L Taraval Improvement Project | Segment B Update – December 4 – 16, 2023
In the coming weeks, the holiday construction moratorium will be observed in the commercial area between 16th and 33rd avenues between 7 am and 10 pm. The moratorium is an opportunity for local residents and merchants to engage for the holidays without construction activity. Residential areas are not included in the construction moratorium.
Track work continues with rail installation, and curb ramp work continues with demolition and grading areas in preparation for upgrading boarding ramps. Underground conduit work is being performed to power the streetlights and OCS poles. Water and sewer line work continues, adding conduits and connections. Street lights, boarding ramps, ADA compliant curb ramps, and boarding islands and OCS work continues along this busy corridor. Construction teams will be excavating and jackhammering pavement, which may cause vibrations. Materials are also being temporarily staged nearby. Dust control and housekeeping measures are in place at active construction and staging locations.
Overnight work
Overhead contact system (OCS) pole, overhead wiring and permanent pole placement will be performed along the L Taraval line from Ulloa and Funston to Taraval and Sunset between 10 p.m. and 5 a.m. and expected to be complete June 2024. Work on any given block will vary and is expected to take a few hours to a few days per location.
Please note the following impacts to travel during track work:
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By car: Taraval Street will be open to through traffic traveling east- and westbound, however, vehicles approaching areas with active track installation will only be able to access Taraval Street by making right turns. At times, traffic may be stopped briefly to allow large machinery to perform work. Please allow extra travel time.
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By bus: The L Bus may be rerouted around the construction area when heavy equipment is present.
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On foot: Pedestrians will be able to cross Taraval Street in the construction area at 18th Avenue via a pedestrian access during non-construction hours and weekends.
General construction hours are Monday to Friday between 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. Construction schedules are subject to change. “No Parking” signs will be posted in construction and staging areas, and intersections may be closed to through traffic on Taraval Street.
*Please be advised that the construction schedule may be impacted by material availability and coordination between agencies.
Multiple agencies are performing infrastructure work in the area. This includes work by Public Works on 19th Avenue, Public Utilities Commission at Vicente and Wawona streets and PG&E along Taraval Street.
The following L Taraval bus stops will be relocated during construction:
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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 will be relocated during construction through December 18
Inbound L Taraval / L Special / L Owl
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Taraval and 15th Avenue to 14th Avenue and Taraval, northwest corner
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Taraval and 17th Avenue to Taraval and 17th Avenue, northeast corner
Outbound L Taraval / L Special / L Owl
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Ulloa and Forestside missed
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15th Avenue and Taraval to 17th Avenue and Taraval, southeast corner
Bus reroute maps are available with temporary bus stop relocations during construction on our website (SFMTA.com/TempStopMap)
L Taraval Improvement Project – Segment B
Construction work is scheduled to be performed – December 4 – 16, 2023
Taraval Street
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14th Avenue between Ulloa and Taraval: waterline work, excavate, hydraulic testing, water line connection (possible service disruption, notice will be distributed)
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15th Avenue from Ulloa and Taraval intersection: track work, pour track foundation, rail pull December 4
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15th to 16th avenues: track area, form and pour track pavement, construct sidewalk and curb ramps
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19th to 22nd avenues: track area (anticipated start January 2024)
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20th, 30th, 33rd avenues: water line work, excavate and back fill, perform water connection transfers (possible brief disruptions to water service – notices will be distributed)
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35th Avenue: sewer main
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36th Avenue: water line work
Wawona Street
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21st to 23rd avenues: assembled rail stored until installation
Night work
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On Taraval Street between 19th to 35th avenues: OCS prep work for installation, removing and reconstructing existing poles
Temporary staging locations
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Taraval Street between 12th and 14th avenues: store and weld rails for installation for the curve work at 15th Avenue
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Ulloa Street south side from 15th to 16th avenues
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14th Avenue west side from Ulloa to Taraval streets
Supporting businesses on Taraval
We continue to support small businesses in the area with current and planned marketing campaigns to support the merchants during construction to drive business to the community:
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The SFMTA Go Local campaign to promote ridership on Muni to merchant commercial
corridors, with on-bus ads, bus shelter ads and social media planned to run between October and December, 2023. The initial launch includes the commercial corridors in: Chinatown, Castro and Parkside-Outer Sunset. -
The Mayor’s Office of Economic and Workforce Development (OEWD), in partnership with Shop Dine SF, are creating a landing page on the Shop Dine SF website to highlight small businesses on Taraval.
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A shop Taraval campaign, including holiday events, Taraval BINGO games and bus ad promotions planned for winter 2023/24.
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