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[KevinKorell]

CBS SF Bay Area, 9/11/19:

 

 

San Francisco’s Central Subway System Delayed Again For At Least 2 Years

 

 

San Francisco’s problem-plagued, $1.6 Billion central subway system will now be substantially delayed for at least two years, an SFMTA spokesperson said Wednesday.

 

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[KevinKorell]

SFMTA website:

 

 

 

New Schedule for Central Subway Opening  

 

Tuesday, September 17, 2019

 

Today, we announced a new anticipated completion date for the Central Subway project at our Board of Directors meeting. After a six-week assessment of both the remaining construction and system integration and testing, revenue service is now targeted for summer 2021.

 

The Central Subway will transform how public transportation serves some of the city’s most densely populated communities. In the meantime, we continue to reach milestones with the project such as the reopening of lower Stockton Street in Union Square which happened this spring and moving construction off the streets along Stockton Street in Chinatown last month. 

 

In July, the SFMTA hired Nadeem Tahir to oversee the project as Central Subway Program Director. After a full assessment of the project scope, Nadeem attributes the difficulty of the construction technique, modifications made to address design improvements, and a complete redesign of the Chinatown station to meet community needs for the plaza as the largest contributors to the change in project delivery and schedule. While construction on the project has experienced a delay, disruptions on the surface and in the streets have been greatly minimized. In the final stage of project delivery, construction will move off the surface and work will be contained to within the newly built subway stations.

 

Substantial construction completion is slated for mid-2020, upon which we will begin comprehensive testing to ensure that the tracks and other systems are fully integrated with the Muni system and ready for service. This includes synchronizing the automatic train control systems, testing the radio and data communication systems, installing overhead lines and customer information systems, and ensuring that all the Central Subway extension is fully integrated into the rest of the Muni Metro subway system. Across the industry, it typically takes a minimum of six months to a year to test and receive similar systems.

 

Once in operation, the Central Subway will cut travel times in half along congested Stockton Street and 4th Street while enhancing connections to BART, Muni Metro and Caltrain. The route will move along 4th Street, through a tunnel near Harrison Street, beneath Market Street, and under Stockton Street to the intersection of Stockton and Washington streets. With stops in SoMa, Yerba Buena/Moscone Center, Union Square, and Chinatown, Central Subway will vastly improve transit access for the residents in areas of the city with limited transportation options.

 

The Central Subway will directly serve some of San Francisco’s most densely populated communities including Visitacion Valley in the southeast, the Bayview and Dogpatch neighborhoods, and the city’s center. Here is more information about the Central Subway.

[KevinKorell]

June 2020 update:

 

 

 

    Central Subway Project Update June 2020 

 

 

 

The Central Subway project remains a key priority for the SFMTA, even during the current health crisis. Workers from the contractor and project staff continue to work every day while taking precautions and following best practices for physical distancing.

 

Important progress was made over the last few months, but there were also challenges resulting in revisions to our target dates for the completion of construction. Heavy construction on stations was scheduled to finish this Summer, but now will continue into the Fall and finish by the end of the year. The date for revenue service when we can welcome our first customers is now the end of 2021.

 

Continue reading here.

 

Takeaway is the more certain end-of-2021 opening date.

[KevinKorell]

KGO-TV, ABC-7 in San Francisco, CA, 11/15/20:

 

    San Francisco's Central Subway Project delayed due to pandemic complications  

 

 

 

Completion of San Francisco's Central Subway project has been delayed again. This time, Muni is blaming the pandemic for the setback.

 

Details

 

Cross posted in regular Muni Central Subway thread, and Muni/Pandemic thread.

[KevinKorell]

International Railway Journal, 11/26/20:

 

 

    San Francisco Central Subway delayed until mid-2022   

 

 

 

 

San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA) says that measures taken to reduce the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic have pushed back the date passengers will be able to use the line. Since many of the workers in the tunnel have to work close to one another, three separate coronavirus outbreaks forced quarantine periods. Delivery of materials and equipment was also slow due to the pandemic restrictions.

 

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Cross posted in regular Muni Central Subway thread, and Muni/Pandemic thread.

[KevinKorell]

San Francisco, CA Examiner, 7/21/21:

 

 

   SFMTA starts testing trains on Central Subway line  

 

 

San Francisco’s Central Subway, a public transportation project criticized for being delayed and over budget, started testing trains in the underground tunnels last week, transit officials confirmed.

 

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[KevinKorell]

Well..... the above "Mid-2022" date has slipped yet again.  Now it's October of 2022.  From Railway, Track, & Structures, 12/29/21:

 

 

  SFMTA Central Subway revenue service update  

 

 

As we say goodbye to 2021 and bring in the new year, construction crews for the Central Subway remain laser-focused on the finish line and are working towards completing items in our substantial punch list. It includes testing and certifying elevators and escalators, installing all ticket vending machines and completing small tasks that need to be addressed before the start of service, anticipated for October 2022.

 

Details

[KevinKorell]

sfbayca.com   7/21/22:
 

 

    Station fire delays Central Subway completion 

 

 

The San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency’s Central Subway Project is facing yet another delay, this time caused by a fire last month at the Yerba Buena/Moscone station.

 

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[KevinKorell]

sfist,  7/20/22:
 

 

    Still Four Years Behind Schedule, the Central Subway Will Now Open Two Months Later  

 
 
 
Following a small fire that damaged some electrical equipment in one of its stations, the super-extra-delayed Central Subway project has just tacked on another delay of six to eight weeks, meaning it won't be opening in October.

 

 
 
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[KevinKorell]

Good news......   The Central Subway is headed for a soft (weekend-only) opening on Saturday, November 19, 2022, and it will open up full time on January 7, 2023.

 

From San Francisco, CA Examiner, 11/4/22:

 

 

    S.F. Central Subway is here  

 

 

The Central Subway, a highly anticipated transit corridor connecting Chinatown and Union Square to the Bayview and Visitacion Valley, will be running on all cylinders by Jan. 7.

 

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