PRESS RELEASE 



For Immediate Release 

June 18, 2010 

Contact: (415) 713-2181

DPW Addresses Challenges of Excess Sand Along Great Highway

SAN FRANCISCO, CA – The Department of Public Works (DPW) announced that their annual Great Highway maintenance project begins on Monday, June 21, 2010. This work impacts the stretch of The Great Highway between Lincoln Way and Sloat Boulevard and will require the morning and afternoon closure of the southbound lane throughout the week.

The Department’s Promenade Maintenance Project relocates sand on Ocean Beach that piles in front of and on the promenade walking path from Noriega to Santiago. This year, the sand will be placed on Ocean Beach in front of the promenade to help improve the eroded beach conditions caused by the 2010 winter storms. The purpose of the annual maintenance project is to reduce the amount of sand blown onto the Great Highway and the promenade throughout the year. Crews are expected to move 7,000 to 10,000 cubic yards of sand over the next week using heavy machinery.

DPW is working closely with Golden Gate National Recreation Area and the National Park Service to coordinate this work and to ensure wildlife is not impacted. DPW is also working in the area on Phase II of the Great Highway and Lake Merced Wastewater Tunnel Emergency Repair Project to stabilize the bluff top and face of hillside as well as improve drainage south of Sloat Boulevard.

The Great Highway will be closed to southbound traffic between Lincoln Way and Sloat Boulevard for one week, beginning Monday, June 21st 6:00 AM to 5:30PM and Tuesday-Friday 7:00AM -5:30PM. Motorists are encouraged to use Sunset Boulevard to reduce impacts to the residents on the Lower Great Highway. Southbound lanes of the Great Highway south of Sloat Boulevard to Skyline Boulevard remain closed due to erosion. More information about projects along the Great Highway can be found at www.sfdpw.org. 



The Department of Public Works is responsible for the care and maintenance of San Francisco’s streets and much of its infrastructure. The department cleans and resurfaces streets, plants and maintains city street trees; designs, constructs and maintains city-owned facilities, inspects streets and sidewalks, constructs curb ramps, removes graffiti from public property, and partners with the diverse neighborhoods in San Francisco to provide stellar cleaning and greening services.

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