The Alameda-Contra Costa Transit District (AC Transit) construction crews have started work on building bus rapid transit (BRT) stations, installing new wheelchair accessible curb ramps, modern traffic signals, LED street lighting and more innovative improvements.
The following neighborhoods can expect to see these improvements:
Downtown Oakland – Broadway between 11th and 20th Streets
• Installing communications network
Chinatown – 11th and 12th Streets, between Broadway and Lake Merritt Blvd.
• Removing old concrete
• Installing traffic signal
• Building new sidewalk or curb ramp
• Underground utilities work
• Installing communications network
• Building BRT stations
Eastlake – International Blvd. and East 12th Street, between Lake Merritt Blvd./1st Ave and 14th Ave
• Building new sidewalk or curb ramp
• Removing old concrete
• Underground utilities work
• Installing traffic signal
• Installing communications network
• Building BRT stations
• Building new roadway
• Constructing center median
San Antonio – International Blvd. between 14th Ave and 23rd Ave
• Removing old concrete
• Building new sidewalk or curb ramp
• Underground utilities work
• Installing communications network
• Installing traffic signal
• Building BRT station
• Building new roadway
• Constructing center median
Fruitvale – International Blvd. between 24th Ave and 42nd Ave
• Removing old concrete
• Building new sidewalk or curb ramp
• Installing communications network
• Underground utilities work
• Installing traffic signal
• Building new roadway
• Building BRT station
• Constructing center median
Havenscourt-Lockwood – International Blvd. between 42nd Ave and 66th Ave
• Installing communications network
• Building BRT station
• Building new roadway
• Building new sidewalk or curb ramp
• Installing traffic signal
• Underground utilities work
Hegenberger – International Blvd. between 66th Ave and 86th Ave
• Installing communications network
• Major work completed; final elements coming later this year
Elmhurst – International Blvd. between 86th Ave and Durant Ave
• Installing communications network
• Major work completed; final elements coming later this year
San Leandro – East 14th Street from Durant Ave to Davis Street, and Davis Street from East 14th Street to San Leandro Blvd.
• Installing communications network
• Building the San Leandro Transit Center
About AC Transit’s BRT
BRT is a $216 million investment in the community. BRT bus service mirrors the frequency, reliability and safety of light-rail train service without the high cost of building a rail line. BRT will operate along a 9.5-mile corridor between downtown Oakland and the San Leandro Bay Area Rapid Transit Station, primarily along International Boulevard and East 14th Street.
Members of BRT Outreach Team are on the International Boulevard corridor daily to answer questions and provide the latest updates.
