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Construction Update

January 8, 2026

Here is what is happening this week on Folsom Street :

Segment 3 -Folsom Street 2nd St. to 5th St.

3rd St. to 4th St.

• No Activity due to Moscone Events

4th St. to 5th St.

• No Activity due to Moscone Events

   

Segment 2 - Folsom Street 5th St. to 8th St.

5th St. to 6th St.

• No activity

6th St. to 7th St.

• Demo & Grade Southeast corners at Colombia SQ: 01/12/26 - 01/15/26
• Form & Pour Southeast corners Colombia SQ: 01/15/26 - 01/16/26
• Demo & Grade Median Islands (7th-6th Southside): 01/05/26 - 01/16/26
   

General Work Sequence

1. Demolish existing sidewalk
2. Form
3. Install plywood walkways to maintain access to each business
4. Pour and finish the first half of the sidewalk
5. Shift the walkway and pour the remaining half.

Streetbase Replacement Work (6th – 7th St, North Side)

Work Includes:

• Concrete replacement in the parking lane
• Demolition of existing concrete
• Elevation checks and regrading

7th St. to 8th St 

• Sewer-main replacement
• North-side sidewalk replacement
• Bike lanes
• Roadway base repair
• Sidewalk replacement between 7th and Sherman
• Construction of new concrete medians on the south side 
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Segment 1 - Folsom Street 8th St. to 11th St.

8th St. to 9th St.

• No activity

9th St. to 11th St. 

• No-activity.  

   

For questions or coordination contact Dadisi Najib, SF Public Works

Project Description and Scope of Work:

SF Public Works has hired Mitchell Engineering to perform vital infrastructure improvements along Folsom Street between 2nd Street to 11th Street.  The Folsom Streetscape Project which began in May of 2024 has an overall duration of 2-years, 7-months (950-days). The Folsom Streetscape Project aims to improve traffic safety and livability along this important corridor. Folsom Street is part of the City’s Vision Zero high-injury network, making it a high priority for street-safety improvements. The Folsom Streetscape Project will transform the corridor, prioritizing non-motorized modes of travel.
 

We are aware of the inconvenience caused by construction and apologize in advance.  We will do everything possible to minimize the impact of our activities on your neighborhood.  If you have concerns (scheduled deliveries, construction questions, accessibility needs, and access) please contact Public Affairs, Dadisi Najib. 

Your cooperation will help this project be a success for your neighborhood and the City of San Francisco.  Thank you in advance for your understanding and cooperation.

Streetscape features:

• two-way protected bikeway
• landscaped median separating the bikeway from traffic
• bulb-outs
• raised crosswalks to shorten crossing distances
• parking lanes on both sides of the street.
• the addition of 18 commemorative plaques highlighting LGBTQ community
• custom benches
• custom bike racks
• decorative crosswalks
• raised crosswalks
• transit-only lane
• transit boarding islands
• repaved streets
• protected European-style intersections
• midblock signals
• dedicated bicycle traffic signals
• accessible loading zones and curb ramps
• pedestrian scaled lighting
• upgraded water and sewer infrastructure

Greening elements:

• 33 new trees
• median landscaping
• rain gardens to capture stormwater runoff

Roadway and utility work:

Wastewater replacement (replacing more than 1,300 linear feet of aging sewer pipelines and rehabilitating approximately 1,000 linear feet of existing 3’x5’ brick sewers with cured-in-place liner)

Sewer work is mainly on:

• Folsom Street between 10th and 11th Street
• Folsom Street between 7th and 8th Street
• Folsom Street between Hawthorne and 4th Street

Emergency firefighting system that supplies water to our fire hydrants. We will reconstruct 3 high-pressure hydrants and approximately 300 linear feet of the system.

Updating streetlights with brighter, more efficient lights and adding sidewalk lighting

Installing new electrical duct-bank overhead contact system and traction power improvements

For more information please visit:

https://www.sfmta.com/projects/folsom-howard-streetscape-project

https://www.sfmta.com/projects/folsom-street-implementation