Parnassus Avenue Water Main Installation Project
Overview
OVERVIEW
There will be water main installation on Parnassus Avenue from Stanyan Street to 6th Avenue; on 6th Avenue from Judah Street to Loxley Street; on Lawton Street from 7th Avenue to Funston Avenue; and various side streets.
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Project Background
This project will provide critical redundancy to the pipeline transmission system serving Stanford Heights Reservoir and improve water quality to pipelines at the end of the Stanford Heights Reservoir pressure zone. The original Stanford Heights mains were installed between 1898 and 1902.
Project Streets:
- Parnassus Street from Stanyan to 5th Avenue
- Judah Street from 5th Avenue to 6th Avenue
- 6th Avenue from Judah Street to Loxley
- Loxley from 6th Avenue to Lawton Street
- Lawton Street from 6th Avenue to Funston Avenue
- Funston Avenue from Lawton Street to Aloha Avenue
- Aloha Avenue from Lawton to 15th Avenue
- Kirkham Street from 6th Avenue to 7th Avenue
- 11th Avenue from Lawton Street to Kirkham Street
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Construction Look Ahead - Posted September 11, 2025
Week of Sept. 8-12 -- Install new 12" main on Lawton St.; dig tie-in hole at Stanyan St. & Parnassus Ave. intersection; dig hydrant removal pits; cover and compact trench on Parnassus Ave. fronting UCSF hospital, and from 3rd to 4th Ave.; grind and pave 11th Ave. from Kirkham St. to Lawton St. and 11th Ave./Kirkham St. intersection.
Week of Sept. 15-19 -- Install new 12" main on Lawton St. and on Funston St. & Aloha St.; t-trench from 6th Ave. to 4th Ave.
Week of Sept. 22-26 -- Install new 12" main on Funston St. and Aloha St.
What to expect during construction
- Work on your block will not be continuous. Expect crews to finish a portion of work and return at a later date (sometimes months later) to perform a different aspect of work.
- You will have access to your driveway and garage throughout the project, although there may be a slight delay if equipment or steel plates need to be moved to facilitate entry/exit.
- There will be no parking signs placed throughout the project. Please pay attention to the details posted on the signs. Generally, no parking applies during work hours. Some parking may be designated as "staging areas" for storing equipment and materials.
- At the end of each workday, the contractor will place temporary paving or steel plates for public access.
- When a major portion of the project is completed -- or the whole project is done -- the contractor will arrange for "final" paving, followed by striping of lanes and other traffic markings.
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