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Consultants outline SR‑84 intermodal bus facility alternatives and timeline; construction cost estimated $170–$190 million
Summary
Consultants to the Capital Corridor Joint Powers Authority presented two design alternatives for a proposed SR‑84 intermodal bus facility near the Ardenwood Park & Ride, discussed environmental review steps (CEQA/NEPA) and outreach, and gave preliminary estimates for construction, operations and user counts.
Consultants from HDR and HNTB briefed the Newark City Council on a proposed State Route 84 intermodal bus facility intended to improve bus and shuttle reliability between Alameda County and the Peninsula.
Maylee Chiu, outreach lead with HDR, said the project would locate just south of the existing Ardenwood Park & Ride and include a shared‑use path connecting the park‑and‑ride to the new station. “This project has a strong purpose and need to improve access, reliability, and travel times for buses and shuttles,” Chiu said, and noted that Caltrans will be the lead environmental agency for CEQA and NEPA review.
David Loftus, lead engineer with HNTB, explained the two build alternatives: Alternative 1 places a single center platform between median bus lanes and requires crossovers at each end; Alternative 2 uses two outboard platforms and would eliminate median crossovers. On usage he said, “we're anticipating about 100 buses a day that would use the facility,” concentrated in the AM and PM peak periods. Loftus provided a preliminary construction cost range: “Construction costs in today's dollars are, you know, about 170 to $190,000,000,” with Alternative 1 on the lower end and Alternative 2 on the higher end.
Staff and consultants said environmental review milestones include circulation of a draft initial study/environmental assessment this fall with a 30‑day public comment period and a public hearing; a final environmental document is projected after the comment and revision process. Chiu noted prior outreach and data collection, including a rider survey that received 192 responses.
Council members focused questions on parking and access. Consultants said the Ardenwood lot currently has “over a 100 parking spots,” that an increase in parking is not a funded part of the project, and that bus agencies have not yet planned schedule increases tied to the facility. On travel‑time savings, Loftus said modeling and operations analysis indicate “probably a few minutes in each direction” where buses can stay on the freeway rather than detour through signals and ramps.
Next steps: consultants will circulate the draft environmental document this fall, hold a 30‑day public comment period and a public hearing, and continue stakeholder briefings. Council members were urged to advocate with regional funding bodies and potential project sponsors to secure construction funding once environmental clearance is complete.
