to touch off of that, i am peter gabancho, the project manager on the van ness improvement project, thee of which is the van ness bus rapid transit project which will feature san francisco's first bus rapid transit system. globally proven solution to i a dress traffic congestion and improve public transit. wrapped around the core is an

to touch off of that, i am peter gabancho, the project manager on the van ness improvement project, theore of which is the van ness bus rapid transit project which will feature san francisco's first bus rapid transit system. globally proven solution to i a dress traffic congestion and improve public transit. wrapped around the core is an extensive amount of utility work and other civic improvements along the corridor. when last presented an update on this project, directorruskin was here in september and we started the utility trenching and potholing to identify utility conflicts moving forward. now the work is well and truly underway and the water line work has begun in earnest. identifying and managing abandoned utilities requires a great deal of care and the extense of the utility complex with the planning is unfortunately increasing the days necessary to complete this phase of the construction. in addition, night noise and vibration have been tentative and the team is taking measures wherever possible to reduce the impact of night noise to the community. as much of the project work