Entrance Closure Alert: Civic Center Station entrance at 8th and Market closed 5/9/22 for work on new canopy

On Monday, May 9th, 2022, our contractor will build a work enclosure around the 8th Street and Market entrance to Civic Center Station. The entrance on the southwest side of the station will be closed off to public access for approximately six months while a new protective escalator canopy is built. The canopy will include a digital display to show train arrival times, a new security grille, LED lighting, security cameras, and other improvements. The canopy will mean that our escalator at this entrance will be protected from the elements to help limit breakdowns. We expect work on this canopy to be complete by November 2022.

While this entrance is closed, you will need to use one of the other existing entrances to the station. Entrances open during construction include Market and 7th, Market and Hyde St., and UN Plaza.

Over the next 4-5 years BART will construct 16 canopies on Market Street over downtown station entrances.  As part of a separate project, new escalators will be installed at each of these locations following the canopy construction.  In addition to protecting new escalators the canopies will improve safety and reduce station maintenance costs.

We thank you for your patience as we work to complete this important construction project.  For more information on this project visit: bart.gov/about/planning/sfentrances