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Supervisors press PUC and DPW after Castro residents lose driveway access during pipe work
Summary
At a hearing convened by Supervisor Mandelmann, PUC and Public Works described outreach rules and acknowledged failures after a concrete pour on Castro Street left some residents temporarily cut off from driveways; PUC described new notice requirements and updated pour sequencing to reduce impacts.
Supervisor Rafael Mandelmann opened a Feb. 6 Government Audit & Oversight Committee hearing to examine how the city notifies residents about infrastructure work after multiple Castro Street neighbors reported being unable to access driveways for days during a sewer and water main replacement project.
Mandelmann said a Sept. 17 contractor notice (vetted by the Public Utilities Commission) indicated steel plates would maintain driveway access, but in practice some residents were cut off from garages or driveways for up to 10 days. "This led residents to believe that while there might be some disruption ... they would still have access to their driveways and sidewalks throughout the duration of the project," Mandelmann said, and he described constituent reports of significant hardship and unexpected expense.
Jeremy Spitz, presenting for the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission, reviewed the project goals (replace aging pipes installed in the late 19th–early 20th…
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