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Van Ness Avenue Construction Forecast: January 14 - 26, 2018

Service Affected
Accessibility
Bicycle
Motorcycle
Parking
Taxi
Driving
Transit
Neighborhoods Affected
Marina
Russian Hill
Pacific Heights
Nob Hill
Downtown / Civic Center
Western Addition
Route(s) Affected
47 Van Ness (Suspended)
49 Van Ness/Mission
76X Marin Headlands Express (Suspended)
90 San Bruno Owl

The following Van Ness Improvement Project construction forecast is subject to change. For more project details, please visit sfmta.com/vanness.

Tentative Schedule:

Sunday, January 14: Between the hours of 8:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m..Crews will work on updating the emergency firefighting water systems from O'Farrell to Bush. 

Monday, January 15, through Thursday, January 18: Crews will be working on the joint trench to power overhead wires for buses from Grove to Eddy. Potholing for future sewer work will occur from McAllister to Sutter and Union to Greenwich. Potholing to assess sub-sidewalk basements (see item below) will occur from Sutter to Sacramento. Tree protection will be installed in work zones from Turk to Eddy.

Between the hours of 8:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. Crews will work to update the overhead cables from McAllister to Post. Crews will work on updating the emergency firefighting water systems from O'Farrell to Bush. Additionally, crews will pothole for future utility construction from McAllister to Sutter streets.

Friday, January 19:  Crews will be working on the joint trench to power overhead wires for buses from Grove to Eddy. Potholing for future sewer work will occur from McAllister to Sutter and Union to Greenwich.  Potholing to assess sub-sidewalk basements (see item below) will occur from Sutter to Sacramento. Tree protection will be installed in work zones from Turk to Eddy.

Between the hours of 8:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. Crews will work to update the overhead cables from McAllister to Post.

Sunday, January 21: Between the hours of 8:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. Crews will work on updating the emergency firefighting water systems from O'Farrell to Bush and potholing for future utility work from Grove to Golden Gate.

Monday, January 22, through Thursday, January 25: Crews will be working on the joint trench to power overhead wires for buses from Grove to Eddy. Potholing to assess sub-sidewalk basements (see item below) will occur from Hayes to Geary and from Sutter to Sacramento. 

Between the hours of 8:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. Crews will work to update the overhead cables from McAllister to Post. Crews will work on updating the emergency firefighting water systems from Ellis to Sutter and from Lombard to Chestnut (Thursday night only). Additionally, crews will pothole for future utility construction from McAllister to Sutter streets.

Friday, January 26:  Crews will be working on the joint trench to power overhead wires for buses from Grove to Eddy.

Between the hours of 8:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. Crews will work to update the overhead cables from McAllister to Post.

Basement Assessments

Before utility, roadway and sidewalk work begins, the Van Ness Improvement Project team is inspecting Van Ness Avenue basements that may extend below sidewalks. If your building has a sub-sidewalk basement, or if your building has a basement and you are not sure if it is a sub-sidewalk basement, please email vannessbrt@sfmta.com or 415.646.2317 to schedule a visit.

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