City to Hold Public Meeting Feb. 21 on Broadway Intersection Projects

City of Oakland staff and consultants will hold a public meeting in Rockridge on Thursday, Feb. 21, to discuss preliminary designs for two intersection imrovement projects: Keith Avenue at Broadway, and the on-ramp intersection at the convergence of Broadway, Brookside Avenue and Highway 24.

Both projects would be paid for funds from an agreement between Caltrans and the city. The Keith/Broadway project will cost an estimated $840,000 and the Brookside/Broadway project $295,000, city staff say.

The meeting is scheduled from 7 to 9 .m. at the Rockridge Branch Library, 5366 College Ave., Oakland (at Manila Avenue).

Those attending will have an opportunity to comments on the designs, according to a city announcement.

"The construction of the "Fourth Bore" of the Caldecott Tunnel is well under way," the announcement says.

"Prior to the start of this project, the City of Oakland reached a settlement with Caltrans requiring that $8 million be made available to implement projects within the City of Oakland.

"In 2010-2011 representatives of Fourth Bore Coalition, North Hills Community Association, Rockridge Community Planning Council, East Bay Bicycle Coalition, Temescal community groups (NOVA, STAND and ULTRA} and Rockridge and Temescal business districts participated in a year-long process to develop a list of projects to be paid for with this funding.

"Since this list was finalized, City of Oakland staff and our consultants have been working to develop detailed designs of the first projects on the list, including [these] two."

The preliminary designs reflect public input received at earlier meetings, the announcement says.

For more information, contact the city's consulting Caldecott Tunnel project outreach coordinator, Victoria Eisen, at victoria@eisenletunic.com or (510) 525-0220.

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