Keeping Muni Metro Safe and Running: Fix-It Week Recap

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By
Sevilla Mann
Wednesday, May 28, 2025

Fix-It Week is when we take extra time to do big maintenance projects that keep Muni Metro running smoothly. This helps prevent problems before they happen, so your trips are faster, trains arrive on time and the subway stays clean and safe.

Most of our maintenance work happens overnight, after the last train of the day. But sometimes that’s not enough time to get bigger jobs done. During Fix-It Week, the Market Street Subway is closed early each night at 9:30 p.m. to give crews more time to repair, replace, clean and inspect important equipment between Embarcadero and West Portal.

From May 5 to 9, 2025, we held our second Fix-It Week of the year. Our teams worked on over 28 projects and spent more than 1,900 hours getting things done. Some of the work included cleaning the tracks and tunnels, fixing overhead wires, checking safety systems and making sure everything is working properly. All of this helps keep the subway more reliable for everyone who rides Muni.

Fix-It Week is just one of the many ways we take care of the Muni Metro system.

Let’s take a look at the work that goes on behind the scenes. 

Image of a Muni Metro tunnel with crews driving in a truck to support Fix-It Week repairs.
Crews drove trucks and brought heavy equipment into the tunnel to support Fix-It Week repairs.
Crews stand on a yellow elevated piece of equipment in a Muni Metro tunnel as they work on overhead wires.
Teams replaced more than 5,000 feet of the overhead contact system that powers our trains. This work helps make Muni Metro more reliable.
 Two crew members wear yellow safety gear inside a Muni Metro tunnel as they flush standpipes for Fix-It Week.
Crews inspected and flushed 34 standpipes, part of the subway hydrant systems. This ensures water can flow in case of a fire, enhancing station and subway safety.
 Crew members wearing safety gear in a Muni Metro tunnel check a ventilation system for Fix-It Week.
Crews checked ventilation systems at our stations to ensure proper air circulation. Tasks included removing debris and cleaning fan rooms.
Two crew members in yellow safety equipment reroute a grease line in a Muni Metro tunnel for Fix-It Week.
Crews rerouted grease lines that service emergency fans at Muni Metro stations. This reduces the need for future maintenance on fans.
 Two crew members hover over a range of materials to do subway and surface switch repairs during Fix-It Week.
Crews inspected and made repairs to subway and surface switches to ensure trains can be directed properly and safely throughout the system.
Custodian wearing a yellow vest and blue uniform mops the floor of a Muni Metro station as part of Fix-It Week.
Custodial staff mopped Muni Metro platforms to keep our stations clean for riders.
  1. Image of a Muni Metro tunnel with crews driving in a truck to support Fix-It Week repairs.
  2. Crews stand on a yellow elevated piece of equipment in a Muni Metro tunnel as they work on overhead wires.
  3. Two crew members wear yellow safety gear inside a Muni Metro tunnel as they flush standpipes for Fix-It Week.
  4. Crew members wearing safety gear in a Muni Metro tunnel check a ventilation system for Fix-It Week.
  5. Two crew members in yellow safety equipment reroute a grease line in a Muni Metro tunnel for Fix-It Week.
  6. Two crew members hover over a range of materials to do subway and surface switch repairs during Fix-It Week.
  7. Custodian wearing a yellow vest and blue uniform mops the floor of a Muni Metro station as part of Fix-It Week.

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