SFPUC Pipeline Repair to Begin at Junipero Serra Park Entrance

Depicted above is the location of pipeline construction and temporary pedestrian access.

Beginning the week of December 7, crews with the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission (SFPUC) will begin construction to permanent repairs on the 130 feet of the large water pipeline that ruptured in July of this year. Construction will take place at the entrance to Junipero Serra County Park. While private vehicles will not be able to access the park, pedestrians will be able to access the park from Crystal Springs Road via an alternate pedestrian path. Please pay close attention to directional signage for park access.

What to Expect:

• Construction mobilization and pipeline demolition and replacement activities inside Junipero Serra Park. Please reference the map above.
• Work hours: Monday through Friday, from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. through the end of February 2016.
• For safety reasons, the general public will not be able to drive into the park for the duration of construction activities, including over the weekends. 
• Pedestrians entering from Crystal Springs Road will be rerouted to use alternate access, please reference the map above for the exact location. Other pedestrian trails in the park will be mostly unaffected.
• There will be some noise and dust associated construction activities, but environmental monitoring will be in place to ensure these impacts are minimal.

Thank you for your patience as we complete these important pipeline repairs! Questions? Please e-mail blauppe@sfwater.org or miglesias@sfwater.org, or call us toll free at (866) 973-1476.

PPSU Project Completes Major Construction; Restoration Now Underway in San Bruno

Final look at San Andreas Pipeline No. 3 at Shelter Creek Condominiums in September

Can you believe only two months ago the PPSU project completed pipeline installation and put the new San Andreas Pipeline No. 3 back into service? Now in restoration, the project is working quickly to return the SFPUC’s right of way to how it looked before construction.

Next week, the contractor will focus on repairing and replacing the curb, gutter and sidewalk on the south side of Whitman Way. All pedestrians will be detoured to the sidewalk on the north side of Whitman Way from Monday, November 9 through Friday, November 13. For more information and updates about the PPSU project, please call the 24-hour answering service at (866) 973-1476.

Thank you for your continued patience and support during this project. This project ensures the Hetch Hetchy Regional Water System continues to deliver water to customers after an emergency.

 

Neighbors Toured Newly Completed Harry Tracy Water Treatment Plant Upgrades

What better way to meet your neighbors than over coffee, bagels, and water treatment? On the last Saturday in June, more than 50 of our neighbors around the newly-upgraded Harry Tracy Water Treatment Plant accepted our invitation to do just that. The Plant has been under construction for the past four years in order to complete critical seismic and system upgrades as well as build an 11-million-gallon treated water reservoir on the site. It was our chance to show our patient neighbors what the fuss was about, and to say thank you.

Neighbors enjoy the view from the top of the newly completed Treated Water Reservoir.

The Plant treats drinking water that is stored in the Crystal Springs and San Andreas Reservoirs on the Peninsula before delivering it to communities in San Mateo and San Francisco counties. The upgraded Plant can now provide up to 140 million gallons of water per day for 60 days within 24 hours after a major earthquake to the almost 1 million people that it serves.

Project Construction Manger Ryan Cayabyab, Project Manager Calvin Huey, and plant operators Tim Kennedy and Jim Myint showed our guests around the plant. They explained how water is treated at the plant, and highlighted the new features recently installed as part of construction. Check out this time lapse to get a sense of the scale of the project.

The completion of the project is a huge milestone for the Water System Improvement Program (WSIP) and a critical component of a consistent, reliable and high-quality drinking water supply in the Bay Area.

We enjoyed meeting our delightful neighbors, and we look forward to seeing you all around the neighborhood.



A map of the upgrades completed during the Harry Tracy Water Treatment Plant Long-Term Improvements Project.

PPSU Project to Suspend Construction on Presidents Day

In observance of Presidents Day, the Peninsula Pipeline Seismic Upgrade (PPSU) project contractor, Ranger Pipelines, Inc. will suspend construction activities on Monday, February 16. PPSU construction is scheduled to begin again on Tuesday, February 17 in Millbrae, San Bruno, Colma and South San Francisco.

The PPSU project is seismically upgrading three Hetch Hetchy regional water delivery pipelines located in Northern San Mateo County. This project will ensure the pipelines can continue to deliver water to customers after an emergency.

For more information or if you have questions, please subscribe to this blog or call (866) 973-1476.

Millbrae Update: Work on Helen Drive

Beginning on Monday, February 9th, a construction crew with the Harry Tracy Water Treatment Plant project will replace the fence between the plant and the Millbrae Meadows Swim Club on Helen Drive in Millbrae. The work is expected to take approximately two weeks to complete.

Construction materials and vehicles will be staged in the swim club parking lot. Though the swim club is closed for the season, we know that many of our neighbors use this parking lot and nearby areas as a starting point for hikes at Juniperro Serra County Park. Please carefully follow the posted signage and be aware that parking will be more limited when using this lot from February 9th through late February.

Please call us 24 hours with any questions or concerns about this activity, (866) 973-1476.

PPSU Construction Begins to Ramp Up in Colma

This week the project contractor, Ranger Pipelines, Inc. will begin delivering and staging pipeline materials at the Colma site. Pipeline deliveries will occur Monday through Friday from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. These pipeline deliveries are expected to last through the end of the week. During construction related activities, please keep an eye out for intermittent lane closures and traffic changes on Collins Avenue during construction.

Pipeline deliveries in Colma will be similar to the activity shown above.

On Monday, January 19, Ranger Pipelines, Inc. will begin removing and replacing approximately 700 feet of aged pipeline at the Colma site behind the Khol’s department store between Serramonte Boulevard and Collins Avenue within the SFPUC’s right-of-way. Permitted construction hours are Monday through Friday from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Pipeline construction and site restoration activities are expected to last through April 2015. The contractor will work to minimize noise, dust and traffic impacts, but some disruptions are expected due to the nature of construction.

The PPSU project includes seismically upgrading three Hetch Hetchy regional water delivery pipelines located in Northern San Mateo County. This project will ensure the pipelines can continue to deliver water to customers after an emergency. For more information, please subscribe to this blog to receive project updates or call (866) 973-1476.

Night Work in South San Francisco Begins in January

On Monday, January 12, the PPSU project contractor, Ranger Pipelines, Inc., will begin replacing three critical valves within the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission (SFPUC)’s right of way in South San Francisco between Southwood Drive and West Orange Avenue.

These valves are a critical to the Hetch Hetchy Regional Water System in the Peninsula. As a result, the contractor must replace all three valves in five days in order to put them back into operation by Friday, January 16.

With this limited construction time frame, the contractor will work 24-hour shifts for this five day period. To minimize noise impacts, the contractor will refrain from using loud equipment and back-up alarms after 8 p.m. 24-hour noise monitoring will occur to ensure noise does not exceed the City of South San Francisco’s noise ordinance and construction lighting will be pointed away from homes.

The PPSU project includes the seismic upgrade of three Hetch Hetchy regional water delivery pipelines located in Northern San Mateo County. This project will ensure the pipelines can continue to deliver water to customers after an emergency.

For more information, please call the 24-hour answering service at 866-973-1476, or subscribe to this blog. 

Outlined above are the construction limits where 24-hour shifts will occur Monday, January 12 through Friday, January 16. The green triangles indicate the location for valve replacement inside the work area.

Millbrae Neighbors Tour Construction at the PPSU Project Site

Millbrae neighbors living near the Peninsula Pipeline Seismic Upgrade project toured the construction site last week. This site tour helped create a visual depiction of construction activities behind neighbors’ homes, to show how the contractor is working to minimize impacts and to give neighbors an opportunity to ask the project team questions about construction. 

This tour occurred two days before Ranger Pipelines, Inc. started removing and replacing 900 feet of vulnerable pipe near Ridgewood Drive and Banbury Lane. Permitted construction hours are Monday through Friday from 7:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. These construction activities are expected to last through November 2014. Please keep an eye out for intermittent lane closures and traffic changes on Ridgewood Drive. 

For more information, please subscribe to this blog to receive project updates or call (866) 973-1476.

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Pipeline Construction Begins in Millbrae This Week

On Saturday, October 18, the project contractor, Ranger Pipelines, Inc., will begin removing and replacing approximately 900 feet of aged pipeline at the Millbrae site near Ridgewood Drive and Banbury Lane. Permitted construction hours are Monday through Saturday from 7:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. These construction activities are expected to last through November 2014. Please keep an eye out for intermittent lane closures and traffic changes on Ridgewood Drive.

What to Expect? How the contractor is preparing for noise and dust impacts

The contractor will work to minimize noise, dust and traffic impacts, but some disruptions are expected due to the nature of construction. Every effort will be made to minimize these impacts.

The contractor has implemented a noise monitoring plan, and sound walls have been installed to minimize noise. Dust control measures also include spraying water on dirt and using tree chippings in the staging area to keep dirt from stirring up. Traffic control measures will be in place to address lane closures and detours in the work zone.

For more information, please subscribe to this blog to receive project updates or call (866) 973-1476.

Pipeline construction will occur inside the outlined region.

This is an example of sound walls the contractor has installed to minimize noise and dust.

No Blast scheduled for Tuesday

Just a reminder that the contractor has no shaft detonations scheduled for Tuesday, August 18. I will post the schedule for Wednesday through Friday, as soon as it is confirmed.

Neighbor Helps Get the Job Done

This morning, Gene Ciranni, on right, a neighbor from Ascension Drive, helped Jim Mulkey, one of the contractor's superintendent's and a licensed blaster, set off the second underground blast around 10:30 am. On Thursday, there will be only one blast, and it is scheduled between 11 and 11:30 am.

Controlled Blasts for Week of 8/10

For the week of August 10, blasts are currently scheduled for Monday morning as early as 8 am and on Tuesday the contractor intends to perform two blasts. We will post additional information as the contractor refines his upcoming schedule for the north and south shaft areas.

All indicators for vibration, noise and air quality are below the thresholds and are measured constantly. We were pleased to hear that Thursday's blast was less disruptive for neighbors. The Construction Manager noted that atmospheric conditions were different yesterday and cloud cover and wind (or lack of both) have a big impact on perception of sound pressure at a distance that translates into the shaking that neighbors feel.

The contractor intends to perform controlled blasting once or twice a day between 7am and 6pm Monday through Friday through the week of August 17. All safety and noise control measures are in effect and the work is performed in accordance with California Occupational Safety and Health (OSHA) and environmental regulations.

As you may know, Amy Sinclair is on vacation through August 21. I will be coordinating directly with you through that time. Maureen

View of the construction from your neighbor

Your neighbor, Joe Manske, took this picture last Saturday morning and shared it with us. Thanks, Joe