SFMTA Transit and Traffic Advisory for Thursday, May 8, 2024 through Wednesday, May 15, 2024

Thursday, May 9, 2024

The San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA) releases the following upcoming event-related traffic and transit impacts for this week from Thursday, May 8 through Wednesday, May 15, 2024.

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46th Annual Penny Pitch

Friday, May 10: St. Anthony Foundation’s annual Penny Pitch and Raffle event will take place in the North Beach District, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., Friday. For more event details, visit www.stanthonysf.org.

A street closure of Stockton Street between Union and Filbert streets will be required from 4 a.m. to 6 p.m., Friday.

The 39 Coit Muni route will be affected.

Bhangra and Beats Night Market

Friday, May 10: A dance party and social event will take place in the vicinity of Battery and Clay streets from 5 to 10 p.m. as part of Downtown Revitalization activities. For more details, visit bhangraandbeats.com.

The following street closures will be required from noon, Friday to 2 a.m., Saturday, May 11:

Clay Street between Sansome and Front streets
Battery Street between Washington and Sacramento streets
Merchant Street between Sansome and Battery streets
Intersections at Battery Street: Clay and Merchant streets

This event will take place again on the following Fridays: July 12, Sept. 13 and Nov. 15, 2024.

The following Muni routes will be rerouted: 1 California (inbound only) and 12 Folsom-Pacific (outbound only).

Chinatown Night Market

Friday, May 10: The monthly night market will take place in Chinatown. This is an event that takes place on the second Friday of each month, from 5:30 to 9 p.m.

The following street closures will be required from 3 to 10 p.m., Friday:

Grant Avenue between Sacramento and Jackson streets
Commercial Street between Kearny Street and Grant Avenue
Intersection: Grant Avenue and Commercial Street

All other intersections will remain open.

There will be no impact on Muni service.

San Francisco Giants Baseball Games

Friday, May 10 through Wednesday, May 15: The San Francisco Giants will play six home games at the ballpark. Listed below are start times for these games:

Three games against the Cincinnati Reds: 1) 7:15 p.m., Friday, May 10; 2) 4:15 p.m., Saturday, May 11 and 3) 1:05 p.m., Sunday, May 12.
Three games against the Los Angeles Dodgers: 1) 6:45 p.m., Monday, May 13; 2) 6:45 p.m., Tuesday, May 14 and 3) 6:45 p.m., Wednesday, May 15.

Street Closures

To accommodate events that will take place at the ballpark, the following street closures will be enforced:

Two and a half hours before the opening pitch, the SFMTA will close eastbound King Street between 3rd and 2nd streets to vehicle traffic. King Street will reopen after first pitch until the seventh inning.
From the seventh inning until post-game traffic dies down, the SFMTA will again close eastbound King Street between 3rd and 2nd streets to vehicle traffic in order to reduce congestion on city streets.
Additionally, the northbound portion of the 4th Street Bridge (Peter R. Maloney Bridge) will be closed to all traffic except Muni, taxis and bicycles during the post-game period.

Taxi Stands

2nd Street, west side, between Brannan and King Streets
2nd Street, east side, between Townsend and King Streets
3rd Street, west side, north of King Street

Special Event Parking Rates

During baseball games and other major events with more than 10,000 expected attendees at the ballpark, parking meters close to the ballpark 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 ballpark, 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.

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

Alfa Romeo Car Show

Saturday, May 11: The San Francisco Italian Athletic Club will host a car show on Stockton Street alongside Washington Square Park.

Stockton Street will be closed between Filbert and Union streets from 6 a.m. through 2 p.m. for the event.

The 39 Coit Muni route will be rerouted.

SF Lowriders Council Cinco de Mayo Car Show and Cruise

Saturday, May 11: The San Francisco Lowriders Council will gather for a car show and cruise on Mission Street. The car show will be at John O’Connell High School from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The cars will “cruise” on Mission Street between Cesar Chavez and 24th streets starting at 4 p.m.

To support the event, a street closure of Harrison Street between 19th and 20th streets will be required from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday.

Throughout the cars cruising event:

Mission Street will remain open to traffic.
Muni buses along Mission Street will be re-routed to South Van Ness Avenue.
With exception of Muni buses, cross traffic at the following locations along Mission Street will be closed during the event:
- 23rd Street
- 24th Street
- 25th Street
- 26th Street

Muni routes 14 Mission, 14R Mission Rapid, 27 Byrant, 48 Quintara/24th Street, 49 Van Ness/Mission and 67 Bernal Heights will be impacted.

Street Closure for Shared Spaces

Saturday, May 11: A street closure of Larkin Street between Eddy and O’Farrell streets will be required from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. for shared spaces.

The 19 Polk Muni route will be affected.

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.

Infrastructure replacement work on sewer and water lines are mostly completed. Track installation is complete. Construction of accessible curb ramps and handrails, barriers and pavers that are part of the boarding islands continues.

Street base work is complete. Special track work at 46th Avenue already started. Buses will be rerouted around the construction area. The intersection on the south side will be closed to northbound traffic.

Curb-to-curb repaving of the entire Taraval corridor started on Monday, May 6 and is expected to take approximately three weeks. The paving work will be divided into three segments. During this work, parking will be removed on both sides of the street and traffic detoured around the area.

Construction work performed and at locations:

Ulloa Street

Grinding and Paving Work:
- Ulloa Street between 15th and Forest Side avenues
- 15th and 14th avenues between Taraval and Ulloa streets
- Taraval Street between 19th and 15th avenues

Taraval Street

From 15th to 19th avenues:
- Grinding and repaving: Boarding Islands and Platforms
From 19th to 28th avenues:
- Grinding and repaving; construction of barrier railing and pavers on accessible boarding platforms
From 28th to 37th avenues:
- Grinding and repaving, construction of boarding islands and platforms
From 34th Avenue to Sunset Boulevard:
- Track removal and installation, pour and form track pavement, grinding and paving, construction of accessible boarding island

46th Avenue Track Work

Excavation, removal and installation

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 completed in 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 relocated temporarily during construction:

L Taraval Bus / L Owl / 18 46th Avenue (Monday, May 6 to Tuesday, June 4, 2024)
- Inbound
  - From 46th Avenue and Taraval Street to 45th Avenue and Taraval Street, southeast corner
- Outbound
  - From 46th Avenue and Ulloa Street to Ulloa Street and 46th Avenue, northeast corner
  - From Taraval and 46th Avenue to 45th Avenue and Taraval Street, southwest corner
18 46th Avenue (Monday, May 6 to Tuesday, June 4, 2024)
- Inbound
  - From 46th Avenue and Santiago Street to northeast corner
- Outbound
  - From 46th Avenue and Taraval Street to 45th Avenue & Taraval Street, southwest corner
L Taraval Bus / L Owl (Monday, May 6 to Tuesday, June 4, 2024)
- Outbound
  - From Taraval Street and 46th Avenue to 45th Avenue and Taraval Street, southwest corner.

L Taraval / L Special / L Owl (Saturday, May 11 to Friday, May 17)
- Inbound
- - From 22nd Avenue and Taraval Street, southeast corner to Ulloa Street and 22nd Avenue, southwest corner (temp stop)
  - From Avenue and Taraval Street, southwest corner to 18th Avenue and Taraval Street, southwest corner
  - From 17th Avenue and Taraval Street, southwest corner to 18th Avenue and Taraval Street, southwest corner
  - From 26th Avenue and Taraval Street, southwest corner to 25th Avenue and Taraval Street, southwest corner (During paving work only)
- Outbound
  - From 23rd Avenue and Taraval Street, northwest corner to 22nd Avenue and Taraval Street, northwest corner
  - From 22nd and 26th avenues to northwest corner (during paving work only)
L Taraval Bus / L Special / L Owl (Present to Fall 2024)
- Inbound
  - From Taraval Street and 15th Avenue to the southeast side of the intersection

For additional project details, visit SFMTA.com/LTaravalProject. For construction updates from Monday, Monday, May 6 through Saturday, May 18, 2024, visit the Project Update page.

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: 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.

Contact

Erica Kato