Demolition of old Transbay Terminal continues

SAN FRANCISCO — Demolition of the old bus ramps that led to the condemned Transbay Terminal at First and Mission Sts. will continue this week as contractors prepare to raze the elevated roadways that brought buses into the city.

Construction crews have already torn down sections of ramps crossing Howard Street and on the parcel of land that a temporary bus terminal was built at Beale and Howard Sts. to accommodate AC Transit, MUNI, SamTrans, Golden Gate Transit, Greyhound and WestCat bus commuters.

Crews will build additional bus stops on the empty section of land, completing the temporary bus depot. It will remain in use until the new Transbay Center is open to customers in 2017.

Noticeable dismantling of the Transbay Terminal building has not yet begun, but the Transbay Joint Powers Authorities expects demolition of the old building to commence soon.

It closed to the public in early August.

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