Border to Bayshore Bikeway

The Border to Bayshore Bikeway is an approximately 6.7-mile bikeway that will provide safe biking connections within and between the Bayshore Bikeway in Imperial Beach, the San Ysidro community of San Diego, and the world’s busiest land border crossing at the San Ysidro Port of Entry. It also will make it safer and easier for people of all ages and comfort levels to bike to local shops, parks, schools, transit stations, and other community destinations.

The project includes different types of bikeways and improvements that were strategically selected and designed to maximize safety for people biking and walking while suiting the roadway conditions and the neighborhood. The Border to Bayshore Bikeway will help fulfill the vision laid out in the Regional Active Transportation Plan to make biking a safer and more convenient choice for everyday travel.

SANDAG regional bikeway projects are reflected in our annual Program Budget. View the entire budget map to explore all our mappable projects.

As of July 2024, the Border to Bayshore Bikeway is under construction, and we expect to open to the public in 2025.

Visit our Bikeway and Walkway Projects page for project terminology definitions and to find links to information on other bikeway and walkway projects. For more information, check our News page for project updates, subscribe to our email list, or contact gobybike@sandag.org with any questions.

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Project Timeline and Funding

We began the conceptual planning phase of the Border to Bayshore Bikeway in early 2017. During this phase, SANDAG worked closely with the community, border stakeholders, and the cities of San Diego and Imperial Beach to establish the project goals, define the route, and develop preliminary conceptual designs.

We finalized the conceptual designs in 2018 and obtained the environmental clearances in December 2019. The final design phase was completed in 2022.

We broke ground in summer of 2023. As of summer 2024, the project is in the construction phase and is expected to open to the public in 2025.

Construction costs for the Border to Bayshore Bikeway are estimated at $16.9 million. The project is part of the Regional Bike Plan Early Action Program approved by the SANDAG Board of Directors in 2013. TransNet funds project planning, design, and construction. The project received additional funding from the state Active Transportation Program to help cover engineering, right-of-way, and construction costs.