Last Act: Job done. Department of Public works rolls through to the finish line

April 4, 2022 – Photos by Lee Heidhues

The San Francisco DPW crew showed up on a Monday morning and with brisk efficency completed the job of repaving our street.

I appreciate their good work and thanked the crew chief.

The only other exchange I witnessed was when a neighbor came out as the street repaving job concluded and asked a crew member, “Can I park my car here now?”

Scant appreciation.

We know people’s car centric priorities in this town.

Following is a photo montage of DPW employees on the job maintaining The Streets of San Francisco.

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Early Monday morning
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Equipment in place
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The Vögele ashphalt machine
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On the job
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Taking a measurement
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Eyeballing the photographer
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The equipment is joined
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The crew
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The tree stands tall
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Surveying the finished job
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Packing up
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The street repaving is completed