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**ATTENTION: UPCOMING NIGHTWORK**
NIGHTWORK to resume on Sunday, June 5
Motorists are advised to drive with caution and follow all posted directional signals.
For more information on the upcoming lane shifts and nightwork, please read the update below:
THIS WEEK (May 31 – June 3):
- No work was performed on Monday, May 31 in observance of Memorial Day
- Completed waterline main tie-ins at Third Street & Lindaro Street and Third Street & Lootens Place
- Continued potholing to locate existing underground utilities in preparation for horizontal directional drilling (HDD) to install the new fiber optic cable and signal cable on Third Street
- Started installation of conduit by HDD and installation of splice boxes for the new fiber optic cable on Third Street between Lootens Place and B Street
- Continued the sanitary sewer replacement, by open trench method, on Second Street at Ida Street
- Constructed a new manhole
- Traffic lanes were shifted on Second Street between Marquard Avenue and Miramar Avenue
- Water filled traffic barriers were install in this same section of Second Street
- North curb of Second Street between the convergence of Second Street, Third Street, and G Street was painted red for “No Parking”
- Excavation for the new retaining wall on the south side of Second Street between E Street and Miramar Avenue
NEXT WEEK (June 6 – June 10):
- Installation of conduit by horizontal directional drilling at the intersection of Third Street & A Street, Third Street & B Street, and Third Street & C Street
- This will require removing some sections of the sidewalk to excavate boring pits
- Safe pedestrian walkway will be maintained around these boring pits
- Sanitary sewer rehabilitation:
- Installation of new sewer pipe, by open trench method, from a manhole at E Street and Second Street
- Trenching for the next two weeks installing sewer pipe in the eastbound lanes of Second Street from E Street to Marquard Avenue
- Drilling piles for the new retaining wall and working in the eastbound curb lane of Second Street between Ida Street and Marquard Avenue
- Nightwork will resume on June 5, in order to:
- Pothole to locate existing utilities on Third Street from Lincoln Avenue to Irwin Street
- Begin waterline installation from San Rafael High School to Irwin Street
IMPACTS:
- The stairway from Second Street to Jessup Street (south of Ida Street) is closed
- The posted speed limit is 25 mph for the lane shift on Second Street
- Motorists should be aware of changed conditions and drive with caution
- Traffic controls (temporary signs, message boards, traffic cones, delineators and detour signs) will be put in place to direct motorists through the work area
- Curb parking spaces will be marked “No Parking”
- There will be intermittent lane closures on Third Street and detours on A Street, B Street, C Street, D Street, and E Street
- For businesses in this section of Second Street, the City’s contractor, Ghilotti Bros. Inc., will help facilitate deliveries by providing traffic controls and flagging
Click on the map below to go to an interactive map:
For more information, visit the project website or contact the City at thirdstreet@cityofsanrafael.org.
Please note: all estimated timelines are tentative and subject to change.