Transportation officials, community leaders and staff posing for a photo with shovels

Photo by Christopher Dydyk

On September 19, the Transportation Authority joined the Treasure Island Development Authority, Caltrans, the Bay Area Toll Authority, and funding partners Housing and Community Development and California Transportation Commission to celebrate the start of construction on the Hillcrest Road Improvement Project.

This project will upgrade the roadway to modern roadway and seismic standards and provide additional space for multimodal travel between the Islands and east span of the Bay Bridge.

The nearly $38 million project rebuilds Hillcrest Road and will create space for a future  dedicated 1.2 mile multi-use path for pedestrians and bicyclists, anticipated to be delivered through the Bay Skyway Phase 1 transbay project linking West Oakland to San Francisco.

At the event, Transportation Authority Board Chair Rafael Mandelman (District 8) thanked all the project delivery and funding partners and noted the significance of this roadway providing an important connection for Treasure Island as well as on a regional level. “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. These new upgrades will make a safer pedestrian and cycling roadway, create nearly 500 jobs, and provide necessary infrastructure for Treasure Island to add 8,000 homes for 20,000 residents.”

Treasure Island Mobility Management Agency Chair Matt Dorsey (District 6) also spoke about the impact that this project will have on the local community. “This project marks an important milestone in the development of Yerba Buena and Treasure Islands, improving safety and access for travelers of all modes. Hillcrest Road will enable tens of thousands of additional trips to and from the Island each day serving local residents, businesses, and visitors.”

The Hillcrest Road Improvement Project features:

  • Improved resilience and safety for roadway infrastructure built to modern highway design standards for travelers of all modes
  • A new roadway for two vehicular travel lanes, shoulders and space for a future multi-use path
  • Two retaining walls (with stormwater drainage and art) set further into the hillside above Hillcrest Road to support the new roadway and future multimodal facilities
  • Accommodation for the future Yerba Buena Island Multi-Use Pathway Project that will extend from the Bay Bridge East Span bicycle/pedestrian landing on Yerba Buena Island to the Treasure Island Ferry Terminal. The future MUP is an essential element of the regional Bay Skyway project that will provide seamless bicycle and pedestrian access from West Oakland to San Francisco.

The project is expected to be completed by 2027 and is funded by state and local grants, including Housing and Community Development,  Proposition K Local Sales Tax, Local Partnership Program Formulaic Program funds, and Treasure Island Development Authority.

Resources

Press release: Transportation Authority Breaks Ground on Hillcrest Road Improvement Project

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Aerial view of Hillcrest Road Improvement Project including several surrounding projects.

Hillcrest Road Improvement Project

This project will upgrade the roadway to modern roadway and seismic standards and provide additional space for pedestrians and bicyclists.