Introduction

The Presidio Parkway serves as a regional gateway between the Golden Gate Bridge and the City of San Francisco. The parkway is a replacement of Doyle Drive, a 1.6-mile segment of U.S. 101 that reopened on July 12, 2015.

Originally built in 1936 as one of the New Deal projects, Doyle Drive had reached the end of its useful life after over 75 years of use.

Caltrans and the San Francisco County Transportation Authority jointly led the effort to replace Doyle Drive. The work was done in two phases: The first phase was built using a traditional design-bid-build approach and the second via a public-private partnership. The latter enabled the project to be built sooner and includes a 30-year maintenance agreement by the private concessionaire to ensure the roadway remains at a high level of operational and maintenance performance for the public.

A community-backed design for the Presidio Parkway was chosen in 2009 after years of intensive regional coordination, environmental review, and interagency planning. The project was carefully designed to withstand the maximum considered earthquake for the region, improve traffic safety, and improve access to the Presidio and Golden Gate National Recreation Area.

Project Partners

The Doyle Drive replacement project was jointly led by the Transportation Authority and Caltrans.

Cost & Funding

In addition to funding provided from Transportation Authority's Prop K transportation sales tax and the State of California, the Metropolitan Transportation Commission and the Golden Gate Bridge Highway and Transportation District committed regional funding to the project.

Resources

Tunnel Tops project, led by the Presidio Trust

U.S. Department of Transportation project webpage

Contact

Presidio Parkway: info@presidioparkway.org