Category: Bay Bridge News
Park planners and the public came together in West Oakland on November 14, 2013, for an open house that showcased the current Gateway Park design and launched the environmental review phase of the project. The open house was enthusiastically attended by nearly 100 local residents, interested community members and stakeholder agency representatives.
The proposed park covers about 170 acres and extends from the waterfront near the Oakland touchdown of the new Bay Bridge East Span to Mandela Parkway in West Oakland. It would provide a distinctive entryway to the East Bay and offer connections to the new bicycle/pedestrian path on the East Span. On tap for the future park are a number of exciting amenities including public shoreline access, an event venue in a historic industrial building, local art installations, a children’s port-themed playground and a fishing pier.
MTC full article
Bay Bridge Gateway Park website
As soon as the old Bay Bridge was shut down, crews began dismantling it. Most of that work was on the Oakland touch down to make way for the temporary bicycle path. But taking down the entire structure is a Herculean engineering feat that has been years in the making and will really just begin to be noticeable in the next few months. Reporter Mark Jones says the master planner, is Dr. Brian Maroney from Caltrans.
Bay Bridge website
CalTrans - District 4
BATA - Bay Area Toll Authority
CATC - California Transportation Commission
BCDC - San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission
City of Oakland
Port of Oakland
East Bay Municipal Utility District
US coast Gard @ San Francisco Station
CHP - California Highway Patrol
Other groups, committees, organizations involved or referenced:
Oakland Landmarks Preservation Advisory Board
Oakland Heritage Alliance
California State Historic Preservation Officer
Advisory Council of Historic Preservation
San Francisco’s Architectural Heritage
San Francisco Landmark Preservation advisory board
Est Bay Regional Parks District - some salvage parts will go here
Oakland Museum of California - will house and art display
Bay Trail
Companies working on the Bridge:
CEC - California Engineering Contractors - Demolition
Silverado Contractors, Inc. - Demolition
Schnitzer Steel Industries - Recyclers of bridge scrap
SIMS metal Management - Recyclers of bridge scrap
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