Final Completion Reached in March 2013

Restoration work is now complete to the roads, sidewalks and staging areas in our 18 work areas in seven northern San Mateo County cities!

On behalf of all of us on the Crystal Springs Pipeline No. 2 (CSPL2) Replacement team, we want to thank the residents, motorists, businesses and partnering city agencies we’ve worked with to improve our system to insure water delivery to the region well into the future.

As the 107th anniversary of the great 1906 Earthquake passed on April 18, it is important to understand how the Bay Area’s topography has changed since the CSPL2 pipeline was first installed in the early 1930s.

Crystal Springs Pipeline No. 2, first installed in Burlingame in 1937.

In spring 2011 thru early 2013, crews worked to “slipline” a large-diameter pipeline inside the original pipeline to minimize traffic impacts along El Camino Real and 12 areas in Hillsborough, Burlingame and Millbrae. 

In 1936, construction crews worked alongside two homes on a South San Francisco hill to install this tunnel to allow water to travel north toward Brisbane.

In 2011 construction crews were visibly working in a vibrant South San Francisco to seismically upgrade the Hetch Hetchy regional water delivery pipelines.

For more questions about how the SFPUC is seismically upgrading the regional Hetch Hetchy Water System, please contact us at 866-973-1476, or visit www.sfwater.org/wsip.

Be Prepared This April! 

 

For some quick tips about preparing your family or business for an emergency, please view our short informational videos.

Additionally, the CSPL2 team would like to notify you of some upcoming lane closures. Caltrans has scheduled lane closures this week through Friday, April 26 on SMC Route 82 for the Smart Corridor Project. For traffic info check http://www.dot.ca.gov/dist4/.

Tweet Us Your Emergency Preparedness Tips!

April 18 Marks the 107th Anniversary of the Great 1906 Earthquake

The April 18, 1906 earthquake ranks as one of the most significant earthquakes of all time. Beginning at 5:12 a.m., with the epicenter located near San Francisco, the shocks were felt as far north as Oregon and as far south as Los Angeles.

 

As the earthquake anniversary looms, it presents the opportunity to begin a dialogue with your family and community about emergency preparedness in your home or workplace.

This April, we are providing you an incentive to become better prepared as it relates to water. We want you to share a photo of your water-related emergency preparedness tips. Tweet us @WSIPInTheNews or email us at wsip@sfwater.org now until April 30, and let us know what you're doing to be a local water hero by demonstrating (via photo) or sharing your own tips.

Bay Area residents, social media influencers and city agencies who participate will receive a pen and certificate.

 

 

We will retweet your tips and publicly tweet you this certificate. All partnering city departments, Twitter fans and residents will receive this certificate and pen by tweeting us your tip or showing how your city, home or office is a local hero.

Be A Local Water Hero This April!

In the event of an earthquake, will you have enough drinking water?

The 107th anniversary of the devastating 1906 earthquake is coming up on Thursday, April 18th. 

This April, the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission (SFPUC) encourages all Bay Area residents and business leaders to take the time to discuss plans, supplies and ideas with your family and community to ready your home or office for an emergency or catastrophic event.

Be a Local Hero Contest!

This April, we want to know your tips for emergency preparedness and any precautions you and your family or office have taken to be prepared for an earthquake or natural disaster.

Tweet us @WSIPInTheNews between April 8 and 12, and let us know what you're doing to be a local water hero by demonstrating (via photo) or sharing your own tips. Participants will receive a pen and certificate. 

We'll retweet some of your tips during the week of April 15, but are encouraging your participation all month long. All cities and residents are eligible for a certificate by tweeting us your tip or showing how your city, home or office is a local hero. 

View Our Short Informational Videos on Emergency Preparedness As It Relates To Water: 

Keep a 3-day water supply just in case

View this video to learn more.

If your supply runs out, you can treat your tap water

View this video to learn more.

Locate the water shutoff valve to your building or residence before an emergency

View this video to learn more. 

For more information and to view our videos, visit sfwater.org/BePrepared or www.sf72.org. 

Putting the Finishing Touches Along El Camino Real & Main Street in Daly City

The finishing touches are being applied to the roads and sidewalks along El Camino Real and on Main Street in Daly City. While the installation of Crystal Springs Pipeline #2 is complete, the construction management team is working with our partner northern San Mateo County cities to cross off the final items on the to do list.

In order to complete these final details, short-term lane closures are anticipated along El Camino Real thru early March.

The temporary El Camino Real lane closures may last for a couple of hours at a time and may be in effect in the Hillsborough, Burlingame and Millbrae areas. The Main Street lane closures are phased so that Daly City homeowners have continual access to the nearby neighborhood streets. These lane closures are necessary to safely complete restoration work so that the contractor can reach final completion in early March. 

Crews will be finishing up work on the roads and sidewalks along El Camino Real 

and Main Street in Daly City. 

Please note, Caltrans is beginning a drainage project around 735 El Camino Real on Monday, Feb. 25. (weather permitting). This storm damaged repair project will upgrade two existing drainage inlets with eight new inlets in the southbound direction between the intersection of Oak Grove Avenue and Floribunda Avenue in Burlingame. Construction is expected to take 30 working days (weather permitting). Crews will be closing the southbound far right lane. Southbound traffic will be diverted over to the center traffic lane which will remain open at all times. Traffic control will be in effect during construction. Crews will begin work as early as 8:00 am. to 4:00 pm. Follow Caltrans on Twitter @CaltransD4 for the most recent project updates.

Reaching A Vital Milestone

By the end of January, the installation of Crystal Springs Pipeline #2 reaches substantial completion!

Beginning at the end of this week and continuing next week, the construction management team and contractor will be meeting with various city and governmental agencies to conduct detailed site visits with our partnering cities in several San Mateo County neighborhoods.

The purpose of these site visits with the partnering cities is to review the last remaining restoration-related items that are in need of completion. The contractor took pre-construction photos prior to construction in early 2011 to identify pre-existing conditions in the work areas, such as cracks in the sidewalks or in the roads.

The team is aiming to reach final completion for this project in March 2013.

Upcoming Road Restoration Work on Main Street

Construction Activities:
Starting Friday, January 18, Ranger Pipelines Inc., will begin construction work to resurface the road and repair the curbs and gutters along Main Street as a result of the pipeline installation work that was completed last year. Much of this work will be located off of Main Street in the Brisbane/Daly City area (near Linda Vista Drive).

This construction activity calls for temporary lane closures in order for the contractor to complete this work.

What To Expect?
Crews will be in the road each work day and some road excavation is required to complete this work. Traffic control measures will be in place each day. Some street parking may be temporarily unavailable, and driveways along Main Street may be blocked temporarily.

Homeowners who live along Main Street should plan for a short delay, and work with the traffic control operators to expedite access in and out of your driveway.

Your water service will not be interrupted, and the contractor will abide by the local city noise ordinance.  

Local drivers are advised to drive slowly and carefully around our work areas. Please look out for the No Parking signs for details.

Construction hours are Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. This work is anticipated to last up to two to three weeks.

The work area is located near the highlighted area on Main Street.

Construction Update for El Camino Real & Crystal Springs Road & Daly City

During the week of Dec. 24, Ranger Pipelines is aiming to complete the remaining items to reach final completion in March 2013. To ensure that the contractor reaches this goal, work will be taking place along El Camino Real during normal working hours weather permitting.

This work will include the installation of manhole covers to the newly installed pipeline. Similar work is also anticipated during the week of Dec. 24 along Crystal Springs Road in Hillsborough and at Site 18 in Daly City along Main Street.

Other restoration efforts along El Camino Real will continue in Burlingame, Millbrae and Hillsborough from January through late February/early March. Lane closures may occur during normal work hours and traffic control measures will be in place.

Work hours are Monday through Friday. According to the Caltrans permit, the contractor is not permitted to work on Tuesday, Dec. 25 (Christmas Day) or Tuesday, Jan. 1 (New Years Day). For questions, please call our 24-hour answering service at 866-973-1476.