FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: JULY 11, 2013 

Contact: Rachel Gordon, DPW (415) 554-6045

MORE MARKET STREET ROADWAY IMPROVEMENTS ON THE WAY 

Crews will repave curb lanes from Fourth Street to Sixth Street, July 12-14

San Francisco, CA — The Department of Public Works and contractor A. Ruiz Construction will be repaving Market Street from Fourth Street to Sixth Street this weekend, starting at 7 p.m. Friday, July 12.

The project will improve the curb lanes on Market Street to provide a smoother ride for cyclists and motorists. Crews expect to lay down 673 tons of asphalt covering 53,800 sq ft. of roadway.

The goal is to complete the project within 48 hours to minimize disruptions along one of San Francisco’s primary transportation corridors. The project, which will include night work, is anticipated to be completed by Sunday evening, July 14.

No bikes, automobiles, taxis or trucks be allowed on Market Street between Fourth and Sixth streets, and there will be restricted vehicle crossings at the intersections during construction. Intersections will be closed to motorists intermittently at Mason/Market streets, Fifth /Cyril Magnin streets, and Fourth /Stockton/Ellis streets. The intersection at Sixth and Market streets will remain open to through-traffic.

Motorists should expect detours and minor delays. Pedestrians will continue to have access to Market Street sidewalks and curb ramps and be able to cross at the intersections.

Muni’s F-line and buses and public transit service run by other agencies will continue to operate on Market Street in the center lanes. All boardings and drop-offs will be moved temporarily to the center islands. Muni bus lines crossing Fifth Street will be detoured.

See below for more information on the transit changes, or visit www.sfmta.com or call 311.

This weekend’s work is the third phase of Market Street roadway improvements east of Van Ness Avenue. Crews recently repaved the curb lanes from Van Ness Avenue to Sixth Street and from Fremont Street to Fourth Street. Additional intersection work along Market Street will be completed later this year after the height of the summer tourist season and planned special events.

Muni reroute details:

On Saturday, July 13 during from 5 a.m. to approximately midnight:

• The 27-Bryant traveling to Van Ness Avenue and Jackson Street will be rerouted from Fifth and Mission streets, turn left on Mission, right on Sixth Street, right on Taylor Street, right on Eddy Street, left on Cyril Magnin back to its regular route. The same line going to the opposite direction to Mission District will be rerouted from Mason and Eddy, turn right on Turk, left on Jones Street, left on Golden Gate Avenue, right on Sixth, left on Mission, and right on Fifth back to its regular route.
• The 31-Balboa traveling to Ferry Plaza will be rerouted from Eddy and Mason streets, continue on Eddy, turn left on Cyril Magnin Street, right on O’Farrell Street, left on Market Street back to its regular route. The same bus going in the opposite direction to Ocean Beach will be rerouted from Market and Turk, continue on Market, turn right on Taylor and left on Turk back to its regular route.
• The 30-Stockton and 45-Union/Stockton traveling to the Caltrain Station at Fourth and King streets will be rerouted from Mason and Eddy, continue on Mason, turn right on Turk, left on Golden Gate, right on Sixth, left on Mission and right on Fifth back to its regular route.
• The 8X-Bayshore Express to City College will be rerouted from Mason and Eddy, turn right on Turk, left on Jones, left on Golden Gate, right on Sixth, left on Mission, and right on Fifth back to its regular route. 
•  The 91-Owl will follow the same reroute as the 8X-Bayshore Express, although its service hours are approximately midnight to 6 a.m.