Much has happened since we last reported on the San Francisco Ferry Building expansion project in May.
BY JOEL WILLIAMS
Published: December, 2018
Much has happened since we last reported on the San Francisco Ferry Building expansion project in May. The San Francisco Water Emergency Transportation Authority (WETA) has announced several new routes that are planned to begin service in the years to come, including the Richmond route set to begin in January 2019. The project will add two additional gates as well as a large public plaza and weather-protection canopies.
Over the summer, construction crews made significant progress on Gates F and G, with the installation of the portal doors and granite cladding the most noticeable. Electrical work has begun with the placing of conduit on the bottom mat of rebar. Crews have installed the guide piles for the Gate G float and the promenade canopy is in progress.
The tiered amphitheater-stepped seating areas of the new granite plaza that will cover the lagoon between the Ferry Building and the Ag Building next door are now becoming visible and the pedestrian bridge landing for Gate G is also being prepared.
The opening of Gates F and G at the San Francisco Ferry Building will lead to some gate shifts for San Francisco Bay Ferry’s Alameda/Oakland and Harbor Bay passengers beginning in December. Passengers on the Alameda/Oakland service will shift over to Gate G, while Harbor Bay routes will be using Gate F. No date has been set for these moves. The best way to find out when the changes will occur is by signing up for BayAlerts at sanfranciscobayferry.com.
Gate F will also serve the new Richmond ferry route, launching on January 10. Once Gates F and G are fully operational, San Francisco Bay Ferry will close Gate E, which currently services the Oakland/Alameda and Harbor Bay routes. Over the course of 2019, that gate will be rebuilt and extended as a part of the terminal expansion. The elevated public plaza on the south side of the Ferry Building will also be completed in 2019.
San Francisco Bay Ferry will provide ample signage and guest assistance representatives to assist with queuing at the new gates. Because Gate E and the plaza area will be closed for construction in 2019, passengers heading to the terminal from the north side of the Ferry Building will need to use the pedestrian bridge from the Embarcadero just south of the Ag Building and Mission Street. Maps will be available on sanfranciscobayferry.com.
All Photos Courtesy of Power Engineering Construction Co.
The opening of Gates F and G at the San Francisco Ferry Building will lead to some gate shifts for San Francisco Bay Ferry’s Alameda/Oakland and Harbor Bay passengers.
Sections of the tiered amphitheater-stepped plaza that will cover the lagoon between the Ferry Building and the Ag Building next door are now taking shape.
