Phase 2 Construction Underway - Alviso
Construction and Truck Traffic at Mountain View Shoreline Park and Alviso Marina
Construction and trucks are impacting trails, including the Bay Trail, in Mountain View and near the community of Alviso.
Mountain View: Truckers are bringing in dirt to build new wildlife habitat and shore up levees at the the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's Refuge Pond A1 in Mountain View, causing daily interruptions and brief closings of a Shoreline Park trail and the Bay Trail as trucks use the trail or cross. Public trails will remain open to walkers and bikers on weekends, and during weekday times when no hauling or construction is occurring. Trucks traverse Mountain View Shoreline Park along the west side of the Sailing Lake and cross the nearby Bay Trail. They may operate between 7:30 AM and 4 PM weekdays. See map below.
When: Dec. 11, 2024 through Jan. 31, 2025.
Alviso Marina: Workers are building a flood-protection levee in the Bay along San Jose as part of the South San Francisco Bay Shoreline Project, impacting Alviso-area trails, including the Mallard and Alviso Slough trails. The Shoreline Project is a partner effort of the South Bay Salt Pond Restoration Project. The 4-mile-long levee is designed to protect San Jose and environs from rising seas and a 100-year coastal storm. Work is Monday through Friday, 7 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. except holidays. There will be no public access to trail users across the Pond A12, A13 and A16 levees within the construction work area. See Valley Water's webpage for more information.
Phase 2 Construction Completed and Celebrated - Ravenswood
The new Flyway Trail and Viewing Area was unveiled October 2024, connecting the City of Menlo Park's Bedwell Bayfront Park with the new Meta pedestrian bridge along the Bayfront Expressway. The opening of the half-mile trail at the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s Refuge completes the Restoration Project’s Phase 2 construction at this 300-acre area of the Ravenswood Ponds. The trail provides views of ponds for ducks and shorebirds on one side, and the birdlife and newly restoring wetlands at Pond R4, which the Restoration Project breached to the Bay in December 2023.
- See television show Open Road's coverage of the breaching of Pond R4
- See our video on the breach
- See drone video selections of the breach by drone photographer Jack Morris
- Partnering non-profit Save The Bay is nurturing vegetation on our constructed habitat slopes along Pond R4 – read about it here.
Eden Landing Planning
Design and Permitting Work Underway
Project managers are developing post-planning construction designs and seeking to obtain regulatory permits to allow for the start of construction. Stay tuned for more news in 2025.
Eden Landing Phase 2 Final Environmental Impact Report
The final document, released April 5, 2019, describes the preferred plan for tidal marsh restoration, wildlife habitat improvements, new trails and flood protection on 2,270 acres of ponds near Union City. It analyzes environmental impacts of alternative plans for the area covering about half of the California Department of Fish and Wildlife’s Eden Landing Ecological Reserve. This final report also includes responses to public and stakeholder comments received on the Spring 2018 draft report.
Download the Final Document
Information on the alternatives:
See below under Other Phase 2 Documents for the Notice of Preparation and other Eden Landing-related documents released to date.
Alviso/Ravenswood Planning
The final environmental analysis document details Phase 2 plans for 2,400 acres of ponds in the Alviso area near San Jose and Mountain View, and the Ravenswood area near East Palo Alto/Menlo Park.
- To Download: You can download all or part of the final Environmental Impact Statement/Report here.
To View a Hard Copy of the Final Alviso/Ravenswood EIS/R:
- San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge Complex Headquarters, 1 Marshlands Road, Fremont, CA 94555,
510-792-0222 [map] - State Coastal Conservancy 1330 Broadway, 13th Floor, Oakland, CA 94612, 510-286-1015 [map]
- US Army Corps San Francisco District, 1455 Market Street, San Francisco, CA 94103, 415-503-6804, [map]
- Santa Clara Valley Water District administration building, 5750 Almaden Expressway, San Jose, CA 95118,
408-265-2600
Other Phase 2 Documents
These handouts summarize key actions under consideration:
These handouts summarize key actions under consideration:
You can give us your thoughts and ideas through our comment form.