Residents in the 6700 block of Friars Road in Mission Valley say they are fed up with overnight construction noise caused by SDG&E crews.
“We’ve been notified by crews here, not by the City of San Diego, that they’re going to do this at nine at night to five in the morning,” said a main in cellphone video recording the construction.
“The jackhammering is like it’s literally in your house,” said Ferne Redford who lives in Mission Greens Condominiums located across the street.
SDG&E acknowledges it’s putting residents in the area through a lot. It initially requested the work be done during the day. In a statement to NBC 7, a spokesman wrote:
“We are currently working to pressure test sections of our natural gas pipelines on Friars Road. We requested permission from the City to conduct this safety testing during the day. The City, however, authorized us to work only at night out of concern for traffic on Friars Road during the day. We appreciate that neighbors are frustrated with the noise associated with the construction and have a dedicated manager responding to their concerns.”
Michael Blalok also lives near the construction site. He was a longtime civil engineer and says he understands the city’s and SDG&E’s decision to work at night.
“It really can’t be helped if you want to be honest about it. You have high volumes of traffic [on Friars Road] particularly in the mornings and the evenings, people going to work and all that kind of stuff. And you have a lot of elderly people walking on the sidewalk, walking their dogs,” he said.
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According to signs near the site, construction will continue until July 30. SDG&E says the noise should be intermittent. The company has information online about its pipeline safety enhancement plan and associated projects: sdge.com/pipelinesafety.
