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CURRENT STATUS: December 2024
CURRENT STATUS: December 2024
Strawberry Gate, which closed on Monday, November 4, will remain closed to ALL traffic for the next eight months.
Use Blackberry Gate or Grizzly Gate to enter and leave the Lab. See below for directions to these gates from Strawberry Gate.
PROJECT CONTACTS
PROJECT CONTACTS
Steven Filippoff, Project Manager (SMFilippoff@lbl.gov, mobile: 510-424-2771)
Zackary Rinehart, Construction Manager (ZRinehart@lbl.gov, mobile: 510-621-9501)
EXPECTED IMPACTS
EXPECTED IMPACTS
Strawberry Gate Closure
Strawberry Gate will be closed to all vehicle, shuttle, bicycle, and pedestrian traffic for the project's duration.
Vehicles, bicycles, and pedestrians will use Grizzly Gate or Blackberry Gate for entry and exit.
Grizzly Gate will be open 5:30 a.m. to 7:00 p.m., Monday-Friday to accommodate Lab traffic.
Blackberry Gate is open 24/7, seven days per week.
Traffic
The route to exit the Grizzly Gate will change. The exit route will require all vehicles to travel around the B69 island, come to a complete stop, and make a left turn to exit out of the Grizzly Gate.
Shuttles
The Orange and Rockridge shuttle routes will change for the project's duration. See below for details.
Parking
A small number of spaces in the U5 lot will be impacted.
SCHEDULE
SCHEDULE
The schedule is subject to change without notice.
November 4: Construction begins
Late Spring: Expected gate reopening
BRIEFING
BRIEFING
A briefing to address questions and concerns was held for the Lab community on October 7, 2024
Recording | passcode: WW^01Y^%
DIRECTIONS TO GRIZZLY GATE
DIRECTIONS TO GRIZZLY GATE
From Strawberry Gate, drive East (uphill) on Centennial Drive, over the Centennial Drive overpass
Turn left onto McMillan Road to the Grizzly Gate
DIRECTIONS TO BLACKBERRY GATE
DIRECTIONS TO BLACKBERRY GATE
From Strawberry Gate, drive West (downhill) on Centennial Drive
Turn right onto Stadium Rim Way
Turn right onto Gayley Road
Turn right onto Hearst Avenue
Continue onto Cyclotron Road to the Blackberry Gate
EFFECTIVE NOVEMBER 4
EFFECTIVE NOVEMBER 4
SHUTTLE CHANGES: ORANGE ROUTE
SHUTTLE CHANGES: ORANGE ROUTE
will enter and exit through Blackberry
will maintain all onsite stops
Centennial Road stops will close during construction
SHUTTLE CHANGES: ROCKRIDGE ROUTE
SHUTTLE CHANGES: ROCKRIDGE ROUTE
will enter thru Blackberry Gate
will service the following onsite stops*: B65, B50/70, B46, ALS, B26, B69
will exit through Grizzly Gate and travel down Centennial
*For Rockridge Shuttle riders who travel to the East Canyon:
The Transportation team worked with our shuttle vendor, RydeTrans, to adjust the Orange and Rockridge routes to make it easier to reach the stops that are no longer serviced by the Rockridge shuttle.
Morning inbound Rockridge riders should transfer at the B50/70 stop to the Orange shuttle. The Orange inbound shuttle will depart after Rockridge’s arrival.
Evening outbound riders should take the Orange shuttle to B65 and transfer to the outbound Rockridge shuttle.
Always check Tripshot (lbnl.tripshot.com) for real-time current shuttle impacts.
OVERVIEW
OVERVIEW
Strawberry Gate will close for eight months beginning Monday, November 4, to allow for the construction of a new gate structure and reworking of the gate flow. The project is projected to take eight months, with a reopening in spring 2025.
The current gate is insufficient for the Lab’s needs. The guard enclosure is sixty years old, and the gate’s current single incoming lane configuration restricts the number of vehicles that can be processed. Along with replacing the outdated gate enclosure, the new construction will increase the number of incoming traffic lanes and double the ability to process incoming vehicles during commute hours.
The expanded capacity will reduce safety challenges for incoming traffic in both directions of Centennial Drive.
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