Project Vision

San Francisco, CA

The Third Street Bridge Rehabilitation Project was developed to preserve and extend the service life of one of San Francisco’s historic and heavily traveled transportation assets. Commonly known as the Lefty O’Doul Bridge, the structure serves as a critical connection between the Mission Bay and China Basin neighborhoods for vehicles, pedestrians, bicyclists, and maritime traffic. The project improved the bridge’s structural integrity, operational reliability, and long-term functionality through extensive repairs, rehabilitation, and modernization of key bridge components while maintaining access and safety for the traveling public.

JBR Partners, Inc. provided partnering and stakeholder engagement support for the Third Street Bridge Rehabilitation Project. Beginning with a kickoff partnering session in May 2018, JBR facilitated a series of structured partnering workshops that brought together project owners, contractors, consultants, and key stakeholders to establish shared goals, strengthen communication, and address project challenges collaboratively. Through follow-up partnering sessions held throughout construction and a closeout session in September 2019, the team helped maintain alignment, foster accountability, and support the successful delivery of critical infrastructure improvements while minimizing impacts to the surrounding community and transportation network.

Project Notes

Location: Third Street Bridge (Lefty O’Doul Bridge), Mission Creek Channel, San Francisco, CA

Lead Agencies: San Francisco Public Works, San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA), and the Port of San Francisco

Repairs included damaged steel members, welds, concrete counterweights, support piles, bridge fenders, corrosion mitigation, steel deck replacement, and mechanical and electrical system improvements.

The first phase of counterweight rehabilitation was completed between December 2017 and January 2018, with major bridge rehabilitation work continuing from fall 2018 through April 2020.

Awards:

2021 IPI Partnered Project of the Year Award

2020 San Francisco Collaborative Partnering Award – Silver Award

2019 International Partnering Institute (IPI) Partnered Project of the Year Award

2018 San Francisco Partnered Project of the Year Award