$1 Billion Alameda Point Construction Project Shifts Access

ALAMEDA, CA — Construction is underway on the first phase of the $1 billion mixed-use, waterfront development at the gateway to Alameda Point, called Site A.

Site A is located in the middle of Alameda Point and effectively splits Alameda Point in half. The Main Street Ferry Terminal, Antiques Faire, Spirits Alley, Bladium, and Lexington and Multi-Purpose fields are located to the north, and the USS Hornet is located to the south.

The Atlantic Avenue Access point is now closed.

“We encourage everyone to determine their route ahead of time so you do not experience any delays,” City Engineer Scott Wikstrom said in a wrriten statement. “If you are traveling to north Alameda Point, use the Trident Avenue entrance instead of the Atlantic Avenue entrance; if you are traveling to south Alameda Point, use Pacific Avenue instead of Atlantic Avenue. And if you are traveling within Alameda Point, use Main Street to connect from north to south.”

3 NORTH ALAMEDA POINT ACCESS POINTS: New access point at Trident Avenue, Midway, and Main Street

2 SOUTH ALAMEDA POINT ACCESS POINTS: Pacific Avenue, Oriskany Avenue

If you're curious, the former Navy facilities and heavy industrial equipment are being torn down, while major infrastructure improvements are being built including new water, sewer, electrical and gas lines, newly paved streets with bike and transit lanes, and bulkhead improvements on Seaplane Lagoon for the new ferry terminal.

The new mixed-use community will include apartments, townhomes, parks, and nearly 100,000 square feet of space for restaurants, retailers, makers, R&D, and office users.

-Image by Renee Schiavone, Patch