Nearby Construction Projects
For your planning purposes, see the following summaries of active and upcoming construction projects taking place downtown, near the San Diego Convention Center. Our team is in communication with project managers to help mitigate the impact of these infrastructure projects on the meetings and conventions we host.
Event organizers, please contact your SDCC Event Manager with any questions about your specific event. Schedules and details are subject to change.
The following information was last reviewed/updated in August 2026.
Active
Park Boulevard At-Grade Crossing Project
- Location: Park Boulevard and Harbor Drive, between Petco Park and the Hilton Bayfront.
- Project description: Project will extend Park Boulevard to Harbor Drive to allow vehicles to cross there.
- Project status:
- The first phase, which included railroad track and signaling improvements within the railroad right-of-way, is complete.
- The second phase will begin construction in 2027 and is anticipated to be completed in 2028. This phase will include all physical and civil improvements, including widening Tony Gwynn Way, constructing improvements that will direct pedestrian movements away from the vehicular crossing, modifying the existing traffic signal at the intersection of Park Boulevard and Harbor Drive, modifying curb ramps, etc. To complete the curb work at the intersection of Harbor Drive and Park Boulevard, single lane closures will be required for approximately one week. Other portions of phase two, including road re-pavement work, will require a single lane closure along the cityside of Harbor Drive near the end of the project.
- Estimated timeframe: Ongoing through late 2028
Upcoming
Bayshore Bikeway Barrio Logan Project
- Location: South of the Convention Center on Harbor Drive from Beardsley Street to Park Boulevard.
- Project description: The project closes an existing gap in the active transportation corridor and connects to the existing bikeway along the San Diego Bay. The new Barrio Logan segment includes a two-way, 10-foot-wide paved path with two-foot-wide paved shoulders that will extend along Harbor Drive between Park Boulevard and 32nd Street. The project has been completed in phases. The segment from Cesar Chavez Parkway to 32nd street will be completed by Fall 2024. The segment between Park Boulevard and Beardsley Street is currently paused until completion of the Harbor Drive Trunk Sewer Project. The project is managed by the San Diego Association of Governments.
- Project status: The segment of the project is on hold until right-of-way becomes available upon completion of Harbor Drive Trunk Sewer Project. Vehicular traffic will be reduced to one lane in each direction on Harbor Drive between Park Boulevard and Cesar Chavez Parkway once construction begins.
- Estimated timeframe: Upon Completion of Harbor Drive Trunk Sewer Project
North County Transit District Downtown Platform Project
- Location: Near the existing rail line in Downtown San Diego between First Avenue and Fifth Avenue, across from the Convention Center.
- Project description: The project will add a new COASTER train station in Downtown, which will improve passenger and freight operations along the second busiest intercity rail corridor in the country. The project includes the construction of a new 850-foot station platform with the capacity to accommodate eight passenger cars. The project is managed by the North County Transit District.
- Project status: Construction is expected to start in late 2026.
- Estimated timeframe: Estimated to open to passengers in early 2028.
