L Taraval Improvement Project Work Forecast February 1 to February 12, 2021

• Pulling of the rails from Lower Great Highway is planned for:
  
  • Monday, February 1 and Tuesday, February 2 to Taraval Street between 40th and 41st avenues.
  • Lower Great Highway will be closed for traffic and parking from 8 a.m. to 12 noon between Taraval and Santiago streets
• Reconstruction of sidewalk and bulbout is planned for:
  
  • February 1-5 between 39th and 40th avenues
  • February 2-12 at 38th Avenue
• Construction of boarding island is planned for:
  
  • February 1-3 between 42nd and 43rd avenues 
  • February 1-5 at 37th Avenue
  • February 8-12 between 43rd and 45th avenues
• Construction of accessible boarding platform is planned for:
  
  • February 1 at 37th Avenue
  • February 1-9 between 41st and 42nd avenues
• Reconstruction of street base is planned for:
  
  • February 1-5 between 45th and 46th avenues, southside
  • February 10-11 between 42nd and 43rd avenues, northside
  • February 11-12 between 41st and 42nd avenues, northside
• Sewer replacement work is planned for:
  
  • February 1-3 between 40th and 41st avenues
• Construction of pedestrian signal is planned for: 
  
  • February 2-6 at 41st Avenue
• Track replacement work is planned for: 
  
  • February 4 at 40th Avenue
  • February 4-12 between 40th and 41st avenues
  • February 11-12 between 46th and 48th avenues
• Replacement of the guy span wires is planned for:
  
  • February 7-12 between 46th and 48th avenues nightly from 10:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m.

Excavation requires jackhammering of the pavement. Dust control measures will be in place to prevent dust kick up from the work.

Heavy vibrations from the shoring and sheet piling work is expected for open trench work.

• Monday to Friday 8:00 a.m to 5:00 p.m.; Saturday to Sunday 8:00 a.m to 5:00 p.m. Hours subject to change based on construction needs. 

Some parking will be temporarily restricted in construction zones and traffic lanes will be modified during active work.

For track replacement work, traffic will be detoured at the intersections of 43rd and 42th Avenue at all times of the day until track replacement work along these segments are complete. During active construction hours, parking on both sides of the blocks will be temporarily restricted to give the crew the safety clearance they need to demo and replace the aged tracks in the center of the road and allow eastbound/westbound vehicular traffic. Parking will be returned at the end of each work day along the impacted blocks.  

Since Thursday, Dec. 17, due to construction work, the L Bus has rerouted from Taraval Street between 40th and 46th Avenue. The following temporary bus stop changes are in place at all hours through Wednesday, Jan. 6; these temporary changes will resume again on Monday, Jan. 11 and Tuesday, Jan. 12:

• Inbound stop at Taraval and 44th Avenue has been temporarily relocated to Ulloa Street and 44th Avenue
• Inbound stop at Taraval and 42nd Avenue has been temporarily relocated to Ulloa Street and 42nd Avenue
• Inbound stop at Taraval and 40th Avenue has been temporarily relocated to 39th Avenue and Taraval Street
• Outbound stop at Taraval and 40th Avenue has been temporarily relocated to 40th Avenue and Taraval
• Outbound stop at Taraval and 42nd Avenue has been temporarily relocated to Ulloa Street and 42nd Avenue
• Outbound stop at Taraval and 44th Avenue has been temporarily relocated to Ulloa and 44th Avenue
• Outbound stop at 46th Avenue and Ulloa has been temporarily relocated to Ulloa and 46th Avenue