Editing Hayward, California (section)

==Transportation==
===Freeways===
[[Image:San Mateo-Hayward Bridge-2.jpg|thumb|Aerial view of [[San Mateo-Hayward Bridge|San Mateo–Hayward Bridge]]. [[Foster City, California|Foster City]] in foreground, Hayward across [[San Francisco Bay]], [[Mount Diablo]] in background (left).]]

Hayward is served by [[Interstate 880 (California)|Interstate 880]] (also known as the [[Chester Nimitz|Nimitz]] Freeway), Interstate 580 with a major intersection near downtown connecting State Route 238 and Interstate 238, [[California State Route 92|State Route 92]] (Jackson Street) and [[California State Route 238|State Route 238]] (Mission Boulevard/Foothill Boulevard). State Route 92 continues west as the San Mateo–Hayward Bridge. The intersection of 880 and 92 was reconstructed over a four-year period, with completion of the project in October 2011.<ref>{{cite web|author=Eric KurhiOakland Tribune |url=http://www.mercurynews.com/breaking-news/ci_19067123 |title=At long last, improved connectors open at Hayward traffic trouble spot – San Jose Mercury News |website=Mercurynews.com |date=October 7, 2011 |access-date=November 13, 2011}}</ref><ref>[http://www.i880corridor.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=24&Itemid=26 SR-92/I-880 Interchange Reconstruction Project] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100802084949/http://i880corridor.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=24&Itemid=26 |date=August 2, 2010 }}. I880corridor.com (August 16, 2010). Retrieved on December 25, 2010.</ref> Mission Boulevard has been long known for chronic traffic congestion. Past proposals to convert Mission Boulevard to a freeway or build a 238 bypass have been controversial. One proposal, to build a freeway parallel to Mission Boulevard, extending a freeway south from 580 where it turns east towards Castro Valley, and connecting to Industrial Boulevard, had land purchased, but was cancelled in 2004 after years of debate.<ref name="contracostatimes.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.contracostatimes.com/news/ci_21158013/hayward-cottages-now-owned-by-caltrans-considered-historical |title=Hayward cottages now owned by Caltrans considered for historical designation |website=ContraCostaTimes.com |access-date=January 8, 2013}}</ref> The land is now scheduled for sale and zoning.<ref>[http://www.dot.ca.gov/dist4/238hayward/ District 4 | State Route 238 Hayward Bypass Program]. Dot.ca.gov. Retrieved on December 25, 2010.</ref>

Mission, Jackson, and Foothill all converge at one congested intersection south of downtown, known historically as "Five Flags" for a line of flagpoles located there. To alleviate congestion in the downtown area, the city has converted the A Street, Mission and Foothill triangle to one-way thoroughfares (counterclockwise), and is adding road improvements, landscaping, and telephone/cable [[undergrounding]] to Mission Boulevard south to Industrial Boulevard, and to Foothill Boulevard north to 580.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mercurynews.com/top-stories/ci_22623941/hayward-begin-one-way-downtown-traffic-loop-march|title=Hayward to begin one-way downtown traffic loop March 15|date=February 19, 2013|website=Mercurynews.com}}</ref> The plan, known as the Route 238 Corridor Improvement Project, broke ground July 2010, completed rerouting in 2013, and was completed in 2013.<ref>[http://www.hayward-ca.gov/forums/rte-238/pdf/2010/2009-01-06%20Route%20238%20CIP%20Council%20Work%20Session%20v1.pdf Route 238 Corridor Improvement Project. Council Work Session] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100719020551/http://www.hayward-ca.gov/forums/rte-238/pdf/2010/2009-01-06%20Route%20238%20CIP%20Council%20Work%20Session%20v1.pdf |date=July 19, 2010 }}, Hayward-ca.gov, January 20, 2009</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.insidebayarea.com/oaklandtribune/localnews/ci_19616418 |title=Foothill Boulevard gateway getting face-lift in Hayward |work=Inside Bay Area |access-date=May 26, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://photos.mercurynews.com/2012/07/31/loop-construction-through-downtown-hayward/ |title="Loop" construction through downtown Hayward |website=Photos.mercurynews.com |date=July 31, 2012 |access-date=January 8, 2013}}</ref>

===Public transit===
[[Bay Area Rapid Transit]] (BART), the regional rapid transit system, has two stations in Hayward: the [[Hayward (BART)|Hayward]] station, in downtown; and the [[South Hayward (BART)|South Hayward]] station, near the Hayward–Union City border. BART operates a [[Bay Area Rapid Transit#Modernization|repair yard]] in Hayward.<ref>[http://www.rtands.com/index.php/passenger/rapid-transit-light-rail/santa-clara-vta-receives-state-funding-to-expand-bart-facilities.html?channel=281 "Santa Clara VTA receives state funding to expand BART facilities", ''RT&S'', December 7, 2012]</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bart.gov/about/projects/hmc/index.aspx|title=Hayward Maintenance Complex |website=Bart.gov}}</ref> The [[AC Transit]] bus system, which provides bus service for [[Alameda County]] and [[Contra Costa County]], operates in Hayward, and has a repair/training center located there. [[Amtrak]], the national rail passenger system, provides daily service at its [[Hayward (Amtrak station)|Hayward]] station for the ''[[Capitol Corridor]]'' train, which runs between [[San Jose, California|San Jose]] in the [[South Bay (San Francisco Bay Area)|South Bay]], and [[Auburn, California|Auburn]] in the [[Sacramento metropolitan area|Greater Sacramento area]].

===Aviation===
{{Main|Hayward Executive Airport}}
Hayward has a [[general aviation]] airport, the Hayward Executive Airport. The Hayward [[Air National Guard]] station was located at the airport in 1942, until being reassigned to [[Moffett Field]] in 1980.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.militarymuseum.org/HaywardANGB.html |title=Hayward Air National Guard Base |website=Militarymuseum.org |access-date=November 13, 2011}}</ref>