15 February 2012 ~ Comments

President Obama’s budget recommends $150 million for Central Subway

This week, the Central Subway Project has received more promising news from Washington, D.C.:

President Obama’s budget proposal for Fiscal Year 2013 recommends investing $150 million in the Central Subway Project. The funds would come from the Federal Transit Administration’s (FTA) New Starts program. (See page 30 of the proposed Department of Transportation budget.)
For the fifth [...]

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10 February 2012 ~ Comments

Construction Schedule: Feb. 11-March 2

Crews are continuing to relocate utility lines around Union Square to prepare the project alignment for the Union Square/Market Street Station. We expect all utility relocations around Union Square to be completed by June 2012.
The complete, current three-week construction schedule is available here (PDF).
Work Locations:

Stockton Street between Geary and Post streets
Geary Street on both sides of [...]

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08 February 2012 ~ Comments

With key federal approval in hand, Central Subway moves ahead

The San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA) has received a letter granting federal approval to proceed with a key component of the Central Subway Project. The approval, a letter of no prejudice issued by the Federal Transit Administration (FTA), allows the SFMTA to commence with work that will prepare the 1.7-mile project alignment for tunneling [...]

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03 February 2012 ~ Comments

Mark Your Calendar: Community Advisory Group Meeting Set for Feb. 16

Join us at our next Central Subway Community Advisory Group meeting on Thursday, February 16. The meeting will be held from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the Presbyterian Church in Chinatown (925 Stockton Street, 2nd Floor).
At the meeting, members of the project team will provide general project updates and discuss the design of the [...]

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30 January 2012 ~ Comments

Construction Schedule: Jan. 21 to Feb. 10

Crews are continuing to relocate utility lines around Union Square to prepare the project alignment for the Union Square/Market Street Station. We expect all utility relocations around Union Square to be completed by June 2012.
The complete, current three-week construction schedule is available here (PDF).
Work Locations:

Stockton Street between Geary and Post streets
Geary Street on both sides [...]

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25 January 2012 ~ Comments

Check It Out: Our Winter Project Newsletter

Our latest project newsletter is now available online. In it, we highlight recent project milestones and provide updates on what to expect in 2012. Articles feature the following topics:

The status of our grant application with the Federal Transit Administration
The major project milestones we expect to accomplish this year
The dazzling public art installation planned for the [...]

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