Trail Alerts

For updates on work at the Harry Tracy Water Treatment Plant, please visit www.sfwater.org/Peninsula

Monday, September 30, 2013

A bridge to nowhere? Mystery explained.

Concrete bridge after completion in January 2013
Photos by Katherine DuTiel, SFPUC

Some have asked why a new bridge was built in the fenced-off area by the Crystal Springs trailhead near Edgewood Road. Rather than being a “bridge to nowhere”, the Hetch Hetchy Regional Water System installed the bridge for conservation purposes as part of a habitat improvement project.

The concrete bridge is used by watershed keepers and other environmental and maintenance staff to cross the newly restored creek when needed, allowing the creek to flow freely.

Habitat restoration area across the bridge, April 2013

In addition to building the bridge and restoring the creek, this project included enlarging a pond and clearing over four acres of non-native trees and other invasive plants from the site. 

Crews have been restoring native plants to the area by hydroseeding and individual plantings. Monitoring and maintenance will continue for at least the next three years, with the help of the new bridge.

Friday, September 20, 2013

Sawyer Camp Trail Closure Tuesday, September 24th

Temporary Trail Closure

Sawyer Camp Trail will be CLOSED on Tuesday, September 24th for water system-related maintenance. Additional brief closures may be necessary between now and October 15th, so please stay tuned for notifications. We apologize for any inconvenience. San Andreas Trail will be OPEN.

Ongoing Maintenance

Trail users: Keep an eye out for trucks along the trail. The contractor is performing maintenance on the access roads to the Crystal Springs/San Andreas pipeline and watering new native plants. They will drive water tanks to the work areas with pickup trucks, occasionally using Sawyer Camp Trail to access sites.

If you have any questions or concerns please contact us at Peninsula@sfwater.org or (866) 973-1476.

Monday, September 16, 2013

Sawyer Camp Trail Construction Notice

Temporary Trail Closures

Sawyer Camp Trail will be closed on Thursday, September 19th for water system-related maintenance. Additional brief closures will be necessary between now and October 15th, so please stay tuned for notifications.

Ongoing Maintenance

The contractor is performing maintenance on the access roads to the Crystal Springs/San Andreas pipeline and watering new native plants. They will drive water tanks to the work areas with pickup trucks; occasionally using Sawyer Camp Trail to access sites. Trail users: Keep an eye out for trucks along the trail.

If you have any questions or concerns please contact us at Peninsula@sfwater.org or (866) 973-1476.

Photos by Katherine DuTiel, SFPUC



Friday, September 6, 2013

Temporary Trail Closures

Sawyer Camp Trail will be closed Monday and Wednesday, Sept. 9th and 11th, for Water System-related maintenance but open all day Tuesday, Sept 10. The work on Monday and Wednesday will close all 6 miles of the trail.

San Andreas Trail will remain open. No further closures are scheduled at this time.

Questions? Please call us at (866) 973-1476, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.