District: Bay Area
Contact: Jeff Weiss / jeffrey.weiss@dot.ca.gov
Phone: (510) 715-8770
Bicycle and Pedestrian Routes
SACRAMENTO — The California Transportation Commission (CTC) yesterday allocated more than $571 million to address transportation needs throughout the state, an investment that will help repair highways and bridges and enhance California’s growing network of mass transit, bicycle and pedestrian routes.
“Expanding access to safe walkways, bicycle routes and convenient transit options, in addition to maintaining our highways, advances the state’s efforts to address climate change and improve the quality of life for all Californians,” said Caltrans Director Toks Omishakin.
Projects approved today in the Bay Area include:
- Fruitvale Alive Gap Closure Project by the City of Oakland
$5 million to close a gap in bicycle lane on Fruitvale Avenue between East 12th Street and Alameda Avenue
- Doolittle Drive Bay Trail by East Bay Regional Parks District
$4 million to close a gap in the SF Bay Trail along Doolittle Drive in Oakland. Safe bicycle and pedestrian access is absent along this segment, which connects Oakland to the City of Alameda.
“Closing the gaps in the Fruitvale Alive and Doolittle Drive Bay trails will make bicycling a safer, easier, and more enjoyable venture either for commuting or recreational riding,” said Dina El-Tawansy, Acting Caltrans Bay Area Director.
Funding for the projects approved today comes from federal and state gas taxes, including more than $159 million from Senate Bill (SB) 1, the Road Repair and Accountability Act of 2017. To learn more about SB 1 projects in your community, visit Rebuilding California - Senate Bill 1.