The northernmost stretch of Interstate 280 could be demolished and turned into an Octavia Boulevard-like parkway under options being considered by the California High-Speed Rail Authority.
The freeway currently ends around Fourth and King streets, near AT&T Park. But documents obtained by The San Francisco Examiner show it could be removed north of 22nd Street to accommodate high-speed rail, which is expected to travel through the Peninsula along Caltrain’s route.Read more at the San Francisco Examiner
City officials proposed removing the freeway to avoid tunneling several roads beneath the tracks of the proposed rail system.
High-speed rail officials wanted to underground 16th Street, Seventh Street and Mission Bay Drive because they said it would be dangerous for cars to cross the rail tracks. But officials with The City and UC San Francisco said that would cause problems for Muni, be unwelcoming to pedestrians and effectively cut off Mission Bay from the rest of San Francisco.
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