A bustling San Francisco tunnel is closing completely for a weekend next month before Public Works limits access through October 2027 to allow for a seismic upgrade and improvements to the interior of the tube.
The Broadway Tunnel, connecting Chinatown and North Beach with Russian Hill, is closing to traffic, pedestrians and cyclists on the morning of Saturday, Aug. 15, through early Monday, Aug. 17.
The temporary shutdown allows crews to work on the Chinatown Public Health Center Renovation Project, a more than $76 million renovation of the community clinic built atop the double-bore tunnel’s eastern entrance. The tunnel’s ceiling is connected to the floor of the center, which is considered one of the city’s most seismically vulnerable clinics…