Portions of West Oakland Station parking lot to temporarily close Feb. 10 through Feb. 17 ahead of TOD construction

Photo courtesy Mandela Station Partners, LLC (MSP)

BART and our development partners, Mandela Station Partners LLC, are excited to start construction on the Transit-Oriented Development (TOD) project at West Oakland Station this year. The TOD project will include 762 new residential units, including 240 affordable units, retail and office space, a new bike station, improved bikeways, streetscape improvements, enhanced walking access to the station, and a new BART plaza. Phase 1 is currently scheduled to start in mid-2026 with the construction of 240 affordable housing units on the southwest portion of the station parking lot.

As part of the required pre-construction activities, soil testing will take place Tuesday, February 10, through Tuesday, February 17, and will require temporary closures of portions of the BART parking lot. The West Oakland parking lot consists of nearly 440 parking spaces, and no more than 60 parking spaces will be taken offline at a time for soil testing.

The development team will take the results from soil testing to inform environmental remediation work needed and future construction phasing. Construction activities will require the temporary closure of approximately 300 parking spaces. A portion of these spaces will be restored when construction is completed, while approximately 200 of the 300 affected by construction will be permanently removed as part of the approved development project.

Reserved Parking at the station will be phased out this spring prior to construction. Daily Fee parking will be available on a first-come, first-served basis during and after construction. We will provide additional details on the construction date and phased lot closures on bart.gov/parking. You can learn more about the upcoming TOD project by visiting this page: Transit-Oriented Development (TOD) - West Oakland.

Figure 1. Temporary Parking Closures 2/10 - 2/17