Yerba Buena Island Hillcrest Road Improvement Project Breaks Ground
The San Francisco County Transportation Authority , in partnership with the Treasure Island Development Authority, Caltrans and the Bay Area Toll Authority announced the start of construction on the Hillcrest Road Improvement Project with a groundbreaking ceremony on Thursday September 19th.
The nearly $38 million project, expected to be completed by 2027, is funded by state and local grants and rebuilds Hillcrest Road to be more resilient, consistent with modern design standards and safer for all travelers, particularly by creating a dedicated multi-use path for people biking and walking. Funding sources include the Infill Infrastructure Grant (a state grant to the Treasure Island Development Authority from Housing and Community Development), Proposition K Local Sales Tax (administered by the Transportation Authority), SB 1 Local Partnership Program Formulaic Program funds (programmed by the California Transportation Commission), and Treasure Island Development Authority
"The new roadway provides a much improved connection between the West Side Bridges Project and the Southgate Road Interchange Improvement Project as well as with the Bay Trail via the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge," said Transportation Authority Board Chair and District 8 Supervisor Rafael Mandelman. "Thank you to all of our funding and project delivery partners for their support in creating a safer, more multi-modal Hillcrest Road for the growing neighborhoods on Yerba Buena and Treasure Islands."
Led by the Transportation Authority, the Hillcrest Road Improvement Project will upgrade the roadway to modern roadway and seismic standards and provide additional space for pedestrians and bicyclists traveling between the Islands and east span of the Bay Bridge. The project enables construction of a future multi-use path for active transportation users, anticipated to be delivered through the Bay Skyway phase 1 transbay project linking West Oakland to Treasure Island.
The project features:
Project's benefits:
"This project marks an important milestone in the development of Yerba Buena Island, improving safety and access for travelers of all modes," said Treasure Island Mobility Management Agency Chair and District 6 Supervisor Matt Dorsey. "Hillcrest Road will enable tens of thousands of additional trips to and from the Island each day serving local residents, businesses, and visitors."
The project is the fifth partnership project among federal, state, regional and local agencies who previously collaborated to deliver:
