PRESS RELEASE 

For Immediate Release 

September 28, 2012 

Contact: Alex M. Murillo(415) 437-7009

CONSTRUCTION COMPLETE ON THE MISSION STREET PAVING PROJECT

SAN FRANCISCO, CA – The Department of Public Works (DPW) is proud to announce the completion of the Mission Street roadway improvements project.

The $1.8 million in upgrades included the replacement of 1,375 cubic yards of damaged concrete street base, 3,670 tons of asphalt, and the addition of 12 concrete bus pads and 21 curb ramps along Mission Street, from 16th Street to Cesar Chavez Street – making the street safer and more convenient for pedestrians, bicyclists, transit riders and drivers.

The work began in March and was timed to coincide with other infrastructure improvements to minimize disruption to the public.

The San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency created a new bus bulb for Muni riders outside the heavily-used 24th Street BART Station. The Department of Public Works collaborated with PG&E on its gas line-replacement work along the corridor, and the PUC replaced the water main on Mission Street between 17th and 21st streets, as well as in other locations in the Mission District.

The Department of Public Works, which is committed to making San Francisco a beautiful, livable, vibrant and sustainable city, coordinated the efforts.

“DPW is proud to have led this multi-agency effort. It is with great pleasure that we present San Franciscans with this newly finished roadway,” said DPW Director Mohammed Nuru. “It is our goal to continue make large-scale roadway improvements while continuing to coordinate our work with our sister agencies.”

Prior to DPW’s repaving work, Mission Street had an average Pavement Condition Index (PCI) score of 45.5. The PCI score resets back to 100 once a block is repaved. These blocks hadn’t been repaved since 1992. The roadway is used every day by Muni routes including the 14-Mission, 14L-Mission Limited, 49-Van Ness, and the 33-Stanyan.

Beginning Saturday, September 29, Muni service, which has been detoured onto South Van Ness Avenue during construction, will return to its regular route on Mission Street.

“First I want to thank our customers and the neighborhood for their patience during the reroute,” said San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency Director Ed Reiskin. “The infrastructure improvements and repaving of Mission Street provide better conditions for our vehicles to operate on, resulting in less wear and tear on our buses. This helps to provide the level of service on the corridor to meet the demands of our customers. In addition, we are also working on other initiatives to improve service reliability and the customer experience on Mission Street and look forward to an ongoing community dialogue about these improvements.”

The PUC’s work on Mission Street including replacement of the water main between 17th and 21st streets as well as other locations in the Mission District.

“The project continues to ensure our vital Hetch Hetchy water reaches residents and businesses every day. This is a great example of how to coordinate essential infrastructure upgrades and minimize neighborhood disruption,” said SFPUC General Manager, Harlan L. Kelly, Jr.

“Commendations to the Department of Public Works for recognizing that the stretch of Mission Street from 16th to Cesar Chavez, part of the Mission Miracle Mile, had become difficult to drive given the breakdown of the pavement over the years. After the six-month street repair program, Mission Street is now as smooth and as pristine as any street in the City,” said Phil Lesser, Vice President of Government and Media Relations for the Mission Merchants Association.

DPW 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.

For more information on this project please visit www.sfdpw.org

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