San Francisco to Upgrade Crystal Springs Pipeline

The San Francisco Public Utilities Commission (SFPUC) is to invest $32.5m in improving the Peninsula water main that runs in sections of El Camino Real and Crystal Springs Road.

SFPUC, owner of Crystal Springs Pipeline No 2, has hired San Francisco-based Ranger Pipeline to carry out reconstruction and upgrade work, according to sfexaminer.com.

The 3.2 mile section of pipe that passes between Hillsborough and Burlingame along El Camino Real will make up the longest section of repair.

The pipeline, which was built in the 1930s, provides services to seven cities including San Francisco and acts as the final stretch of pipe carrying water to Peninsula residents.

Work on the pipeline will be complete by the end of January 2013.