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Better Market Street Construction: October 14-28, 2023

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Event Summary

Better Market Street is an ongoing, collaborative effort to redesign San Francisco’s most important street. As work continues, crews will begin work in the roadway and near Muni tracks on Saturday, October 14, and we will be temporarily moving above-ground transit off Market Street from October 14th through Saturday, October 28th during all hours of service. This will allow us to install underground electrical conduits for new traffic signals and construct new concrete crosswalks. As a result, the 5 Fulton, 5R Fulton Rapid, 6 Haight/Parnassus, 7 Haight/Noriega, 9 San Bruno, 9R San Bruno Rapid will be re-routed onto Mission Street and the 19 Polk, 21 Hayes and 31 Balboa will experience minor re-routes as well. Continue reading below for more details.

Street Closures

Market Street will be closed between 5th and 8th streets, however, transit and bicycles will be rerouted off Market between 3rd and 10th Streets. Cross-street traffic will still be allowed at the intersections at 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, and 8th, 9th and 10th.

Muni Reroutes

Muni will replace the F Market & Wharves Line with buses and reroute the F Market & Wharves Bus Substitutions, L Taraval Bus, N Judah Owl, 5 Fulton, 5R Fulton Rapid, 6 Haight/Parnassus, 7 Haight/Noriega, 9 San Bruno and 9R San Bruno Rapid routes off of Market Street and onto Mission Street in both directions. Additionally, the 19 Polk, 21 Hayes, and 31 Balboa routes will experience more minor reroutes in the Market Street area. See the table below the reroute details for each route.

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Muni Service Changes during Better Market Street Construction
Route Duration Reroute Info by Direction Missed Stops Alternate Stop Locations
F Market & Wharves
to Fisherman's Wharf
(Bus Substitution)		 7 a.m. to 10 p.m.

Inbound to Fisherman's Wharf:
From Market & 10th St. via 10th, Mission, 3rd St., Market to regular route

Inbound:

Inbound:
F Market & Wharves
to The Castro
(Bus Substitution)		 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. Outbound to The Castro:
From Market & 4th St. via 4th, Mission, 9th St., Market to regular route

Outbound:

Outbound:
K Ingleside Bus
to Downtown		 5 to 6 a.m.
(Weekdays)
&
5 to 8 a.m.
(Weekends)

Inbound to Downtown:
From Market & 10th via 10th, Mission, 3rd, Market to regular route

Inbound:

Inbound:
K Ingleside Bus
to Balboa Park		 5 to 6 a.m.
(Weekdays)
&
5 to 8 a.m.
(Weekends)		 Outbound to Balboa Park:
From Market & 4th via 4th, Mission, 9th, Market to regular route

Outbound:

Outbound:
N Judah Owl
&
N Judah Early Morning Bus
to Downtown		 12 to 5 a.m. (Owl)
&
5 to 6 a.m.
(Weekdays Early Morning)
&
5 to 8 a.m.
(Weekends Early Morning)		 Inbound to Downtown:
From Market & 10th via 10th, Mission, 3rd, Market to regular route

Inbound:

Inbound:

N Judah Owl
&
N Judah Early Morning Bus
to Ocean Beach

 12 to 5 a.m. (Owl)
&
5 to 6 a.m.
(Weekdays Early Morning)
&
5 to 8 a.m.
(Weekends Early Morning)

Outbound to Ocean Beach:
From Market & 4th via 4th, Mission, 9th, Market to regular route

Outbound:

Outbound:
L Taraval Bus
to Embarcadero		 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
(Weekday Downtown Service)

Inbound to Embarcadero:
From Market & 10th via 10th, Mission, 3rd, Market to regular route

  • Note: Both directions of the reroute are only in effect during weekdays when L Taraval bus service provides service east of West Portal

Inbound:

Inbound:
L Taraval Bus
to SF Zoo		 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
(Weekday Downtown Service)

Outbound to SF Zoo:
From Market & 4th via 4th, Mission, 9th, Market to regular route

  • Note: Both directions of the reroute are only in effect during weekdays when L Taraval bus service provides service east of West Portal

Outbound:

Outbound:
5 Fulton
to Downtown		 5 a,m. to 11:59 p.m.

Inbound to Downtown:
From McAllister & Hyde via Hyde, cross Market to 8th St., Mission, 2nd St., Market to regular route

Inbound:

Inbound:
5 Fulton
to The Richmond		 5 a,m. to 11:59 p.m. Outbound to The Richmond:
From Market & 4th St. via 4th, Mission, 7th St., Charles J. Brenham Place, McAllister to regular route

Outbound:

Outbound:
5R Fulton Rapid
to Downtown		 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Inbound to Downtown:
From McAllister & Hyde via Hyde, 8th St., Mission, 2nd St., Market to regular route

Inbound:

Inbound:
5R Fulton Rapid
to The Richmond		 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Outbound to The Richmond:
From Market & 4th St. via 4th, Mission, 7th St., Charles J. Brenham Place, McAllister to regular route

Outbound:

Outbound:
5 Fulton OWL
to Downtown		 12 to 5 a.m.

Inbound to Downtown:
From McAllister and Hyde via Hyde, cross Market to 8th St., Mission, 3rd St., Market, 4th St. to regular route

Inbound:

Inbound:
5 Fulton OWL
to Ocean Beach		 12 to 5 a.m. Outbound to Ocean Beach:
From Market and 4th St. via 4th, Mission, 7th St., cross Market to Charles J. Brenham, McAllister to regular route

Outbound:

Outbound:
6 Haight/Parnassus
to Downtown		 5 a.m. to 11:59 p.m.
(Weekdays)
&
5 a.m. to 10 p.m.
(Weekends)

Inbound to Downtown:
From Market & 10th St. via 10th, Mission, 4th St., Market to regular route

Inbound:

Inbound:
6 Haight/Parnassus
to The Inner Richmond		 5 a.m. to 11:59 p.m.
(Weekdays)
&
5 a.m. to 10 p.m.
(Weekends)		 Outbound to The Inner Richmond:
From Market & 4th St. via 4th, Mission, 9th St., Market to regular route

Outbound:

Outbound:
7 Haight/Noriega
to Downtown		 5 a.m. to 10 p.m.

Inbound to Downtown:
From Market & 10th St. via 10th, Mission, 4th St., Market to regular route

Inbound:

Inbound:
7 Haight/Noriega
to Ocean Beach		 5 a.m. to 10 p.m. Outbound to Ocean Beach:
From Market & 4th St. via 4th, Mission, 9th St., Market to regular route

Outbound:

Outbound:
9 San Bruno
to Downtown		 5 a.m. to 11:59 p.m.

Inbound to Downtown:
From 11th St. & Mission via Mission, Steuart to terminal

Inbound:

Inbound:
9 San Bruno
to Visitacion Valley		 5 a.m. to 11:59 p.m. Outbound to Visitacion Valley:
From Market & Spear via Spear, Mission, 11th St. to regular route

Outbound:

Outbound:
9R San Bruno Rapid
to Downtown		 7 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Inbound to Downtown:
From 11th & Mission via Mission, Main to terminal

Inbound:

Inbound:

 
    9R San Bruno Rapid
    to Visitacion Valley    		 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. Outbound to Visitacion Valley:
    From Main & Mission via Main, Market, Spear, Mission, 11th to regular route

    Outbound:

    Outbound:
    19 Polk 5 a.m. to 10 p.m.

    Inbound to Fisherman's Wharf:
    From 7th St. & Market via 7th, Charles J. Brenham Pl., McAllister, Larkin to regular route

    Inbound:

    Inbound:
    21 Hayes 5 a.m. to 10 p.m.

    Outbound to The Inner Richmond:
    From Hyde & Market via Hyde, 8th St., Mission, 9th St., Hayes to regular route

    Outbound:

    • No Missed Stops

    Outbound:

    • N/A
    31 Balboa
    (Weekend Switchback & Weekday Reroute)    		 5 a.m. to 10 p.m.

    Inbound to Downtown/Caltrain:
    Switchback will be from Eddy & Mason via Mason, Turk to regular Outbound route

    • Note: This service change will only be on weekends
      • October 14 & 15
      • October 21 & 22
      • October 28

    Outbound to The Richmond:
    From 5th St. & Market via 5th, Cyril Magnin St., Ellis, Mason, Turk to regular route. No stops will be missed.

    • Note: This service change will only be on weekdays
      • October 16-20
      • October 23-27

    Inbound (weekends only):

    Outbound (weekdays only):

    • No Missed Stops

    Inbound (weekends only):

    Outbound (weekday only):

    • N/A

    Event Service Map

    Event Service Map during Better Market Street construction work, Oct. 14-28.

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