Major service disruption for Oakland Running Festival on Sunday, March 27
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03/17/2011
On Sunday, March 27, the Oakland Running Festival is staging a marathon and half-marathon on the streets of Oakland. From Claremont Ave. in the Rockridge District to 42nd Ave. in the Fruitvale District a series of barricades will descend across the city. Buses will not be able to pass through these barricades between 5:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m.
Most bus lines will have detours around the affected areas. Downtown Oakland will be served at a temporary transfer point on Castro St. at 14th St, across from the I-980 freeway. For most buses, this will be their only stop in downtown Oakland. Buses coming to downtown from Alameda or East Oakland will also stop on 6th St. at Washington St.
A few bus lines, the 14, 26, 54, and 62, will not have any regular service.
A map of the areas affected by the running festival is available as an image or as a PDF file.
Line | Will not stop | Stops on Castro St. at 14th St.? | Northbound only, stops on 6th St. at Washington St.? |
|
between… | and… | |||
1 | International Blvd. & High St. | Telegraph Ave. & 55th St. | Yes | Yes |
1R | International Blvd. & High St. | Downtown Oakland | Yes | Yes |
11 | MacArthur Blvd. & Oakland Ave. / Harrison St. | Downtown Oakland | Yes | – |
12 | 55th St. & Martin Luther King Jr. Way | Downtown Oakland | Yes | – |
14 | Line 14 will not operate | – | – | |
18 | Montclair | Park Blvd. & Liemert Blvd. | Yes | – |
Park St. & MacArthur Blvd. | 51st St. & Martin Luther King Jr. Way | |||
20 | Fruitvale Ave. & MacArthur Blvd. | Fruitvale BART | Yes | Yes |
Atlantic Ave. & Webster St. | Downtown Oakland | |||
21 | Fruitvale Ave. & MacArthur Blvd. | Fruitvale BART | – | – |
26 | Line 26 will not operate | – | – | |
31 | Atlantic Ave. & Webster St. | Downtown Oakland | Yes | Yes |
40 | Foothill Blvd. & High St. | Downtown Oakland | Yes | Yes |
49 | College Ave. & Claremont Ave. | Rockridge BART | – | – |
51A | Atlantic Ave. & Webster St. | Rockridge BART | Yes | Yes |
51B | College Ave. & Claremont Ave. | Rockridge BART | – | – |
54 | Line 54 will not operate | – | – | |
57 | 40th St. & West St. | MacArthur Blvd. & Grand Ave. | Yes | – |
MacArthur Blvd. & 14th Ave. | MacArthur Blvd. & 35th Ave. | |||
62 | Line 62 will not operate | – | – | |
72/72M | 35th St. & San Pablo Ave. | Oakland Amtrak | Yes | – |
88 | 35th St. & Market St. | Lake Merritt BART | Yes | – |
800 | Telegraph Ave. & 55th St. | Downtown Oakland | Yes | – |
801 | International Blvd. & High St. | Downtown Oakland | Yes | Yes |
802 | 35th St. & San Pablo Ave. | Downtown Oakland | Yes | – |
805 | MacArthur Blvd. & 35th Ave. | MacArthur Blvd. & 14th Ave. | Yes | – |
MacArthur Blvd. & Grand Ave. | Downtown Oakland | |||
840 | Foothill Blvd. & High St. | Downtown Oakland | Yes | Yes |
851 | College Ave. & Claremont Ave. | Atlantic Ave. & Webster St. | Yes | Yes |
NL | Bay Bridge | MacArthur Blvd. & Grand Ave. | Yes | – |
MacArthur Blvd. & 14th Ave. | MacArthur Blvd. & 35th Ave. | |||
O | Line O will make all stops except the stop on 5th St. at Market St. |
– | – |
AC Transit will operate a shuttle route in a loop around the San Antonio District to serve areas cut off by the detours, including parts of lines 18, 40, and 62. Transfers to lines 57 and NL may be made at Chatham Rd. & Bruce St. A transfer to Line 18 may be made at Park Blvd. & Chatham Rd.
Shuttles will operate as follows:
Clockwise: From MacArthur Blvd. & 14th Ave., via 14th Ave., Chatham Rd., Park Blvd., 4th Ave., E. 15th St., 14th Ave., Foothill Blvd., 23rd St., and Ardley Ave. to Chatham Ave. & Bruce St.
Counter-clockwise: From MacArthur Blvd. & 14th Ave. via 14th Ave., MacArthur Blvd., Ardley Ave., 23rd Ave., Foothill Blvd., 4th Ave., Park Blvd., and MacArthur Blvd. to Beaumont Ave. They will then continue to Chatham Rd. at Bruce St. before returning to MacArthur Blvd. & 14th Ave.
Service for the marathon and half-marathon disruption is subject to change. For the latest updates, check back to this page or call 511 and say “AC Transit.”