One of Oakland's most dangerous roadways is getting safety upgrades

"The Metropolitan Transportation Commission, which oversees and funds transit projects across the Bay Area, has approved a $30 million grant to redesign Martin Luther King Jr. Way from Jack London Square at 2nd Street to Old Oakland at 14th Street. The Oakland Department of Transportation will construct a two-way cycle track and add intersection infrastructure to make it easier and safer for people to cross the boulevard, such as traffic islands and concrete bulbouts to narrow the roadway, slow down vehicles."

"The commission grant comes through Regional Measure 3, a $4.45 billion expenditure approved by voters in 2018, financed by Bay Area bridge tolls. The commission began allocating the funds in 2023. "The Martin Luther King Jr. Way Streetscape Improvement Project will improve daily life for Oaklanders with safer streets, greener spaces, and better connections between our neighborhoods, the Port, and regional transit," said Oakland Mayor Barbara Lee in a statement announcing the grant. Lee serves on the 21-member commission alongside other Bay Area elected officials."

A $30 million grant will fund a redesign of Martin Luther King Jr. Way between Jack London Square (2nd Street) and Old Oakland (14th Street). The Oakland Department of Transportation will build a two-way cycle track, add intersection infrastructure such as traffic islands and concrete bulbouts, narrow the roadway, slow vehicle speeds, and install streetlights along the corridor. The project aims to improve safety and separate large trucks from pedestrians and cyclists while enhancing connections to neighborhoods, the Port, and regional transit. Funding comes from Regional Measure 3 bridge-toll revenues, with construction starting next year and continuing through the decade.

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