CA: Van Ness BRT Construction Delayed Another 5 Months

April 24, 2018
The Van Ness Improvement Project will see an additional five-month delay after crews encountered unexpected old city infrastructure under the street.

The Van Ness Improvement Project will see an additional five-month delay after crews encountered unexpected old city infrastructure under the street.

The discovery is forcing construction crews to dig “by hand” to circumvent that infrastructure, according to city officials.

The $316 million project would create center-median bus stops along Van Ness and depressed center lanes for buses only, allowing Muni and other buses to load and offload passengers much like trains, far faster and more efficiently than they do now. 

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