Central Subway Construction Look Ahead February 21, 2011 to March 6, 2011 (PDF available: Contract 1251 Feb. 21 Look Ahead) Utility Relocation for the Union Square/Market Street Station Geary Street (east and west side of Stockton Street): Continuation of sewer installation O’Farrell Street (east and west side of Stockton Street): Continuation of sewer installation East side [...]
Utility relocation along Stockton Street to prepare for the future Union Square/Market Street Central Subway station will begin Monday. There will be construction activity for the next sixteen months on Stockton Street from Post through Market streets and on portions of adjacent side streets including Geary, O’Farrell, and Ellis streets. Construction will be halted during [...]
Central Subway representatives met with the Union Square Business Improvement District (BID) last Thursday to speak on the upcoming utility relocation for the Union Square/Market Street Station (UMS). The presentation for the BID focused on what should be expected during construction and the protocols that the contractor will be following during the UMS utility relocation [...]
Congratulations to the six artists! The San Francisco full Arts Commission approved the six selected artists for the Central Subway Public Art Program. Two of the winning artists/artist teams will be commissioned to create two original works at each of the stations: a landmark and a wayfinding artwork. The landmark project will serve as the [...]
The San Francisco Arts Commission(SFAC) in conjunction with the SFMTA’s Central Subway Project has opened the station artwork exhibits in the future station areas of Chinatown, Union Square/Market Street (UMS) and Moscone. These displays contain the conceptual drawings and ideas of the nineteen finalists for the “landmark” and “wayfinding” station art designs. We want you [...]
Congratulations to the 19 prominent national and local artists and artists teams competing for the Central Subway Public Art Program. Proposals for two permanent public artwork opportunities each at the Chinatown, Union Square/Market Street and Moscone Stations will be on view at the Chinese Culture Center, Contemporary Jewish Museum and Weinstein Gallery from July 9 [...]
Rain was in the forecast but the sun was shining for our groundbreaking event on Tuesday, February 9, 2010. This was the first exciting step for the project as we broke ground underneath the I-80 Freeway to signify the start of utility relocation work for the future Moscone Station and Tunnel Portal. SFMTA Executive Director/CEO [...]
Twitter users Transbay & SFMuniRy asked us about transferring and connecting at the Union Square/Market Street Station (UMS) and Chinatown Station, we decided to answer their questions through a blog post and to post an illustration of the connection within the same system. 1) Why will it take a 5 minute transfer to exit and [...]
