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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 City of Oakland
Fact Sheet for the 12th Street Project.

View the
City of Oakland
illustrative plan for the project.

Visit the City of Oakland
Lake
Merritt Master Plan page
View photos of 12th St. reconstruction progress on
Oakland 12th
Street Project blog
Press:
Undoing
the 1950s: The Death and Revival of Lake Merritt
September-October 2011, Oakland Magazine
Cleaning
Up: Recent improvements are giving Oakland's residents cleaner waterways
Summer, 2011, Energy & Infrastructure
Lake
Merritt transformation on the horizon, June 28, 2011, Oakland
Tribune.
Demolition
Project Should Reduce Odor from Lake Merritt, June 14, 2011,
Bay Citizen. After
Long Wait, Lake Merritt Restoration Takes Shape June 9, 2011,
Wall Street Journal wsj.com San Francisco Bay Area edition
Major changes coming to part of Lake Merritt, April 19, 2011,
KGO Assignment 7
Oakland
project restoring Lake Merritt's sparkle September 16, 2010, San Francisco Chronicle
Polishing
Oakland's Crown Jewel: Lake Merritt Reborn August 20, 2010,
KQED Quest Community Science Blog
Street
Improvements Around Lake Merritt to Begin Soon Thanks to Measure DD
Funds June 7, 2010, Oakland Local
Lake
Merritt Is Set to Get Prettier May 7, 2010,
NBCbayarea.com Local News
Ground
Broken On Lake Merritt Area Improvements May 6, 2010,
CBS5.com Local News
Oakland
breaks ground on $32M Lake Merritt fix May 6, 2010, San Francisco Business Times
Bid
for 12th Street project $8 million below forecast May 6, 2010, Oakland
Tribune Demise
of the World's Shortest Freeway - Groundbreaking Ceremony May 6,
2010, East Bay Bicycle Coalition blog
The
Frickstad Viaduct makes way for a bigger more user-friendly Lakeside
Park May 5, 2010, KALW News
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
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Construction |
2010-2012 |
Federal funding has been approved,
and the construction contract was awarded by the Council in March
2010. Construction began in late Spring 2010 and is expected to take about 2.5 years.
Funding
Development. Measure DD bonds:
$40 million
Federal Highway Bridge Program: $13.8 million
State Proposition 1B: $1.1 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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