Caltrans Maintenance to Begin Paving of Interstate 980 27th Street On and Off-ramps in Oakland

Date:              May 20, 2013

District:         4 - Oakland

Contact:        Allyn Amsk

Phone:          510/286-5445

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Caltrans Maintenance to Begin Paving of

Interstate 980 27^th Street On and Off-ramps in Oakland

Oakland, Alameda County –Tuesday, May 21, Caltrans will begin paving the eastbound/westbound 27^th Street/Northgate Avenue on-ramp to eastbound Interstate 980. Paving operations will begin Tuesday, May 21 and continue through Thursday, May 23, from 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Paving for the westbound 24/980/580 off-ramp will begin on Tuesday, May 28 and continue through Thursday, May 30, from 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. There will be various lane closures and detours during this work, according to the following schedule:

May 21: the left lane of the on-ramp that directs traffic to eastbound and westbound I-580 will be closed from 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Detour: Take 27^th Street to Martin Luther King Jr. Way to 18^th Street to eastbound Interstate 980; or take 27^th Street to Telegraph Avenue to 19^th Street (which turns into 18^th Street) to eastbound I-980.

May 22-23: The two right lanes on the on-ramp will be closed from 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Interstate 580 will remain accessible through the left lane. Detour: State Route 24 traffic will take 27^th Street to Martin Luther King Jr. Way to 18^th Street to eastbound Interstate 980; or take 27^th Street to Telegraph Avenue to 19^th Street (which turns into 18^th Street) to eastbound I-980.

May 28-29: The SR 24/I-980 off-ramp to 27^th Street will be completely closed from 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. The right lane of the off-ramp from eastbound and westbound I-580 will also be closed. I-580 to 27^th Street will remain accessible through the left lane of the off-ramp. Detour: Westbound SR 24/980 traffic will detour to 18^th Street to Castro Street to Martin Luther King Jr. Way to 27^th Street.

May 30: The eastbound/westbound I-580 connector off-ramp to 27^th Street, and the left lane of the off-ramp from westbound SR 24/I-980 will be closed from 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Interstate 980 to 27^th Street will remain accessible through the right lane of the off-ramp. Detour: Eastbound/westbound I-580 traffic will detour to westbound I-980 to 18^th Street to Castro Street to Martin Luther King Jr. Way to 27^th Street.

There will be additional detours for bicyclists on 27^th Street during this work. Motorists are asked to be alert for maintenance workers and to “Slow for the Cone Zone.”

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