week from Thursday, March 14 through Wednesday, March 20, 2024.

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St. Patrick’s Day Festival

Saturday, March 16: The annual St. Patrick’s Day Festival will return to Civic Center Plaza. Event will take place from 11:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. For more event details, visit https://unitesf.net/events.

To facilitate the event, the following street closures will be required:

  • From 3 a.m. to midnight, Saturday:
    • Grove Street between Polk and Larkin streets
  • From 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., Saturday
    • 2nd Street between Market and Harrison streets
    • Market Street between Sansome and 8th streets
    • McAllister Street between Market Street and Van Ness Avenue
    • Polk Street between McAllister and Grove streets
    • Grove Street between Larkin Street and Van Ness Avenue

The following Muni lines and routes will be affected by the parade from 9 a.m to approximately 3:30 p.m.: F Market & Wharves; 2 Sutter; 5 Fulton; 6 Haight/Parnassus; 7 Haight/Noriega; 8 Bayshore; 9 San Bruno; 15 Bayview-Hunter’s Point; 19 Polk; 21 Hayes; 27 Bryant; 30 Stockton; 31 Balboa; 38 Geary; 38R Geary Rapid; and 45 Union/Stockton. For more details, visit: SFMTA.com/stpatricksday.

St. Patrick’s Day Parade

Saturday, March 16: The annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade will be held on Market Street. For more event details, visit www.stpatricksdayactivities.org.

Starting at 9 a.m. the parade units will gather along 2nd Street between Market and Harrison streets. At 11 a.m. the parade will move west along Market Street to McAllister Street and proceed west to Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place and south to Grove Street where the parade will disband.

To ensure traffic flows on Mission, Howard, Folsom, Harrison, Bryant and Brannan streets, cross traffic will be allowed across the staging area of 2nd Street until the parade begins.  Traffic along these streets will resume as soon as the parade units pass.

Market Street between 1st and 7th streets will be closed to traffic beginning at 10:30 a.m. There will be no cross traffic along Market Street during the parade which should end by 4 p.m. Streets will reopen as the marchers pass and the streets are cleaned. The reviewing stand will be on Carlton B. Goodlett Place.

Beginning at 9:30 a.m. until the end of parade, Mission Street between 1st and 7th streets will be designated as transit-only street until Market Street re-opens.

The following Muni lines and routes will be affected by the parade as early as 9 a.m.: F Market & Wharves; 2 Sutter; 5 Fulton; 6 Haight/Parnassus; 7 Haight/Noriega; 8 Bayshore; 9 San Bruno; 15 Bayview-Hunter’s Point; 19 Polk; 21 Hayes; 27 Bryant; 30 Stockton; 31 Balboa; 38 Geary; 38R Geary Rapid; and 45 Union/Stockton.

Events at Chase Center

Monday, March 18 through Wednesday, March 20: There will be multiple ball games and audio performance to take place at the Chase Center:

  • Monday, March 18: The Warriors will play against the New York Knicks. Game will start at 7 p.m. Doors will open at 5:30 p.m.
  • Wednesday, March 20: The Warriors will play against the Memphis Grizzlies. Game will start at 7 p.m. Doors will open at 5:30 p.m.

Supplemental Muni Service

  • Muni will operate supplemental 78X Arena Express service.
  • Pre-event express shuttle service from 16th Street BART Station to Chase Center will start two and a half hours before each game/event and will end one hour after game/event starts.
  • Post-event express shuttle service from Chase Center on 16th Street to 16th Street BART Station will run until the area clears.

Special Event Parking Rates

During basketball games and other major events with more than 10,000 expected attendees at the arena, parking meters close to the arena will charge a special event rate of $10 per hour. These rates help reduce congestion and keep parking spots available in the neighborhoods near the arena, discouraging circling for free or cheap parking. Start times for special event rates vary based on the start time of the event. More information on special event parking regulations can be found on www.sfmta.com/special-event-parking.

Street Closures

To accommodate events that will take place at the arena, the following street closures will be enforced two hours before and one hour after each event:

  • 16th Street between 3rd Street and Terry Francois Boulevard
  • Warriors Way between 3rd Street and Terry Francois Boulevard
  • Northbound 3rd Street between 16th Street and Warriors Way will also be closed approximately 30 minutes before and 45 minutes after an event.
  • Only local access will be allowed on Northbound Illinois Street between Mariposa and 16th streets.

No Parking Zone

To facilitate loading and pick up for Muni customers and patrons, NO PARKING will be in effect at these locations during events:

  • 16th Street between 3rd Street and Terry Francois Boulevard
  • Warriors Way between 3rd Street and Terry Francois Boulevard
  • Between the 500 and 700 blocks of Terry Francois Boulevard (TFB)

Taxi Stands

There is one taxi stand located on southbound Terry Francois Boulevard.

Ramp Taxis should use the loading zone on eastbound Warriors Way at Bridgeview Way.

Additional Passenger Loading

  • 4th Street which connects to Chase Center via Gene Friend Way pedestrian path which cuts through UCSF campus.
  • Owens Street connects to Chase Center via Gene Friend Way pedestrian path which cuts through UCSF campus. 

For details about transportation to the Chase Center, including Muni service and connections from the Bay Area transit system to Muni, visit SFMTA.com/ChaseCenter.

For additional details and about transportation to ballpark, visit www.sfmta.com/chase-center.

CONSTRUCTION WORK AND OTHER UPDATES

UPDATE: L Taraval Improvement Project—Segment B

The L Taraval Improvement Project is a multi-agency collaboration to improve safety, accessibility, and transit reliability, and to rehabilitate aging rails, utility lines and roadway pavement along the L Taraval line between Sunset Boulevard and 15th Avenue and on Ulloa Street near West Portal.

Work to install new rails, boarding islands, boarding ramps and curb ramps continues. Track installation is approximately 85% complete. The work zone for the track installation on Taraval Street between 19th and 22nd avenues is anticipated to be restricted to one lane of traffic in each direction until Friday, Feb. 23, after which some parking will be released. The last track area activation is anticipated to start on Monday, Feb. 12, between 33rd  Avenue and Sunset Boulevard.

Construction work performed and at locations:

Taraval Street

  • 15th to 19th avenues: Construct bulb-out, reconstruct sidewalk, curb ramp, boarding platforms and street base north side (anticipated April 2024)
  • 19th to 22nd avenues: Street base work (anticipated end of March) and build accessible boarding island
  • 23rd to 31st avenues: Reconstruct sidewalks, boarding islands and accessible boarding platforms
  • 31st to 34th avenues: Sidewalk reconstructions, construct boarding island
  • 34th Avenue to Sunset Boulevard: Track removal and installation

Ulloa Street

  • Forest Side to 15th avenues: Track work, sidewalk and driveway reconstruction and street base work

Nighttime work is scheduled from Sunday through Friday, from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m., Sundays through Fridays

  • Ulloa Street between 15th and Forest Side avenues: OCS prep work for installation, removing and reconstructing existing poles, upgrade the Overhead Contact System (OCS) that powers the trains. Work on any given block will vary and is expected to take a few hours to a few days per location. OCS work is expected to be complete June 2024.

The L Bus now runs between West Portal and the SF Zoo. Customers can transfer to a train at West Portal Station to travel downtown. An interactive bus reroute map with temporary bus stop relocations citywide during construction can be found on Interactive Bus Reroute.

During construction, the L Taraval bus stops are being relocated. The inbound bus stop at Taraval Street and 15th Avenue has been relocated across the intersection until fall 2024.

The following L Taraval bus stops are being rerouted temporarily during construction:

  • 48 Quintara (Effective from Monday, Jan. 1 to Friday, March 22, 2024)
    • Inbound
      • From 14th Avenue and Ulloa Street to Madrone Avenue and Ulloa Street, northwest corner
    • Outbound
      • From Ulloa Street and Lenox Way to West Portal Avenue and Ulloa Street, southeast corner
      • From 14th Avenue and Ulloa Street to Taraval Street and 14th Avenue, northeast corner
      • From 14th Avenue and Taraval Street to northeast corner
  • L Taraval Bus / L Special / L Owl (Effective from Monday, Feb. 12 to Friday, March 22, 2024)
    • Inbound
      • From Taraval and 22nd Avenue to Ulloa Street and 22nd Avenue, southwest corner
      • From Taraval Street and 19th Avenue to northeast corner (28 19th Avenue stop)
      • From Taraval Street and 17th Avenue to Santiago Street and 17th Avenue, southwest corner
      • From Taraval and 15th Avenue to northwest corner
    • Outbound
      • From Ulloa Street and Forest Side Avenue to Ulloa Street and Lenox Way, northwest corner
      • From Taraval Street and 15th Avenue to Taraval Street and 17th Avenue, southeast corner
      • From Taraval Street and 19th Avenue to southwest corner (28 Line Stop)
  • L Special / L Owl (Effective from Monday, Feb. 12 to Friday, March 22, 2024)
    • Inbound
      • From Ulloa Street and Forest Side Avenue to Madrone Avenue and Ulloa Street
    • Outbound
      • From Taraval Street and 23rd Avenue to southwest corner
      • From Taraval Street and Sunset Boulevard to northwest corner
  • L Taraval Bus / L Special / L Owl (Present to Fall 2024)
    • Inbound
      • From Taraval Street and 15th Avenue has been relocated to the southeast side of the intersection

For additional project details, visitSFMTA.com/LTaravalProject For construction updates visit the Project Update page for construction updates from Monday, March 11 through Saturday, March 23, 2024.

ONGOING

Masks Recommended

Masks are no longer required, but are encouraged in any SFMTA facilities, transit hubs or on vehicles including Muni buses, streetcars, light rail vehicles or cable cars or in taxis or on paratransit.

ONGOING: Fix It! Week (Early closures for Muni Subway Maintenance)

Friday, March 8 through Friday, March 15 (Fix It! Week): Early subway closures are planned for evenings, Friday, March 8 through Friday, March 15 to allow for maintenance work. The subway between Embarcadero and West Portal will close early at 9:30 p.m. Bus substitution service during the early shutdowns will be from 9:30 p.m. to midnight, every night, Friday, March 8 through Friday, March 15.

During Fix It! Week:

  • Bus shuttle service will begin at 9:30 p.m. through the normal end of train service at midnight.
  • Owl bus service will remain unchanged. Trains will start regular morning service each day.
  • KLM Bus Shuttles: Runs on the surface between St. Francis Circle (West Portal Avenue and Sloat Boulevard) and Embarcadero Station (Market and Steuart streets). Serves 1) all island stops along Market Street between Embarcadero and Church stations; 2) curb stops between Castro Station and St. Francis Circle.
  • N Judah Bus Shuttles: Runs on the surface between Church/Duboce and Caltrain. Serves 1) all island stops along Market Street, 2) Curb stops (marked N Bus) on The Embarcadero and King Street.
  • K Ingleside and M Ocean View trains will operate between Balboa Park and St. Francis Circle
  • N Judah and J Church trains will operate “interlined” between Balboa Park and Ocean Beach for both directions with a switch at Church/Duboce:
    • J Church trains will continue at Church/Duboce to Ocean Beach as N Judah
    • N Judah trains will continue at Church/Duboce to Balboa Park as J Church
  • T Third trains will operate between Sunnydale and Chinatown stations
  • The following Muni stations for the T Line will remain open with regular T Line service until midnight: Yerba Buena/Moscone Station, Union Square/Market Station and Chinatown-Rose Pak Station.

For service on Market Street, Muni customers can board KLM bus shuttles or N Judah bus shuttles at bus stops marked with the “JKLM Metro Bus Sub” sign (On Market Street, half-moon signs are situated at the F Line boarding locations). For KLM shuttle stop list visit sfmta.com/KLM.

Accessible transfers to trains will be at boarding islands at Church/Market and Saint Francis Circle.

For additional information, please visit SFMTA.com/SubwayMaintenance.

ONGOING: Essential Trip Card Discount Program

The SFMTA’s program, Essential Trip Card (ETC) Program, assists people with disabilities and older adults to make essential trips using taxis. The program provides two to three round trips at an 80% discount per month, i.e. rider pays $6 to receive a value of $30 or pays $12 to receive a $60 value. If essential needs require it, riders may receive additional value up to $120 of taxi service per month.

To qualify for the program, customer must be either age 65 or older or an adult with disabilities. Eligible adults may apply for the ETC program by calling the Paratransit Mobility Management office at 415-351-7053. Staff are available weekdays between 9 a.m. and 4:45 p.m. Visit https://www.sfmta.com/etc for additional details and for a list of San Francisco taxi companies, visit https://www.sfmta.com/taxi/directory.

SFMTA’s Shop-a-Round program which offers registered seniors and people with disabilities personalized assistance and rides to and from grocery stores and farmers markets is available as well. For more information, visit https://www.sfmta.com/shop-round.