AC Transit announces BRT construction sites through Sept. 18

    Sept. 10, 2019
    Construction of four BRT station platforms have begun in downtown Oakland.
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    AC Transit construction crews are currently working on installing new wheelchair accessible curb ramps, modern traffic signals, LED street light and other improvements along the 9.5-mile bus rapid transit (BRT) corridor.

    DOWNTOWN OAKLAND — Broadway between 11th and 20th Streets

    · Removing old concrete

    · Underground utilities work

    · Installing communications network

    · Building BRT station

    · Underground utilities work

    · Installing traffic signal

    · Building new sidewalk or curb ramp

    CHINATOWN — 11th and 12th Streets, between Broadway and Lake Merritt Boulevard

    · Removing old concrete

    · Installing traffic signal

    · Building new sidewalk or curb ramp

    · Underground utilities work

    · Installing communications network

    · Building BRT stations

    EASTLAKE — International Boulevard and East 12th Street, between Lake Merritt Boulevard/1st Avenue and 14th Avenue

    · 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 Boulevard between 14th Avenue and 23rd Avenue

    · 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 Boulevard between 24th Avenue and 42nd Avenue

    · 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 Boulevard between 42nd Avenue and 66th Avenue

    · Installing communications network

    · Building new sidewalk or curb ramp

    · Installing traffic signal

    · Underground utilities work

    · Removing old concrete

    HEGENBERGER — International Boulevard between 66th Avenue and 86th Avenue

    · Major work completed; final elements coming later this year.

    ELMHURST — International Boulevard between 86th Avenue and Durant Avenue

    · Installing communications network

    · Major work completed; final elements coming later this year.

    SAN LEANDRO — East 14th Street from Durant Avenue to Davis Street, and Davis Street from East 14th Street to San Leandro Boulevard

    · 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 BART Station, primarily along International Boulevard and East 14th Street.