Oakland Launches $100M Street Repaving Effort

OAKLAND, CA — Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf and other city officials launched an ambitious three-year, $100 million street repaving effort called "The Great Pave" on Thursday that focuses on local neighborhood streets and historically underserved neighborhoods.

Speaking at a news conference at the corner of Harold and Champion streets in the city's Fruitvale district where city Department of Transportation workers were busy repaving streets, Schaaf said the project is long overdue because residents have suffered from poor road conditions for many years.

The mayor said the street-paving project, which aims to repave 100 miles of city streets, "is unprecedented in modern history" in Oakland because it won't just be fixing potholes but instead will replace streets so that no potholes remain.

Schaaf said the funding for the street-paving project comes from Measure KK, which was passed by Oakland voters in 2016 and provides $350 million in bond funding over a 10-year period to repair and enhance the city's roads.

— Bay City News

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