The San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA) releases the following upcoming event-related traffic and transit impacts for the week, from Thursday, Oct. 29 through Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2026.
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End of Daylight Saving Time
Sunday, Nov. 1: Daylight Saving Time will end at 2 a.m., Sunday. Clocks should be set back one hour at this time.
Event at Chase Center
Friday, Oct. 30 through Monday, Nov. 2: There will be multiple events taking place at the Chase Center:
- Friday, Oct. 30: The Warriors will play against the Los Angeles Lakers. Game will start at 7 p.m. Doors will open at 5:30 p.m.
- Saturday, Oct. 31: The Valkyries Official Final Game 7 against the Atlanta Dream will be hosted inside Chase Center. The game will start at 5 p.m. Doors will open at 3:30 p.m.
- Sunday, Nov. 1: The Warriors will play against the LA Clippers. Game will start at 5:30 p.m. Doors will open at 4 p.m.
- Monday, Nov. 2: The Warriors will play against the Phoenix Suns. Game will start at 7 p.m. Doors will open at 5:30 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.
River of Life Halloween
Saturday, Oct. 31: River of Life Church will host their annual Halloween event.
A street closure of Sunnydale Avenue between Hahn and Sawyer streets will be required from noon to 10 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 31.
The 8 Bayshore and 56 Rutland Muni route will be impacted.
Halloween
Saturday, Oct. 31: The SFMTA will provide regular Muni service for Halloween. Transit customers and motorists may experience delays and should allow extra travel time. While no major street closures are planned in the Castro/Noe/Mission areas, San Francisco police officers will monitor pedestrian and automobile traffic for any necessary public safety street closures.
Neighborhood trick-or-treat closures have been permitted on a number of streets around the City. Times for trick-or-treat closures vary but most will be in place from about 5 p.m. until 9 or 10 p.m. Motorists should be attentive for these closures, and also slow down and be aware of children trick-or-treating throughout the City even where no street closures are in place.
Some of the larger trick-or-treat street closures include:
- Fair Oaks Street between 22nd and 26th streets
- Chenery Street between Diamond and Elk streets
- Cortland Avenue between Bennington & Gates streets
- Commonwealth Avenue and Jordan Avenue between California Street and Geary Boulevard
- Avila Street between Chestnut and Prado streets
- Grove Street between Baker Street and Central Avenue
- Lyon Street between Fulton and Hayes streets
For a list of street closures, visit www.sfmta.com-trick-or-treat.
Cortland Halloween
Saturday, Oct. 31: To allow for pedestrian overflow during trick-or-treating, streets in Bernal Heights will be closed to vehicular traffic from 4 to 9 p.m.:
- Cortland Street between Bennington and Gates streets
- Moultrie Street between Cortland and Eugenia avenues
- Anderson Street between Eugenia and Jarboe avenues
- Ellsworth Street between Cortland and Eugenia avenues
The 24 Divisadero Muni route will be impacted.
Castro Halloween
Saturday, Oct. 31: The Castro district will host its annual Halloween event from 5 to 10 p.m.
A street closure of 18th Street between Noe and Diamond streets will be required from 11 a.m., Saturday to 1 a.m., Sunday, Nov. 1. Intersections will remain open.
The 33 Ashbury/18th Street Muni route will be impacted.
Saturday, Oct. 31: The Tenderloin Street Fair’s Día de Muertos celebration will take place in the Tenderloin neighborhood on Golden Gate Avenue. Event hours are from 2 to 8 p.m. For more details visit Día de Muertos celebration.
Golden Gate Avenue between Larkin and Jones streets will be closed from 8 a.m. to 11:59 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 31.
There will be no impact on Muni service.
Golden Gate Half Marathon and 5K Run
Sunday, Nov. 1: The annual Golden Gate Half Marathon and 5K run will take place in the morning. The marathon will start on Van Ness Avenue at Beach Street before proceeding via Bay Street, Laguna Street and Marina Boulevard, then through the Presidio to Golden Gate Bridge and back through the Marina and Fort Mason, ending at Aquatic Park. For event details, visit www.runsf.com.
Limited street closures for event set up will begin the day before the race on Saturday, Oct. 31, near the Maritime Museum. The street closures for the race itself, including closures in the Presidio, will take place between 5 a.m. and noon on Sunday, Nov. 1:
6 a.m., Saturday to 5 p.m., Sunday:
- Beach Street between Hyde Street and Westerly Terminus
- Larkin Street between Beach Street and the Impark Parking lot Entrance
5 a.m. to Noon, Sunday
- Southbound Van Ness Avenue from North Point to Bay streets
- Polk Street between Beach and North Point streets
6 to 11:45 a.m., Sunday
- North Point Street from Van Ness Avenue to Polk Street (Access will be allowed for eastbound Muni buses)
- Bay Street (Westbound lanes only) between Van Ness Avenue and Laguna Street
- Laguna Street (Northbound lanes only) between Bay and Beach streets
- Mariana Boulevard (Westbound lanes only) between Laguna and Lyon streets
7 to 8:15 a.m., Sunday
- Girard Road (Westbound lanes only) between Mariana and Lincoln boulevards
- The US 101 freeway on ramp will be closed
The course will impact all Muni routes that use the North Point loop terminal. The following Muni routes will be affected: 19 Polk; 28 19th Avenue; 30 Stockton and 49 Van Ness-Mission.
Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead Procession)
Monday, Nov. 2: The annual Día de los Muertos Procession will take place. Staging of procession will start at 6 p.m. in the Mission District, on Bryant Street between 19th to 22nd streets.
The procession will start from Bryant and 22nd streets and follow the route south on Bryant Street, west on 24th Street, north on Mission Street and then east on 22nd Street.
Traffic and Muni routes will be detoured around the procession. Traffic in the event area should be expected to be heavy until approximately 10 p.m. Motorists and transit riders should allow extra travel time.
The following Muni routes will be impacted: 12 Folsom; 14 Mission; 14R Mission Rapid; 27 Bryant; 48 Quintara/24th Street; 49 Van Ness/Mission; and 67 Bernal Heights.
CONSTRUCTION WORK AND OTHER UPDATES
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.
Below are construction-related traffic impacts from Thursday, Oct. 29 through Wednesday, Nov. 4:
- Trenching work will occur on:
- Hampshire Street between 17th and Mariposa streets
- Bryant Street between 18th and 16th streets
- Sidewalk Excavation work will occur on
- 17th Street between Bryant and Hampshire streets
- Mariposa Street between Potrero Avenue and Florida Street
- Bryant Street between 18th and 16th streets
- Setting of Vaults, trenching and conduit installation work will occur on Mariposa Street between Hampshire and Bryant 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: 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, Nov. 3 and Tuesday. Nov. 10: Work is scheduled at the Gilman 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: 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 20th Street overnight and weekends.
During the weekend of Friday, Nov. 6 to Sunday, Nov. 8, Caltrans contractor will pave northbound lanes, at least one lane will remain open. Lane closure hours will be from 10 p.m. on Friday to 10 a.m. on Saturday; and from 10 p.m. on Saturday to 10 a.m. on Sunday.
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 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.
Closure hours for the construction work will begin at around 11 p.m., Friday, Nov. 6 and will continue until 6 a.m. on the following Monday, Nov. 9.
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: Caltrans Project 04-0Q020 US-101 Central Viaduct and I-80 Bayshore Viaduct Contract
Friday, Nov. 13 to Monday, Nov. 16: Caltrans project will conduct a full closure of northbound US 101 connector to northbound US 101 (Central Freeway). 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 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.