K Ingleside Stops To Be Demolished, Traffic Lights Re-Timed

The San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency will continue its work to improve traffic flow for the K Ingleside light rail line this January.

Work crews will be on Ocean Avenue to demolish two out-of-service streetcar boarding islands and retime traffic signals for vehicles and pedestrians.

Less Stops, More Parking

Workers will begin demolishing the Westgate Drive and Cerritos Avenue boarding islands Friday.

The stops were removed from the route — but not the street — as part of the K Ingleside Rapid Project in September. Other parts of the project, approved in March, include transit lanes, turn restrictions and pedestrian safety improvements. The initiative is designed to improve reliability and travel times for the historic streetcar line.

"We plan to work first on the eastbound island beginning Jan. 17 and the westbound island after," the agency said in an announcement. "We expect that demolition and pavement restoration will last up to four days for each island and will take place between 7 a.m. and 6 p.m. on weekdays and Saturdays."

The demolition is subject to weather conditions and will require one lane of traffic to be closed. No traffic impacts are anticipated in the opposite direction.

Once completed the project will add several on-street parking spaces. But passengers of the 91 Owl and K Bus will have to use nearby stops.

Re-Timed Traffic Signals

The SFMTA expects to fine-tune Ocean Avenue's traffic signals by the end of January.

Lights will be retimed to give traffic longer green lights to ease congestion and longer crossing times for pedestrians to improve safety.

"Additionally, we will be re-timing several traffic lights to allow for longer crosswalk times," the agency said in an announcement. "This change will give enough time to cross for people who walk slower and will improve safety for people walking."

No impacts to traffic or Muni service are expected during this signal re-timing.