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N Judah Sunset Tunnel Work Details
The Sunset Tunnel construction is scheduled to take place on 15 weekends between November 2014 and June 2015. So far we have worked on three weekends. The next tentative dates are the weekends of Jan. 23 and Jan. 30, 2015.
What to Expect during Weekend Construction:
- Crews will work continuously from approximately 8 p.m. on Friday until 5 a.m. on Monday.
- The majority of the work will take place inside the Sunset Tunnel and at the tunnel entrances.
- Noise can be heard in the surrounding areas, especially when the trucks move the gravels in and out of the portal. We will balance this work between the east and west portals to make it less disruptive for one neighborhood.
- Majority of gravel moving will take place from Friday night until Saturday afternoon at the west portal near Carl and Cole streets, and from late Saturday until Sunday afternoon at the east portal near Noe Street and Duboce Avenue.
- We will do our best to keep the noise down, but the work will be audible throughout the weekend.
- The streets near the tunnel entrances will remain open.
- To accommodate the tunnel work, parking restrictions will become effective from Friday 12 a.m. to Monday 5 a.m. on both sides of Duboce Avenue from Steiner to Scott Street, and on both sides of Carl Street from Clayton to Cole Street.
Bus substitution service:
- Bus shuttles will substitute for the N Judah rail service between Church & Duboce and Ocean Beach.
- Bus substitution will start at about 7 p.m. on Friday and will operate during regular service hours until Monday morning.
- The bus shuttles will follow the N Judah Line making regular stops except for the tunnel portion where buses will be operated on Haight Street.
- Regular N rail service will continue to provide service between Caltrain Depot and Church & Duboce.
- The N Judah stops at Church & Duboce will provide a transfer point between bus shuttles and trains for Muni customers.
- The weekend N Judah Owl bus service will not be affected.
Other Ongoing N Judah System Improvement Projects:
Maximizing construction opportunities, the SFMTA has integrated multiple construction components under the Sunset Tunnel project in order to minimize the inconveniences for both N Judah riders and the community around the construction area.
The Transit Signal Priority (TSP) system upgrades are taking place at nine intersections sequentially along the N Judah Line. Currently a crew is working on Irving between 3rd and 9th avenues. On the January 9 weekend, crews will be installing signal loops between the tracks at the intersections of Irving and 7th Avenue and Irving and 8th Avenue. The work will start at approximately 7 p.m. Friday and will continue until Saturday night. We will schedule the work to avoid late night noise.
The TSP system will use technology to reduce dwell time at traffic signals for Muni light rail vehicles by holding green lights longer.
The construction of two new wheelchair accessible platforms on Judah and 28th Avenuehas been ongoing. Crews are working to reconstruct the inbound stop Monday through Friday. The stop is currently out of service. Muni customers can board N Judah rail car at the temporary stop at 27th Avenue. The work requires closure of traffic lanes.
The new platform will include longer boarding islands and ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act) compliant curb ramps, making Muni Metro system safer and easier to use for all customers.
Thank you for your understanding and patience while we work to improve your Muni system.
For the latest project updates and weekend construction dates, visit www.sfmta.com/sunsettunnel. Public can also self subscribe to project updates on the project home page.
For concerns or assistance, please contact: Tess Kavanagh, Project Manager, at 415.701.4212, via email at tess.kavanagh@sfmta.com or Jay Lu, Public Relations Officer, at 415.701.4387, via email at jay.lu@sfmta.com.
Santa on Cole December 7th!
It's that time of year again! Avoid long lines and busy malls... Plan to come to the Postal Chase for that classic holiday photo of your child (or pet, or just wonderful you) with the guy in the red suit.
Santa on Cole
Sunday, December 7th
Postal Chase, 912 Cole St
11 a.m. – 5 p.m.
A professional photographer — CVIA member and Cole Valley resident Loic Nicolas — donates his time and talent to create a memorable photo for you. This is a fundraiser supporting the Clean Cole Street project.
Photo sitting fee is $20. Online orders start at $1 per photo and $15 for the photo file. See below for details.
Please pass it on to your neighbors!
Summer Social: August 23, 2014
You won't want to miss this year’s Summer Social and Annual Meeting on August 23 at Kezar Bar & Restaurant from 1-4p.m.! This is a time to meet your neighbors while enjoying appetizers and your choice of a beverage. We’ll have a speaker and a raffle! The raffle is a fundraiser for the Clean Cole Street project where the commercial area of Cole Street gets swept every day. Raffle tickets are $5 each or $20 for 5 tickets. You can pre-purchase them or buy them at the Social. Check out the great raffle prizes below!
This CVIA Members (and their guests) event is $10 per person. Please RSVP at cviasf@aol.com! If you can't attend the social on the 23rd, but would like to buy raffle tickets to support the Clean Cole Street project, send a check to CVIA, PO Box 170611, SF 94117 and we'll enter your name and send you tickets. You don't have to be present to win. Check back here and on our Facebook page for information on where we might be selling the tickets around the neighborhood.
* Raffle Sales on Cole Street Friday 8/22 between 4:30-6PM! Find our little card table and get yourself some raffle tickets! *
Thanks to our generous merchants for providing these fabulous gifts!