Update: Demolition of Water Treatment Facility will Continue Next Week off Polhemus Road

Water Treatment “Swimming Pool” to be Removed
The Water Treatment Facility at the South Shaft site, known by neighbors as the “Swimming Pool”, will continue to be demolished next week (week of February 21st)and materials will be hauled off site. Neighbors may experience some noise during demolition.

Demobilization Begins – Please Watch for Trucks
With the tunnel and pipeline complete, the contractor and staff will begin removing equipment and hauling it away. Please watch for additional truck traffic in the area. Please observe posted speed limits and watch for trucks entering the roadway.

Enjoy the weekend!

Possible Traffic Delays on Polhemus Road during the Week of February 14th

The contractor for the SFPUC's New Crystal Springs Bypass Tunnel & Pipeline project will be performing trench work the week of February 14th on Polhemus Road near the South Shaft site between Bunker Hill and Crystal Springs in San Mateo.

The work is expected to take less than three days and will require one lane of traffic to be closed temporarily. A flag person will be on site to direct traffic.

The work may cause possible daytime traffic delays on Polhemus Road.

Thank you for your continued support while we upgrade your drinking water system.

Historical Photos of Crystal Springs Bypass Tunnel and Pipeline in San Mateo

Did you know the original Crystal Springs Bypass Pipeline near Polhemus Road in San Mateo was installed in 1969? We'd love to hear from any neighbors who remember the pipeline work or who lived in the area at the time. Enjoy!

Video: San Mateo Pipeline Project on ABC 7 News

The New Crystal Springs Bypass Tunnel and Pipeline project was featured on ABC 7 on Friday, February 4th! It is an exclusive look inside the original Crystal Springs Bypass Tunnel and includes some interesting historical and current photos of the project. Enjoy and please give us your feedback!

Successful Pipeline Shutdown in San Mateo to be featured on ABC 7 News on February 4th

The recently completed Crystal Springs Bypass Pipeline Shutdown will be featured in an exclusive story on ABC 7 News this week. We believe it will air on Friday evening, February 4th. Check local listings for channel information.

ABC 7 reporter Ken Miguel interviewed project staff during the critical pipeline shutdown and walked through the original pipeline after it was drained in January.

If possible, we will post a link to the video story in case you miss it.

We hope you get a chance to watch the story and please share your comments with us!

Conduit Work on Polhemus Road - Possible Traffic Delays in late January/early February

The San Francisco Public Utilities Commission (SFPUC) is nearing completion on the New Crystal Springs Bypass Tunnel & Pipeline near Polhemus Road in San Mateo. We expect to be substantially finished with construction by Spring 2011 with full project completion by Fall 2011.

Pipeline Shutdown Finishes Ahead of Schedule!!
Great news! The critical shutdown of the Crystal Springs Bypass Pipeline and connection of the new, seismically upgraded pipeline are complete ahead of schedule! THANK YOU to neighbors for your support during the three 24 hour work days/nights at the South Shaft site.

Conduit Work on Polhemus Rd - Possible Traffic Delays
Neighbors may experience some minor traffic delays on Polhemus Road between Bunker Hill and Crystal Springs Road beginning as early as the week of January 31st due to conduit work in the roadway. As required, traffic will be reduced to one-lane and a flag person will be on site to direct traffic.

Demobilization Begins – Please Watch for Trucks
With the tunnel and pipeline complete, the contractor and staff will begin removing equipment and hauling it away. Please watch for additional truck traffic in the area. Please observe posted speed limits and watch for trucks entering the roadway.

Water Treatment “Swimming Pool” to be Removed
The Water Treatment Facility at the South Shaft site, known by neighbors as the “Swimming Pool”, will be demolished starting in late January/early February and materials will be hauled off site.

Crews will continue to use dust control measures to control dust.

Pipeline Connection Work in San Mateo Nearing Completion Ahead of Schedule

The New Crystal Springs Bypass Tunnel & Pipeline team are making excellent progress on the critical pipeline connection work near Polhemus Road in San Mateo.

If all goes well, they hope to complete the work ahead of schedule this week. We originally anticipated up to three weeks of work but our skilled crews and excellent team worked quickly and efficiently.

Neighbors, thank you again for your continued support and patience.

A reporter from a Bay Area news channel is working on an exclusive story about this shutdown project! Watch this blog for more info, channel and air dates! We will also post a link to the story on this blog.