Celebrating 10 Years of the Presidio Parkway

On July 11, we joined our partners Golden Link Concessionaire, or GLC (a partnership of Meridiam and Aberdeen), and Caltrans to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the opening of the Presidio Parkway.

The gathering featured remarks by Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi, Senator Scott Wiener, California State Transportation Agency Secretary Toks Omishakin, Mayor Daniel Lurie, Transportation Authority Chair Myrna Melgar, and District 2 Transportation Authority Board Member Stephen Sherrill. Transportation Authority and Meridiam Executive Directors Peter van der Waart van Gulik and Tilly Chang dedicated a plaque to recognize the many project champions who made the project possible, including former Transportation Authority Executive Director Jose Luis Moscovich, among other honorees who attended the event.

“As we celebrate this 10-year milestone of the opening of the Presidio Parkway, the Transportation Authority is proud to recognize the bold vision and deep partnerships that created this innovative and elegant infrastructure and its many lasting benefits,” said Transportation Authority Chair and District 7 Supervisor Myrna Melgar.  

The Presidio Parkway is the 1.6 mile portion of U.S. Route 101, which serves as the southern approach to the Golden Gate Bridge and gateway to San Francisco and the Presidio National Park. The Parkway was designed by the late Michael Painter and replaced the former Doyle Drive facility, utilizing a unique public-private partnership, the first on the state highway system.

The Parkway’s completion enhanced the seismic and operational safety of the regional highway, transit circulation, and connectivity for pedestrians. It also enabled the Tunnel Tops project, a stunning 14-acre park within the Presidio that was built on top of the Main Post tunnels. 

Caltrans led Phase I of the project using design-bid-build delivery, and Caltrans and Transportation Authority led delivery of Phase II of the project together with GLC which financed, designed, and built three of the four tunnels and the connecting roadways. GLC operates and maintains the project and will return the facility to Caltrans in a state of good repair in 2045.

The Transportation Authority provided $200 million in funding from voter-approved Prop K transportation sales tax and other sources for the project. These funds helped to match federal, state, regional, and local sources for this $1.1 billion project.

For more information, please visit the project webpage.
 

We gathered with our partners Golden Link Concessionaire, Caltrans, and host Presidio Trust, together with project champions to celebrate the ten year anniversary of the iconic Presidio Parkway last week. Thank you to distinguished leaders Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi, Senator… pic.twitter.com/nVKqVMZMFG

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