Water Emergency Transportation Authority Program Update Maritime Commerce Advisory Committee Port of San Francisco July 21, 2011
Agency Background Authorized by California State Legislature Water Transit Authority 2000 Water Emergency Transportation Authority 2008 Regional Ferry System for the San Francisco Bay Expansion service development Emergency response coordination Regional service consolidation
Transfer of Existing Services to WETA Alameda Services Alameda/Oakland and Harbor Bay 568,000 annual passenger trips $7.2 million annual operating budget 4 vessels, 3 terminals Transfer Completed April 2011 Vallejo Service Vallejo Baylink and Route 200 Bus 685,000 passenger trips $14 million annually 4 vessels, 1 terminal Transfer Planned for Winter 2011
System Rehabilitation/Replacement Vessel Mid-life Re-power/Refurbishment Vallejo Mare Island Intintoli Alameda Bay Breeze Harbor Bay Float and Piles Clay Street Float and Gangway
System Operations System Operations and Maintenance RFP Alameda/Oakland, Harbor Bay, Vallejo, South San Francisco routes Released May 2011 Award August/September 2011 Customer Relations System Operating Name/Brand System Website
Future WETA Expansion Ferry Services System Expansion Plans Completed in 2003 8 New Routes Identified Redwood City South San Francisco Treasure Island Berkeley Richmond Hercules Martinez Antioch Programmatic EIR Completed Service Level EIRs in Process
Expansion Projects Planned for Next Five Years New Service Implementation South San Francisco to Alameda/Oakland Berkeley/Albany to San Francisco Treasure Island to San Francisco Core System Projects New Vessels Maintenance and Operations Facilities Downtown SF Terminal Expansion
WETA Vessels Gemini & Pisces 149 passenger 25 knot In service: 2009 Scorpio & Taurus 199 passenger 25 knot In service: 2010 Highest Environmental Standards 85% cleaner than Federal EPA standards Low wake/wash
South San Francisco Ferry Terminal Route: Ridership: Status: South San Francisco to Alameda/Oakland 902/daily Under Construction Timeline: Service Start Early 2012 Design Team: Construction: ROMA Design Group (Lead) Moffatt & Nichol Manson Construction Power Engineering
South San Francisco Ferry Terminal
South San Francisco Ferry Terminal
South San Francisco Ferry Terminal
Berkeley Ferry Terminal Route: Ridership: Berkeley to Downtown San Francisco 1,716/daily Timeline: Final EIR/EIS (Winter 2011) PS&E (Fall 2012) Start Construction (Summer 2013) Operate Service (Fall 2014) Design Team: Winzler & Kelly (Lead) Marcy Wong Donn Logan Environ Team: URS Corporation
Berkeley Ferry Terminal
Berkeley Ferry Terminal
Berkeley Ferry Terminal
Treasure Island Ferry Terminal Route: Ridership: Treasure Island to Downtown San Francisco 3,406/daily Timeline: Final EIR/EIS (Summer 2011) PS&E (Summer 2013) Start Construction (Spring 2014) Operate Service (2015) Design Team: Skidmore Owings & Merrill (Lead) Moffatt & Nichol Environ Team: TIDA
Treasure Island Ferry Terminal
Treasure Island Ferry Terminal
Treasure Island Ferry Terminal
Central Bay Operations and Maintenance Facility Route: Ridership: All Central Bay Routes N/A Timeline: Environmental Clearance (Summer 2011) PS&E (April 2012) Start Construction (Fall 2012) Operate Facility (Winter 2013) Design Team: Environ Team: KPFF Consulting Engineers (Lead) ROMA Design Group ICF International
Central Bay Operations and Maintenance Facility
Central Bay Operations and Maintenance Facility
Downtown San Francisco Ferry Terminal Expansion Project
The Ferry Building with the Freeway
Project Area
Existing Conditions Phase 1
Existing Conditions Phase 1
Existing Conditions Phase 1 Pier 14 Gate E Gate B
Expansion Project - Phase 2 (2015 2017)
Expansion Project - Phase 2 (2015 2017)
North Basin Conceptual Rendering
Expansion Project - Phase 2 (2015 2017)
South Basin Conceptual Rendering
Expansion Project Phase 3 (2020-2030)
Project Schedule Milestone Date Release Draft EIS/EIR Spring 2012 Release Final EIS/EIR Winter 2012 PS&E Summer 2014 Start Construction (Phase 2) Fall 2014 Start Construction (Phase 3) TBD
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