San Francisco MTA completes first phase of L Taraval improvements

The San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA) has completed the first of two segments of the L Taraval Improvement Project.

Construction of Segment A started in September 2019 and was completed this month. The project was funded in part by sales tax dollars provided by the San Francisco County Transportation Authority.

Work on the first phase improved transit and other infrastructure between Sunset Boulevard and the San Francisco Zoo, with close collaboration between the SFMTA, the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission and San Francisco Public Works. 

Upgrades included track and overhead line replacements, surface repaving, curb ramp upgrades and concrete boarding islands.

Once completed, the nearly 5-mile corridor from West Portal to the zoo will have new transit priority traffic signals, bulbouts to make pedestrian crossing safer, high visibility crosswalks, safety boarding islands and increased accessibility, SFMTA officials said in a news release.