San Francisco leaders are well aware that a devastating earthquake could happen at any moment. They’re well aware that buildings with “soft-story” construction will be the most vulnerable during a quake. And they’re painfully aware that building owners aren’t just going to up and retrofit their buildings on their own.
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The scarred pavements, chain-link fences and construction vehicles that accompanied a half-decade of construction on the Bay Bridge could soon be replaced by green grass, barking dogs and idling park patrons.
From 2003 to 2009, the sound of work crews was a constant in the South of Market area due to the $471 million undertaking to retrofit the western approach to the Bay Bridge.
To help compensate local residents for the inconvenience, $4 mill
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Mayor Gavin Newsom’s latest plan to accelerate seismic retrofits for vulnerable buildings in San Francisco won’t work, analysts say.
City officials have been struggling to get the owners of so-called soft-story buildings in The City — which house about one-third of San Franciscans — to make seismic improvements before the next big earthquake.
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While work to replace the eastern span of the Bay Bridge continues, Caltrans is preparing to make $220 million in seismic upgrades to another commuter span — the Dumbarton Bridge.
Construction is slated to begin next year on the retrofit of the 1.6-mile bridge, which connects Menlo Park on the Peninsula to Fremont in the East Bay.
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