Major service disruption for Oakland Running Festival on Sunday, March 24
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03/12/2013
On Sunday, March 24, the Oakland Running Festival is staging a marathon, half-marathon, team relay, 5K, and kids fun run on the streets of Oakland. Streets will temporarily close in many parts of Oakland, including downtown and the West Oakland, Fruitvale, Rockridge, and Montclair districts. Bus service will be severely disrupted between 6:00 a.m. and 3:00 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. between 12th and 17th streets, across from the I-980 freeway. For most buses, this will be their only stop in downtown Oakland. Lines 1, 1R, 20, 31, and 51A will also stop on 6th St. at Washington St.
Stop locations in downtown Oakland
Map of stops along Castro St. between 12th and 17th streets
From 7:00 a.m. until 8:30 a.m. and from 10:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., there will be a free shuttle from the Castro Street Temporary Transit Center to West Oakland and to downtown Oakland. However, for service to West Oakland BART, board Line 26.
A map of the areas affected by the running festival is available as an image or as a PDF file.
Service during the festival is subject to change. For the latest updates, check this page or call 511 and say “AC Transit.”
All-Day Detours
The following lines will be detoured for the duration of the festival.
Note that Line NL to San Francisco will not be detoured until after its first two regular trips. For bus service to the festival, please ride Line NL before 6:00 a.m.
Detours from 6:00 a.m. through 3:00 p.m.
Line | Will not serve | Stops on Castro St.? | Special Service Notes | |
regular stops between… | and… | |||
1 | International Blvd. & High St. | Telegraph Ave. & Aileen St. (northbound) | Yes | a |
Telegraph Ave. & 55th St. (southbound) | ||||
1R | International Blvd. & High St. | Downtown Oakland | Yes | a |
11 | MacArthur Blvd. & Oakland Ave. (westbound) | Lake Merritt BART | Yes | - |
MacArthur Blvd. & Harrison St. (eastbound) | ||||
12 | Martin Luther King Jr. Way & Aileen St. (southbound)/55th St. (northbound) | Downtown Oakland | Yes | - |
14 | Downtown Oakland | E. 18th St. & Park Blvd./6th Ave. | Yes | - |
Coolidge Ave. & School St. (eastbound) | MacArthur Blvd. & 38th Ave. (eastbound) | |||
Fruitvale Ave. & Bona St. (westbound) | 35th Ave. & Delaware St. (westbound) | |||
18 | Montclair | Park Blvd. & Liemert Blvd. | Yes | b |
Park Blvd. & MacArthur Blvd. | Martin Luther King Jr. Way & 31st St. | |||
20 | Atlantic Ave. & Webster St. | Downtown Oakland | Yes | f |
26 | Christie Ave. & 64th St. | West Oakland BART | Yes | c, map |
West Oakland BART | Lakeshore Ave. & Wala Vista Ave. | |||
31 | Atlantic Ave. & Webster St. | Downtown Oakland | Yes | - |
40 | Foothill Blvd. & 11th Ave. (northbound) | Downtown Oakland | Yes | - |
E. 15th St. & 11th Ave. (southbound) | ||||
62 | West Oakland BART | Foothill Blvd. & 6th St. (westbound)/8th Ave. & E. 18th St. (eastbound) | Yes | - |
23rd Ave. & E. 19th St. (westbound)/23rd Ave. & Foothill Blvd. (eastbound) | Fruitvale BART | |||
72/72M | San Pablo Ave. & 25th St. (northbound) | San Pablo Ave. at 37th St. (northbound) | Yes | - |
San Pablo Ave. & Milton St. (southbound) | San Pablo Ave. & 40th St. (southbound) | |||
San Pablo Ave. & Castro St. (southbound)/W. Grand Ave. (northbound) | Oakland Amtrak | |||
88 | Market St. & 16th St. | Lake Merritt BART | Yes | - |
Market St. & 35th St. (southbound)/W. MacArthur Blvd. (northbound) | Market St. & 21st St. | |||
NL | Bay Bridge | MacArthur Blvd. & Lakeshore Ave. (eastbound)/Lake Park Ave. & Lakeshore Ave. (westbound) | Yes | d |
MacArthur Blvd. & Fruitvale Ave. | MacArthur Blvd. & High St. | |||
O | Line O will make all stops except the stop on 5th St. at Market St. | - | - |
Detours from 6:00 a.m. through 10:00 a.m. (No service to Rockridge BART during this period)
Line | Will not service | Stops on Castro St.? | Special Service Notes | |
regular stops between… | and… | |||
49 | Claremont Ave. & Mystic St. | Rockridge BART | - | e |
51A | Atlantic Ave. & Webster St. | Rockridge BART | Yes | e |
51B | College Ave. & Alcatraz Ave. | Rockridge BART | - | e |
Detours from 6:00 a.m. through 1:00 p.m.
Line | Will not service | Stops on Castro St.? | Special Service Notes | |
regular stops between… | and… | |||
20 | Fruitvale Ave. & MacArthur Blvd. | Fruitvale BART | Yes | f |
21 | Fruitvale Ave. & MacArthur Blvd. | Fruitvale BART | - | f |
57 | MacArthur Blvd. & Fruitvale Ave. | MacArthur Blvd. at Patterson Ave. (westbound) | - | d |
MacArthur Blvd. at 38th Ave. (eastbound) |
Detours from 10:00 a.m. through 3:00 p.m.
Line | Will not service | Stops on Castro St.? | Special Service Notes | |
regular stops between… | and… | |||
51A | Atlantic Ave. & Webster St. | Downtown Oakland | Yes | - |
Downtown Oakland | Broadway & W. MacArthur Blvd. (northbound) | |||
Broadway & 38th St. (southbound) |
Detours on All-Nighter Lines Beginning at 6:00 a.m.
Line | Will not service | Stops on Castro St.? | Special Service Notes | |
regular stops between… | and… | |||
800 | Telegraph Ave. & Aileen St. (eastbound)/55th St. (westbound) | West Oakland BART (eastbound)/Downtown Oakland (westbound) | Yes | - |
801 | International Blvd. & High St. | Downtown Oakland | Yes | - |
Special Service Notes
- a. For service along the International Blvd. corridor, catch Line 1R at temporary stops on E. 12th St. at 13th Ave. and 23rd Ave. Line 40, along Foothill Blvd., will also service downtown Oakland.
- b. There will be no service to the Montclair District for the duration of the festival. For service to downtown Oakland along Park Blvd. between Chatham Rd and E. 18th St., board lines 14 or 40 across the street in the opposite direction.
- c. Line 26 will not operate its regular route. Instead, it will connect downtown Oakland, West Oakland BART, and Emeryville in a loop. There will be no service along Lakeshore Ave. for the duration of the festival.
- d. There will be no service along MacArthur Blvd. between Fruitvale Ave. and 38th Ave. (Laurel District). Board at stops on MacArthur Blvd. at Fruitvale Ave. or at 35th/38th avenues.
- e. There will be no service to Rockridge BART until 10:00 a.m. when lines 49 and 51B will resume regular service.
- f. There will be no service along Fruitvale Ave. between between Lynde St. and Fruitvale BART until 1pm. Board Line 14 on Fruitvale Ave. at Lynde St.; E. 29th St.; or Brookdale Ave. or lines 20, 21, 51A, and 62 at Fruitvale BART for service to downtown Oakland.