PPSU Construction Update: Millbrae Restoration Work Begins in January

The contractor removed and replaced more than 900 feet of a critical water pipeline that 

crosses the Serra Earthquake Fault in Millbrae.

The project contractor, Ranger Pipelines, Inc., has completed pipeline installation in Millbrae. Crews will begin restoring the site to how it looked prior to construction beginning in January. Restoration will begin with backfilling the new pipeline and restoring the disturbed grounds to pre-construction levels. The contractor will also begin moving construction related materials and equipment from the staging areas. Once this work is completed, the staging area and the San Francisco Public Utility Commission's (SFPUC)’s right-of-way will be re-seeded with a native plant-grass species.

Permitted construction hours are Monday through Friday from 7:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. Restoration activities near Ridgewood Drive are expected to last through early 2015. Please keep an eye out for intermittent lane closures and traffic changes on Ridgewood Drive.

The PPSU project includes the seismic upgrades 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 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.

Harry Tracy Water Treatment Plant: Holiday Update

As of December 24, 2014, major construction has been completed at the plant, however neighbors will still notice some work as the project reaches final completion over the next three months.

No night work is currently planned.

Through February 2015, our Contractor will continue building a new road inside the plant that will improve access for maintenance workers. All work is taking place inside the plant property.

Through early January, a small crew will also continue sandblasting and coating the new washwater tank located near our Millbrae neighbors on Sycamore Drive. In 2014 the project team completed the construction of five new filters. This washwater tank holds the water used to clean these filters during the filtration process. Exterior work on the tank is scheduled for Monday, December 29 through Wednesday, December 31.

The plant is now back in operation and capable of treating water from the Crystal Springs Reservoir System. The work was completed on schedule…just in time for the winter rains!

Please do not hesitate to call us if you have any questions or concerns: (866) 973-1476.

Happy Holidays from the PPSU Project!

The PPSU project contractor, Ranger Pipelines, Inc., will begin construction activities on Monday, December 8 within the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission’s right of way inside Shelter Creek Condominiums next week. The contractor will begin this work by removing debris, trees, and shrubs from the work area. Crews will also be relocating a water and electrical line outside of the work area, installing temporary lighting, and installing construction signage.

The PPSU project team is working closely with the Shelter Creek Condominium Board to minimize impacts during work for this project. Construction activities inside the Shelter Creek Condominium work area are currently planned for Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., but in case of an emergency, night and work may be needed. Construction activities at this location will occur in two phases and expected to last through summer 2015.

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 call the 24-hour answering service at 866-973-1476, or subscribe to this blog to receive project updates.

Construction activities inside Shelter Creek Condominiums will begin Monday, December 8.

Happy Thanksgiving from the PPSU Project!

The Peninsula Pipeline Seismic Upgrade (PPSU) Project wishes you and your family a Happy Thanksgiving. The contractor, Ranger Pipelines, Inc. will suspend construction activities starting on Thursday, November 27 through Sunday, November 30, 2014. PPSU construction is scheduled to begin again on Monday, December 1 in Millbrae, San Bruno and South San Francisco.

Permitted construction hours:

• Millbrae - Monday through Friday from 7:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. 
• South San Francisco - Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. and Saturday from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.
• San Bruno - Monday through Friday from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.

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, please call the 24-hour answering service at 866-973-1476, or subscribe to this blog to receive project updates.

Harry Tracy: Holiday Update

Good news for our Millbrae neighbors! Sandblasting activities for the new washwater tank at the Harry Tracy Water Treatment Plant will wrap up no later than end of day Wednesday, November 26^th. Painting the interior and exterior of this new tank will resume on December 1^st and continue through mid-December.

Many thanks to our neighbors on Sycamore, Pinehurst, Crestview and nearby streets for bearing with us the last two weeks. We expect the next phase of work to be quieter, but please do not hesitate to call us at (866) 973-1476 with any questions or concerns.

The project team will continue to make every effort to schedule outdoor construction during the day shift. Periodic 24-hour work at the plant is expected through mid-December.

Over the Thanksgiving holiday weekend, a small crew is expected to work 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., Friday through Sunday. Work this weekend has been carefully planned to avoid disruption to the neighborhood.

Happy Thanksgiving!