The San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA) releases the following upcoming event-related traffic and transit impacts for the week, from Thursday, Oct. 22 through Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2026.
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Cornhole Tournament
Friday, Oct. 23: The San Francisco Italian Athletic Club Foundation will host a cornhole tournament from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
A street closure of Stockton Street between Filbert and Union streets will be required from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m., Friday, Oct. 23:
The 39 Coit Muni route will be impacted.
Memorial Service
Friday, Oct. 23: A memorial service will be held at Ignatius Church for Katie and Ann Mannix.
San Francisco Police Department will shut down Fulton Street between Parker Avenue/Shrader Street and Cole Street to vehicular traffic at approximately 8:30 a.m. until 2 p.m.
The 5 Fulton and 5R Fulton Rapid will be rerouted.
Excelsior Night Market
Friday, Oct. 23: The Excelsior Action Group will host the From the E: End of Summer Night Market on Ocean Avenue and Mission Street. Event will take place from 4:30 to 8:30 p.m. on Friday.
The following street closure will be required from noon to 11:59 p.m., Friday, Oct. 23:
- Ocean Avenue between Mission Street and Persia Avenue
The 49 Van Ness/Mission Muni route will be affected.
Lower Polk Live!
Friday, Oct. 23: The second annual Lower Polk Live!, a free neighborhood celebration that brings together music, art and community right on Polk Street. The event will take place on Polk Street between Bush and Sutter streets, from 4 to 9 p.m. For event details visit www.eventbrite.com/2nd-annual-lower-polk.
The following street closures will be required from 2 to 10:30 p.m., Friday, Oct. 23:
- Polk Street between Bush and Sutter streets
- Fern Street between Van Ness Avenue and Larkin Street
The Muni route 19 Polk route will be impacted.
Event at Chase Center
[*Note: Please refer to “Construction Work and Other Updates” section below for additional information regarding closures and impact due to construction work of US-101.]
Friday, Oct. 23 through Wednesday, Oct. 28: There will be multiple events taking place at the Chase Center:
- Friday, Oct. 23: The Warriors will play against the Memphis Grizzlies. Game will start at 7 p.m. Doors will open at 5:30 p.m.
- Saturday, Oct. 24: The Valkyries Official Finals Watch Parties will be hosted inside Chase Center for all Finals away games. The game will start at 10 a.m. Doors will open at 9 a.m.
- Sunday, Oct. 25: Performance by Doja Cat will take place. The show will start at 7:30 p.m. Doors will open at 6:30 p.m.
- Monday, Oct. 26: The WNBA Finals Game 5 against the Atlanta Dream will take place. The game will start at 5 p.m. Doors will open at 3:30 p.m.
- Tuesday, Oct. 27: Performance by Phoebe Bridgers will take place. The first show will start at 7:30 p.m. Doors will open at 6:30 p.m.
- Wednesday, Oct. 28: Performance by Phoebe Bridgers will take place. The second show will start at 7:30 p.m. Doors will open at 6:30 p.m.
Muni will provide supplement 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 to 16th Street BART Station will run until the crowd 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 $13 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 the 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.
Other pickup/drop-off locations near Chase Center
- 4th Street, which connects to Chase Center via the Gene Friend Way pedestrian path on the UCSF campus.
- Owens Street, which also connects to Chase Center via the Gene Friend Way pedestrian path on the 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 the ballpark, visit www.sfmta.com/chase-center.
St. Jude Pilgrimage
Saturday, Oct. 24: The Annual Pilgrimage of St. Jude Thaddeus is a yearly procession of Catholic faithful. This year’s procession will be from St. Philip’s Church to St. Dominic Church, home of the Shrine of Saint Jude. The procession will start at 10 a.m. from Diamond Street at Elizabeth Street, going north, then right turn on Elizabeth Street, right turn on Church Street, left turn on 24th Street, left on Guerrero Street to Laguna Street, left turn on Sutter Street and right turn onto Steiner Street where procession will disband. The procession is approximately 3.7 miles. For more information visit https://stjude-shrine.org.
There are no planned street closures.
Streets along the procession route may be congested which could impact Muni bus service in the area. SFPD officers and Parking Control Officers will monitor the march.
Noe Valley Night Market
Tuesday, Oct. 27: The Noe Valley Night Market will take place from 4:30 to 8:30 p.m. This event will take place on 24th Street. between Sanchez and Vicksburg streets. For event details visit noemerchants.com.
A closure of 24th Street. between Sanchez and Vicksburg streets will be required from 2:30 to 10 p.m., Tuesday, Oct. 27. All intersections will remain open.
The 48 Quintara/24th Street Muni route will be impacted.
CONSTRUCTION WORK AND OTHER UPDATES
UPDATE: Overnight Work Along the T-Third
Sept. to Nov. 2026: Building on the success of the T-Third Fix It! Weekends. The SFMTA is launching a proactive maintenance program to improve conditions and cleanliness along the T-Third corridor between Evans and Sunnydale stations.
Maintenance activities are tentatively scheduled from Sept. through Nov. 2026. To minimize impacts on riders and the surrounding community, work will take place during overnight hours from midnight to 5 a.m. Owl service will not be affected, and access to businesses and residences will be maintained throughout the construction.
Tuesday, Oct. 20 and Tuesday. Oct. 27: Work is scheduled at the Williams platform.
As part of this effort, SFMTA crews will perform routine maintenance, cleaning, and facility improvements at T-Third platforms on Third Street between Evans and Sunnydale stations. This work supports the agency’s ongoing commitment to keeping Muni facilities clean, safe, and in good condition for riders and the surrounding community.
For more information, visit SFMTA.com/FixItWeek.
UPDATE: Potrero Yard Modernization Project
Now until 2030: Muni’s Potrero Yard Modernization Project is replacing an obsolete, century-old bus yard at 2500 Mariposa Street with a modern, four-story bus maintenance and storage facility. Construction has now begun and will run through 2030. Work hours are between 7 a.m. and 8 p.m., Monday through Friday. Overnight work is anticipated to be intermittent, work hours will be from 11 p.m. to 4 a.m. Expect temporary lane shifts around the project site bounded by Mariposa, Bryant, 17th and Hampshire streets. Signage and cones will be in place to clearly mark and section off work zones. People traveling are advised to use caution and look out for changing traffic patterns. Temporary parking restrictions will be necessary in active work zones.
From Thursday, Oct. 22 through Wednesday, Oct. 28:
- Trenching backfill and temporary paving work will occur on Hampshire Street between 17th and Mariposa streets
- Excavation and backfilling work for new vaults and trenching will occur on Mariposa Street between Hampshire and Bryant streets
- Electrical trenching work will occur on east side of Bryant Street. between 17th and Mariposa streets
Construction is led by Webcor. For construction questions, reach out via email to PotreroYard@plenaryamericas.com. For project details, design information and to sign up for notifications, visit SFMTA.com/PotreroYard.
UPDATE: Caltrans Project 04-0Q020 US-101 Central Viaduct and
I-80 Bayshore Viaduct Contract
Friday, Oct. 23 to Monday, Oct. 26: Caltrans project will conduct a full closure of westbound I 80 between 4th Street and the US-101 / I-80 interchange. Detours and alternate routes will be established, signed and messaged. More details to follow.
Closure hours for the construction work will begin at around 11 p.m. on Friday and continue until 6 a.m. on the following Monday.
Caltrans contractors will deploy traffic control personnel and message boards will be in place in advance of the closures. Motorists should proceed cautiously through work zones. For more information about this project and the Fab 4 Rehabilitation Project, visit sfhighwayprojects.com.
UPDATE: Caltrans Project 04-1Q8204 US 101 Hospital Curve Pave and Median Contract
Friday, Nov. 6 through Monday, Nov. 9: Caltrans contractors will fully close Southbound US-101 between 9th Street/Civic Center exit and Cesar Chavez Street exit. Southbound I-280 via 6th Street and Southbound Potrero are alternate routes during this work. More details to follow.
Caltrans contractors will deploy traffic control personnel and message boards will be in place in advance of the closures. SFMTA Parking Control Officers will be assisting along critical points along detour routes to help facilitate traffic congestion. Motorists are advised to take other modes of transportation to travel in and out of San Francisco over these weekends. For more information about this project and the Fab 4 Rehabilitation Project, visit sfhighwayprojects.com.
UPDATE: EA 04-0Q120 I-280 Farallones Street Pedestrian Overcrossing and Rehabilitation Project
Caltrans I-280 paving and pedestrian bridge replacement project contractor will be paving segments of the freeway. Caltrans will close two lanes in both the north and southbound direction between US-101 and the pedestrian bridge crossing at Farallones Street overnight and weekends. During the weekend of Friday, Nov. 6 to Monday, Nov. 9, Caltrans contractor will pave northbound lanes, at least one lane will remain open.
For more information about this project and the Fab 4 Rehabilitation Project, visit https://dot.ca.gov/caltrans-near-me/district-4/d4-projects/d4-san-francisco-freeway-and-road-rehabilitation/d4-farallones-avenue-overcrossing.
UPDATE: Caltrans I-80 San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge
Structural Steel Painting and Spall Repairs Project
Caltrans project is installing a temporary bridge installation platform (Safe Span) on the upper portion of the lower deck of the San Francisco–Oakland Bay Bridge (SFOBB). This work requires overnight staggered lane closures of eastbound I-80 from the San Francisco Anchorage/Rincon Hill to the Yerba Buena Island Tunnel, leaving at least one lane open for the traveling public. All lanes will reopen each morning. Lane closures will occur from 10 p.m. to 7 a.m., Sunday through Thursday, most nights through Oct. 2026. The hours and number of lanes will adjust in response to late-night event traffic.
Listed below are schedules of lane reduction. Hours and number of lanes will be adjusted as needed in response to late-night event traffic:
- Lane 1 will be closed from 10 p.m. to 7 a.m.
- Lanes 1 and 2 will be closed from 11 p.m. to 7 a.m.
- Lanes 1, 2 and 3 will be closed from 12 to 6 a.m.
- Lanes 1, 2, 3 and 4 will be closed from 1 to 5 a.m.
- On Thursday nights Lane 4 will be closed at 2 a.m.
For more information about this project and the Fab 4 Rehabilitation Project, visit https://dot.ca.gov/caltrans-near-me/district-4/d4-news/2026-08-07-i80-sfobb-overnight-lane-closures
ONGOING
ONGOING: Castro Station Accessibility Improvement Project
Construction of the new elevator at Castro Station is wrapping up and once completed will provide continuous accessible access to the Castro Station. Until then, please continue to use the escalator on the north side for accessibility to the station.
To learn more about the Castro Elevator Improvement Project, visit: SFMTA.com/CastroElevator.
ONGOING: Chinatown Construction
San Francisco Public Works is managing three major construction projects taking place in Chinatown. For project updates, sign up for the San Francisco Public Works Construction Update Newsletters.
Drivers, Muni riders and visitors in and around construction zones should allow extra time when visiting the neighborhood.
For additional information on these projects and the related traffic and transit impacts, please visit SFMTA.com/GoChinatown. For more details on Chinatown infrastructure improvement projects, please refer to this Department of Public Works website.
ONGOING: 13th Street Safety Project
Now until 2027: The 13th Street Safety Project is currently under construction to deliver new traffic safety improvements on 13th Street and Duboce Avenue between Folsom and Valencia streets, including protected bike lanes, sidewalk extensions, traffic signal upgrades, accessibility upgrades, sewer upgrades, repaving, and parking/loading changes.
San Francisco Public Works is installing curb ramps and traffic islands on 13th Street at the US-101 Highway Off-Ramp. The next phase of construction work is expected to result in delayed travel time when exiting the Mission Street/Duboce Avenue freeway off-ramp.
Construction is underway and will continue for approximately four weeks. The work hours are from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday (excluding holidays). However, traffic control barricades and lane reductions will remain in place after hours until work is completed.
Muni riders should follow posted signage for any temporary bus stop relocations.
Construction is led by San Francisco Public Works in partnership with the SFMTA. For construction updates and to sign up for notifications, visit sfpublicworks.org/13thStreetSafety. For project details and design information, visit SFMTA.com/13thStreetSafety.
ONGOING: Transbay Howard Streetscape Project – Road Construction
Feb. 2026 through 2028: As a part of the Transbay Howard Streetscape Project, new safety upgrades, traffic signal infrastructure, landscaping and a protected two-way bicycle lane are being built on Howard Street between The Embarcadero and 4th Street.
Due to work at multiple sites, expect intermittent delays and lane closures on weekdays from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. Drivers should exercise caution near construction zones, follow posted detour signage, and consider using alternate routes. During major events and conventions, work will be paused near Moscone Center.
This is a San Francisco Public Works project, with support from the SFMTA. For more information and to sign up for construction updates, visit sfpublicworks.org/TransbayHoward. To learn more about the project design, visit SFMTA.com/TransbayHoward.
ONGOING: SFPUC Geary Boulevard Sewer and Water Replacements
Now until 2027: Replacement work of sewer and water lines is currently taking place along Geary Boulevard between 32nd Avenue and Stanyan Street. Due to construction work at multiple locations, some of the bus stops for Muni routes 38 Geary and 38R Geary Rapid will be temporarily relocated nearby. Riders should look for orange signage at impacted bus stops.