That is a highly inaccurate description of what happened. When the bus rapid transit lane was approve inspection showed that the infrastructure underneath was

That is a highly inaccurate description of what happened. When the bus rapid transit lane was approve inspection showed that the infrastructure underneath was in dire need of maintenance, so the project attended that first in order to avoid simply digging up the newly built lane in the short term as old infrastructure failed. San Francisco has many problems and has made many mistakes recently, but this is an example of taking the time and money to get things right.