Strawberry Gate Upgrade Project

EXPECTED IMPACTS

Strawberry Gate Re-Opened on Monday, March 23, 2026 

• Strawberry Gate is open from 5:30 a.m. to 7:00 p.m., Monday - Friday. Entry is restricted to lab badge holders ONLY; After 7:00 p.m. all vehicles need to use Blackberry Gate to enter the lab. All other visitors need to use Blackberry Gate to enter the lab.

  • • Pedestrian Access: There is no pedestrian gate at the new Strawberry Gate due to safety concerns along Centennial Drive. Please use the lab shuttles which have restarted regular service through the Strawberry Gate or the pedestrian gates at either the Grizzly or Blackberry Gate. Bicyclists and pedestrians will be allowed to enter through the vehicle entrance gates but should use extreme caution and follow all traffic rules.

• Blackberry Gate (main entrance) is open 24/7, seven days per week for all lab employees and visitors entering and exiting the lab.

• Grizzly Gate is open to vehicles entering the lab from 5:30 a.m. to 9:00 a.m., Monday - Friday. Entry is restricted to lab badge holders ONLY. After
  9:00 a.m. all vehicles need to use either Strawberry or Blackberry gate to enter the lab.

  • • Pedestrians and bicyclists can enter the Lab using the Grizzly Gate pedestrian gate from 6:00 a.m. until 8 p.m. After 8 p.m., they will need to call the Site Operations Center at 510-486-6999 for entry assistance.

    • Vehicles, pedestrians, and cyclists can exit through Grizzly Gate 24/7. 

Traffic Route Exiting Grizzly Gate

• The route to exit the Grizzly Gate requires 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 from 5:30 a.m. to 9:00 a.m., Monday-Friday; After 9:00 a.m., vehicles will be able to exit Grizzly Gate without traveling around the B69 island.

Shuttles

• The Orange and Rockridge shuttles have returned to their normal routes. Follow this link for updated route maps. 

• The Orange route has added a new stop at the Botanical Gardens.

Parking

• A small number of spaces in the U5 lot will be released once all the construction materials still remaining are safely removed and work on any remaining last minute updates is completed.