Bay Area Transportation and Traffic Advisories for Friday June 19th, 2015: City Hall Centennial, Golden State Warriors Parade, and President Obama

BOMA San Francisco Members:

As you may be aware, the Bay Area will be holding a number of celebrations on June 19th. They are summarized below and we strongly recommend that you take public transportation if you plan to join the celebrations.

• San Francisco will be celebrating the City Hall Centennial on Friday, June 19, 2015 with a free party in Civic Center Plaza from 6:00-11:00 p.m. There will be several street closures on surrounding blocks including Grove and Carlton Goodlett (POLK). If you are  traveling to City Hall for this event or other business, we recommend you use the Van Ness Avenue or the Grove Street entrances and use public transportation.
• The United States Conference of Mayors will be also held in San Francisco, beginning Friday, June 19, 2015. It is anticipated that access to City Hall will be limited to Van Ness and Grove Streets. Please try to avoid the area by taking public transportation or taxis.
• President Obama is scheduled to be in San Francisco Friday to speak at the Mayors Conference and attend a fundraiser. This means there will be security and motorcades resulting in some temporary street closures.
• The Golden State Warriors and the City of Oakland will host a parade and rally to honor the 2014-15 NBA Champion Golden State Warriors on Friday, June 19, 2015, beginning at 10:00 a.m. The parade will begin on Broadway at 11th Street, ending on Oak and proceeding to the Henry J. Kaiser Convention Center for a rally. For more information regarding AC Transit services, click here.  For information regarding BART, click here.  

Please plan accordingly.

Closure of Folsom Street Off Ramp in San Francisco Starting September 22, 2014

At 11:00PM on Monday, September 22, 2014 the San Francisco County Transportation Authority (SFCTA), together with the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) and the Office of Community Investment and Infrastructure, Successor Agency to the Redevelopment Agency (OCII), will commence construction of the westbound I-80 Folsom Street Off-Ramp Realignment Project. The realignment of the off-ramp – which requires closure of the facility from September 22 through March 2015 – will improve the pedestrian environment along Fremont Street and increase the developable area of the Transbay Redevelopment Plan parcel at the intersection of Folsom and Fremont Streets.

At 11 p.m. Monday September 22, SFCTA contractor O.C. Jones & Sons, Inc. will close the Folsom Street Off-Ramp from Westbound I-80 from the San Francisco/Oakland Bay Bridge. Motorists will be directed to utilize either of two detour options to access Folsom Street:

Option #1: From West-Bound I-80 (From Oakland/Treasure Island) take the Harrison Street Exit and connect with Folsom Street at Fremont Street.

Option #2: From Westbound I-80 (from Oakland/Treasure Island) take the Fremont Street Exit and proceed LEFT at Fremont Street, turn LEFT onto Howard Street, then turn LEFT onto First Street which will connect with Folsom Street.

About: Folsom Street Off-Ramp Realignment Project (www.sfcta.org/FolsomRamp)