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Busy, busy weekend, advisory-wise. Plan ahead, errybody!

DPW’s 4th Street Bridge Span Remedial Project

Beginning 8 p.m., Friday, the San Francisco Department of Public Works will begin construction work on the 4th Street Bridge Span Remedial Project.

The T Third and 91 Owl will be affected.

A portion of the Muni Metro rail service on the T Third Line will be substituted by bus shuttles on Friday and Saturday evening, only.

Beginning 8 p.m., Friday until approximately 1 a.m. and from 9 p.m., Saturday until approximately 1 a.m., Sunday:

· Northbound (outbound) T Third will operate rail service between Sunnydale and Mission Rock stations. Customers should then transfer to a bus shuttle at Mission Rock to continue toward the Embarcadero Muni Metro/BART Station.

· Southbound (inbound) customers can board a T Third or N Judah train to 4th & King streets (Caltrain) and transfer to a shuttle bus to Mission Rock Station and connect to a T Third train to continue southbound to Sunnydale.

T Third Street line will provide regular service during day time hours on Saturday.

Please visit: https://www.sfmta.com/calendar/alerts/4th-street-bridge-span-construction-alert for transit update or contact 311.

Ghirardelli Square Kidsbash
On Saturday the 4th annual Kidsbash will take place at The Ghirardelli Square from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Please visit www.ghirardellisq.com for more details.

The 19 Polk Muni route will be affected.

North Beach Festival
On Saturday and Sunday the North Beach Festival will take place from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. each day.

The following Muni routes will be affected:

· 30 Stockton
· 39 Coit
· 45 Union/Stockton
· 8X Bayshore Express

Juneteenth Celebration
On Saturday the Juneteenth Celebration will take place on Fillmore Street between Post and Turk streets from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. For more event details, please visit San Francisco Juneteenth.

The following Muni routes will be affected on Saturday and Sunday:
· 5 Fulton
· 22 Fillmore
· 31 Balboa
· 38 Geary

Juneteenth Parade
The Juneteenth Parade will begin on Saturday at 11 a.m. starting from the African American Art and Cultural Complex on Fulton Street. It will proceed east on Fulton, then north on Laguna Street, west on Turk Street, north on Steiner Street, west on Ellis Street, then north on Scott Street where the parade will disband at the Kimball Playground. The parade is estimated to take 30 to 40 minutes.

The 22 Fillmore Muni route will be affected.

San Francisco Marathon
On Sunday the annual San Francisco Marathon will begin from The Embarcadero and Mission Street at 5:30 a.m., with staggered starts from 5:30 a.m. until 6:30 a.m. The race route will loop north along The Embarcadero, through the Presidio, the outer Richmond District, Golden Gate Park, the Haight, the Mission District, Inner Bayview and back to The Embarcadero. An attendance of up to 20,000 runners is expected.

The following Muni routes and lines will be affected:
F Market K Ingleside* L Owl
M Ocean View* N Judah** N Owl
T Third 1 California 2 Clement
5 Fulton 6 Parnassus 9 San Bruno
10 Townsend 12 Folsom/Pacific 14 Mission
14L Mission Limited 19 Polk 22 Fillmore
24 Divisadero 27 Bryant 28 19th Avenue
29 Sunset 31 Balboa 33 Stanyan
37 Corbett 38 Geary 39 Coit
43 Masonic 44 O’Shaughnessy 47 Van Ness
48 Quintara 49 Van Ness 71 Haight/Noriega

*Early morning bus service only
**Metro and early morning bus service

Baseball Game Traffic Reroutes
The San Francisco Giants will play four home games at AT&T Park next week:

Three games against San Diego Padres:
· 7:15 p.m., Monday
· 7:15 p.m., Tuesday
· 12:45 p.m., Wednesday

One game against Miami Marlins
· 7:15 p.m., Thursday

The SFMTA advises motorists of the increased congestion in San Francisco and advises commuters to use transit and avoid using the Bay Bridge on these dates.

For details about transit service to AT&T Park, including connections from Bay Area transit systems to Muni can be found at www.sfmta.com. Regional transit information for BART, Caltrain and the ferries as well as traffic is available at www.511.org.

REMINDER: Overnight Closure for Construction
Overnight closure of northbound Highway 1 (Park Presidio Boulevard/Veterans Boulevard) at Lake Street for the Presidio Parkway construction has been taking place each night. This night closure is expected to last for three weeks with the following hours:

· Mondays through Thursdays: Midnight to 4 a.m.
· Fridays through Saturdays: 1 to 4 a.m.

During the closure, Muni routes 28 19th Avenue and 91 Owl will be affected.

For more information, please visit www.presidioparkway.org.

Kiss (most of) that bumpy-ass, pothole-ridden Market Street goodbye, y’all!

Market Street Repaving Project
Beginning 8 p.m., Friday until 4 a.m., Sunday, the San Francisco Department of Public Works (DPW) will repave the curb lanes on Market Street between Van Ness Avenue and 6th Street.

During the repaving work, with an exception of Muni buses, no bikes or other vehicles will be allowed on Market Street between Van Ness Avenue and 6th Street.

From 7 p.m., Friday until end of service, Saturday, the following bus routes will run on the center lanes and use island stops for loading and unloading between Van Ness Avenue and 6th Street:

· 5 Fulton
· 21 Hayes
· 71 Haight-Noriega

In addition, the following Muni bus routes will be re-routed:

· 9 San Bruno will be rerouted inbound and outbound between Mission and 11th streets and Market and 10th streets
· 19 Polk will be rerouted inbound on Mission Street between 7th and 9th streets.

For details of DPW’s major roadway projects, please visit www.sfdpw.org/roadwork.

Haight Ashbury Street Fair
On Sunday the annual Haight Ashbury Street Fair will be held from 11 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. For more event details, please visit Haight Ashbury Street Fair website.

The following Muni line and routes will be affected:

· N Judah
· 33 Stanyan
· 43 Masonic
· 37 Corbett
· 71 Noriega

Event participants are encouraged to take public transportation to the event as there will be limited street parking. Monitored bicycle parking will be available on Cole Street between Page and Haight streets.

Sunday Streets – Bayview/Dogpatch
The sixth of ten Sunday Streets events will be held this Sunday along the northbound 3rd Street. This event will begin at Mendell Plaza between 3rd Street and Oakdale Avenue. The route (see attached map) will be available for recreational activities from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. The event is free to all participants.

For further event details, please visit www.sundaystreetssf.com

The following Muni line and routes will be affected:

· T Third
· 10 Townsend
· 19 Polk
· 22 Fillmore
· 23 Monterey
· 24 Divisadero
· 44 O’Shaughnessy
· 48 Quintara-24th Street
· 54 Felton

REMINDER: Overnight Closure for Construction
Overnight closure of northbound Highway 1 (Park Presidio Boulevard/Veterans Boulevard) at Lake Street for the Presidio Parkway construction has been taking place each night. This night closure is expected to last for three weeks with the following hours:

· Mondays through Thursdays: Midnight to 4 a.m.

· Fridays through Saturdays: 1 to 4 a.m.

During the closure, Muni routes 28 19th Avenue and 91 Owl will be affected.

For more information, please visit www.presidioparkway.org.