Moving hidden gas line causes two-week delay to Guadalupe Street construction project
"For public safety and to comply with the City Code, the gas main must be relocated to be 3 feet below the new pavement," city officials said in a news release. "New Mexico Gas Co. will expedite this unscheduled work, with a projected completion date of June 12."
Paving will be delayed until the move is complete, but other work on the project will continue, the release said.
Begun in January 2024, the long-running overhaul of the downtown thoroughfare has led to frustration from area business owners unhappy about the impact to car and foot traffic. This is the latest utility discovery that has led to a delay in the project — project manager Kody Keelin said in April contractors had also discovered leaking gas valves and water mains that had to be repaired.
The new paving schedule is:
* North San Francisco to Catron: June 21.
* North Catron to Paseo de Peralta: June 23 through July 11.
* South Paseo de Peralta to Catron: July 12-26.
* North Catron to Johnson: July 26 through Aug. 8.
* South Johnson to San Francisco: Aug. 2-9.
* South San Francisco to Alameda: Aug. 9-16.
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