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Public speakers urge board to halt Pagoda extension of Central Subway, cite rising cost and contingency shortfalls
Summary
Multiple public commenters urged the board to stop the planned Pagoda tunnel extension through North Beach and to pause use of tunnel-boring machine extraction in Columbus Avenue, saying the change could save roughly $7020million and noting contingency shortfalls in project budgets.
Several members of the public used general comment time at the June 4 Board meeting to press the board and San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA) for changes to the Central Subway project and to oppose the Pagoda/Pagoda Palace extension through North Beach.
Lance Karnes and other community members said the proposed location for removing tunnel-boring machines near the Pagoda Theatre would create significant…
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