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Project, to be replaced with a multi-use pathway, plaza, and seawall protections for city wastewater infrastructure. The new plaza, to be located at the intersection of Great
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stay at home order, a move that led to some people referring to the segment as the "Great
Walkway". City officials claimed the closure attracted an average of 26,400 weekly pedestrian and bike visitors, versus 140,000 vehicles per week passing through when it had been open to motorized traffic.
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Highway was a popular destination for owners of modified cars and others who wished to engage in rolling drag races. In the 1980s, San Francisco converted the highway from eight lanes to four lanes with an underwater stormwater transport box to adhere to the
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announced the new plan to reopen the Great
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