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12th St. Reconstruction
A Measure DD Project
Project Description
 12th
Street has been redesigned into a tree-lined boulevard with signalized
intersections and crosswalks and a landscaped median. The redesign creates significant new parkland at the south end of Lake Merritt Park,
removes unsafe and unsightly pedestrian tunnels, provides safer and
continuous access for pedestrians and bicyclists along the perimeter of
Lake Merritt, and improves access between the Kaiser Convention Center
and Laney College. Removal of the Lake Merritt Channel culvert at 12th
Street provided 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
illustrative plan for the project.
Visit the City of Oakland
Lake Merritt 12th St. Projects page
View photos of 12th St. reconstruction progress on
Oakland 12th
Street Project blog
View historic photos and events that led to the current
reconstruction project in
How a Community Turned
a Bishop’s Mitre into Two Bridges and a Park, from
the Oakland Heritage Alliance and the Coalition of Advocates
for Lake Merritt, with additional photo credits to Erik
Niemann. (,
large file)
Press:
 Lake
Merritt's gateway to bay reopened February 22, 2013, San
Francisco Chronicle
Oakland
Mayor Quan officially opens Lake Merritt estuary channel
February 22, 2013, San Francisco Business Times
Oakland's Lake Merritt Reconnected To Bay, Boaters Celebrate
February 22, 2013, CBS SF Bay Area
OAKLAND: Lake Merritt channel reopens for first time in 140 years
February 22, 2013, KTVU
Tree
planting starts at huge Lake Merritt dam project
October 18, 2012, San Francisco Business Times
After
143 years, Oakland’s Lake Merritt Reunites with the Bay
September 17, 2012,
Save the Bay Blog
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
TribuneDemise
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
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 nearing
completion in March of 2013
Funding
Development. Measure DD bonds:
$40 million
Federal Highway Bridge Program: $13.8 million
State Proposition 1B: $1.1 million
California Coastal
Conservancy: $8 milliion
Proposition 40 Urban Stormwater
$30,000
Additional contributions from California Wildlife
Conservation Board
Maintenance. The project will be maintained the City
of Oakland with funds provided by the
Landscaping
and Lighting Assessment District.
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