A major repaving project along San Francisco’s busy 19th Avenue created traffic headaches on Friday for commuters, shoppers and San Francisco State University graduates trying to make it to commencement ceremonies on time.
The closure marks the final of three planned weekend shutdowns tied to Caltrans’ effort to repave a stretch of 19th Avenue between Sloat Boulevard and Holloway Avenue, near SF State and Stonestown Galleria. Crews have closed two of the three northbound lanes while work continues through Memorial Day weekend.
The construction zone sits along one of the city’s busiest corridors. Also known as State Route 1, 19th Avenue handles roughly 40,000 drivers daily…