12th St. Reconstruction
A Measure DD Project

Project Description

12th Street will be redesigned into a tree-lined boulevard with signalized intersections and crosswalks and a landscaped median. The redesign would create significant new parkland at the south end of Lake Merritt Park, remove unsafe and unsightly pedestrian tunnels, provide safer and continuous access for pedestrians and bicyclists along the perimeter of Lake Merritt, and improved access between the Kaiser Convention Center and Laney College. Removal of the Lake Merritt Channel culvert at 12th Street will provide an open-water bridged connection and improve water flow between the Lake and the Estuary. Environmental benefits include improved water quality and wildlife habitat.

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More Information

View the illustrative plan for the project.

Visit the City of Oakland Project Plans and Related Documents.

Visit the City of Oakland Lake Merritt Master Plan page

Press:
Oakland awards McGuire & Hester $32M contract for Lake Merritt fix March 4, 2010,
   San Francisco Business Times
Oakland's 12th Street Bridge project may start renovations this spring
   February 26, 2010, Oakland Local
Bidding to start for Oakland’s 12th Street Dam rebuild October 8, 2009,
   San Francisco Business Times

Status

Federal funding of $13 million has been approved; the project has been bid and is awaiting contract award by the Council in March 2010.  Construction is expected expected to begin late Spring 2010 and to take about 2.5 years.

Funding

Development. Measure DD bonds: $40 million.
Maintenance. The project will be maintained the City of Oakland with funds provided by the Landscaping and Lighting Assessment District.

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