The Downtown San Francisco Ferry Terminal Expansion Project includes construction of up to three new ferry gates and vessel berthing facilities that will support new ferry services from San Francisco to Richmond and Treasure Island, as well other potential locations currently under study. The Project will also improve landside conditions at the Ferry Terminal by providing new amenities such as weather-protected canopies, the construction of a new plaza area south of the Ferry Building, the extension of pedestrian promenade areas, and other public access improvements. The new gates and amenities will significantly improve waiting and queuing conditions for existing riders and expand the space available for WETA to stage emergency water transit services in the event of a regional transportation disruption or disaster.

WETA has completed an environmental review of the project pursuant to requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and the National Environmental Protection Act (NEPA) and has secured major local, regional, state, and federal permits required for the Project. The Project will be built in separate construction phases, with fully-funded construction of the South Basin improvements scheduled to begin in 2017 and be complete by 2019. Construction of the North Basin improvements will commence at a later date, as demand warrants and funding becomes available. Design renderings prepared for the South Basin improvements are shown below.

Major South Basin landside improvements include the construction of a new plaza and extension of
the bayside promenade to support ferry service expansion and improve public access.

Construction of new Gates F and G alongside the existing Gate E will accommodate the expansion of
ferry service to San Francisco and improve conditions for current ferry riders.