It is a priority to communicate with our neighbors and, to the best of our ability, to minimize the impact of our construction on you. To this end, we would like to share the following information about our construction-related activities:

• Normal working hours for the project will be 7:00am to 8:00pm, Monday through Sunday
• Due to daytime traffic congestion and limited street access from Van Ness, O’Farrell and Myrtle Street, the various utility providers and underground service subcontractors must install underground utilities during off-hours. This work, when scheduled, will occur between 8:00pm and 4:00am.
• SFMTA restricts street lane closures on O’Farrell Street from 9:00am to 3:00pm requiring early start times for off-haul.
• Please be aware that there is work to be performed during the off-hours period of 8:00pm to 7:00am that is NOT associated with the 1001 Van Ness project. Examples of such work are road work related to the Van Ness Improvement Project, as well as other street work and underground utility work or repairs. These activities are performed in off-peak traffic hours for reasons of worker safety, as well as easing of traffic congestion. The 1001 Van Ness Project Team attempts to keep local residents informed of our scheduled activities during the day as well as off-hours activities, but we do not have control over, nor the ability to provide information for, other projects in the area.
• The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) requires all trucks and equipment (such as forklifts) to have audible alarms that sound when vehicles are backing-up. While this can be considered a nuisance, it is vital to ensure the safety of workers on the site.
• OSHA also required that a horn be sounded when a load is being hoisted by a crane overhead to make workers aware of potential hazards.
• The Department of Transportation (DOT) and the City of San Francisco requires oversize loads to be delivered between the hours of 12:00am and 6:00am. Oversize load deliveries will be limited to driving trucks on site, rolling equipment off trucks, and driving trucks off site. Regular noise generating construction hours are 7:00am to 8:00pm, and we will make every effort to work within these hours.
• At times, night noise permits are required to allow us to start before 7:00am and/or finish after 8:00pm. This is due to regulations put in place by the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA), which limits the hours when we are allowed to utilize city streets, large oversize loads that need to be off public streets by 5:00am, or the safety of our workers. We will also be performing preparation work and smaller deliveries off hours, but will maintain noise levels as required by local regulations and will minimize site lighting.