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Caltrans suggested a detour route for drivers navigating the Northbound 19th Avenue partial closure. (Courtesy of Caltrans)<\/p>\nWhat part of 19th Avenue will be closed this weekend?<\/p>\n
Matt O\u2019Donnell, a spokesperson for Caltrans, said crews will start at Sloat Boulevard, by Stonestown Galleria, on Friday and work their way north up 19th Avenue towards Golden Gate Park.<\/p>\n
\u201c\u200aWe are encouraging people that aren\u2019t residents or business owners to try to use alternate routes, and if they\u2019re coming from Marin County or San Mateo County, try to stay out of the area as much as possible,\u201d O\u2019Donnell said.<\/p>\n
Caltrans suggested a detour route for drivers navigating the Northbound 19th Avenue partial closure. (Courtesy of Caltrans)<\/p>\n
One lane will remain open on 19th Avenue for public transit, emergency responders and local access. Parking on 19th Avenue will also be restricted in work zones.<\/p>\n
\u201c\u200aThere\u2019s been a lot of outreach. This is a really major corridor,\u201d O\u2019Donnell said, adding that Caltrans has canvassed the area to alert residents and businesses of the upcoming work.<\/p>\n
When exactly will the 19th Avenue closure start and end?<\/p>\n
This weekend\u2019s closure will start at 7 a.m. Friday, April 24, and end at 5:00 a.m. Monday, April 27.<\/p>\n
What detours and alternative routes are recommended during the 19th Avenue closure?<\/p>\n
Caltrans is urging motorists traveling through the area to detour west to Sunset Boulevard, also known as the Sunset Parkway, and rejoin 19th Avenue\/State Highway 1 at Martin Luther King Jr. Way in Golden Gate Park.<\/p>\n
Caltrans said the work is needed to improve driver safety, upgrade facilities to the Americans with Disabilities Act standards and extend the life of the existing pavement.<\/p>\n
Will this 19th Avenue closure end this weekend?<\/p>\n
No: This weekend\u2019s work is the first of three planned weekend closures on 19th Avenue over roughly the next month. Additional closures are planned for the weekend of Friday, May 8, and Memorial Day weekend.<\/p>\n
When completed, Caltrans said it will have repaved more than 18 lane miles of 19th Avenue, stretching from Lincoln Way to Holloway Avenue, by San Francisco State University.<\/p>\n
Will public transit be affected by the 19th Avenue closure?<\/p>\n
San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency Director Julie Kirschbaum said the agency worked with Caltrans to schedule the work over three long weekends, dramatically shortening the timeline for completion from an estimated 40 days to nine.<\/p>\n
During the repaving work, the SFMTA is adjusting <\/a>stops for the 28, 28R, 48, 66, and 91 Muni routes and said the 7, 29, L-Owl, N-Owl, N Bus, L Taraval, and N Judah may experience delays.<\/p>\n Kirschbaum said she expects travel to be slow on the corridor during construction.<\/p>\n \u201cThis is a major construction project, and it will inconvenience people who travel on 19th Avenue,\u201d Kirschbaum said. \u201cWe know Muni riders and drivers will appreciate the smooth ride they\u2019ll experience after the repaving work is done.\u201d<\/p>\n The 19th Avenue repaving project is part of Caltrans\u2019 \u201cFab 4 Rehab,\u201d four major<\/a> road rehabilitation projects in San Francisco County that are planned or currently underway.<\/p>\n Despite concerns about last weekend\u2019s closure of Eastbound I-80 causing a traffic \u201ccarmaggedon,\u201d O\u2019Donnell said, \u201c\u200awe had so much media out there that people did really stay away,\u201d an outcome the agency is hoping to replicate this weekend.<\/p>\n![\"A](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/RS19215_13234025773_170d03f828_o-qut.jpg\")
A Muni bus stops at 19th and Holloway avenues, near San Francisco State University, on March 17, 2014. (Sergio Portela<\/a>\/Flickr<\/a>)<\/p>\n