Construction begins on Market Street.SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 4, 1995--Major construction begins on Market St. this week on the section between 11th St. and Duboce Ave. and part of the Market St. Transit Thoroughfare THOROUGHFARE. A street or way so open that one can go through and get out of it without returning. It differs from a cul de sac, (q.v.) which is open only at one end. 2. Whether a street which is not a thoroughfare is a highway, seems not fully settled. Project, Phase 4. This final, nine-month phase will build the missing link of Muni's (the San Francisco San Francisco (săn frănsĭs`kō), city (1990 pop. 723,959), coextensive with San Francisco co., W Calif., on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden Municipal Railway's) F-Market historic streetcar streetcar, small, self-propelled railroad car, similar to the type used in rapid-transit systems, that operates on tracks running through city streets and is used to carry passengers. line, and will also beautify the street and make traffic improvements. During construction, at least one lane of traffic in each direction on Market St. will always be maintained. Parking will be restricted on a block-by-block basis as necessary. The first block of the project which will experience excavation is Duboce to Guerrero. The construction, being managed by Muni and performed by general contractor A general contractor is an organization or individual that contracts with another organization or individual (the owner) for the construction of a building, road or any other execution of work or facility. Stacy and Witbeck Inc., will involve streetcar track replacement and realignment re·a·lign tr.v. re·a·ligned, re·a·lign·ing, re·a·ligns 1. To put back into proper order or alignment. 2. To make new groupings of or working arrangements between. , overhead wire consolidation, partial street reconstruction (such as new paving), installation of medians with 13 Canary Island palm trees, installation of wheelchair-accessible streetcar boarding islands, and modification of traffic controls (such as a new traffic light at Valencia, and new turn lanes.) Some fairly minor work will also be necessary on lower sections of Market St., including overhead wire replacement from 8th to 11th streets, and boarding island construction at key stops from 11th to Transbay Terminal starting roughly in early March. The new boarding islands will include plaques of poetry embedded Inserted into. See embedded system. in them, due to the efforts of the S.F. Art Commission. Construction work hours will generally be on weekdays from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m., though some night and weekend work will be necessary, particularly at intersections. Muni electric-trolley bus lines 6, 8, 21, 47 and 49 will run diesel buses on some days, and may be rerouted or have some of their stops discontinued on a temporary, short-term basis due to construction. Upon completion of this $10 million construction project in early October 1995, Muni will begin service on the colorful F line on Market Street from the Transbay Terminal (Mission and Fremont) to Market and Castro. The F-Market replaces the 8-Market trolley bus trolley bus n. An electric bus that does not run on tracks and is powered by electricity from an overhead wire. trolley bus Noun line, and will run seven days a week, approximately every 10 minutes from about 6:30 a.m. to 12:30 a.m. Service is to be provided on rehabilitated vintage PCC streetcars, painted in a variety of color not of the white race; - commonly meaning, esp. in the United States, of negro blood, pure or mixed. See also: Color schemes representing U.S. cities that used to run the cars, as well as other historic cars in Muni's collection, such as those from Russia and Japan. CONTACT: MUNI Alan Siegel, 415/923-6162 |
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