New Pipeline To Cause Noise, Affect Traffic In South SF

SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, CA — Starting next week, Pacific Gas & Electric Co. will spend several months installing a new natural gas pipeline in South San Francisco. The installation, which PG&E says will make it easier to conduct future inspections, will produce construction noise and affect parking.

The utility will be removing a 24-inch transmission pipeline and replacing it with a 30-inch pipeline, which will enable PG&E to use an in-line inspection tool, also known as a pig.

The project will start Jan. 21 and continue through July, PG&E said. Work will take place at the intersection of Antoinette Lane and Chestnut Avenue, with the installation lying adjacent to the Centennial Way Trail.

Crews will be working six days a week — not on Sundays — from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. PG&E says to expect machinery noise, as crews will be digging about 12 feet into the ground. Parking will be affected on one side of Antoinette.

Anyone who wants more information can call 1-800-PGE-5000.