Major service modifications and route diversions for Oakland Running Festival on Sunday, March 23
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03/07/2014
On Sunday, March 23, 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, 40, 51A, and 801 will also stop on 6th St. at Washington St.
A few bus lines, lines 14, 54, and 62, will not have any regular service. A shuttle will serve portions of that service area, operating in a one-way loop via MacArthur Blvd.; Chatham Rd.; Park Blvd.; 4th Ave.; E. 15th St.; 14th Ave.; Foothill Blvd.; 23rd Ave.; Ardley Ave.; MacArthur Blvd. This will be a one-way loop, refer to the line map to ensure you are waiting on the right side of the street for boarding. There will be a transfer point on Chatham Rd. at Bruce St. with Line NL for service to downtown Oakland (Castro St. Temporary Transit Center) and Line 57 for service to 40th St. at San Pablo Ave.
Line 26 will also not operate its regular route. Instead, it will connect downtown Oakland, West Oakland BART, and Emeryville in a one-way loop. This will be a one-way loop, refer to the line map to ensure you are waiting on the right side of the street for boarding. There will be no service along Lakeshore Ave. for the duration of the festival.
Stop locations in downtown Oakland
Map of stops along Castro St. between 12th and 17th streets
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 | Oakland Ave. & MacArthur Blvd. (westbound) | Lake Merritt BART | Yes | - |
Harrison St. & MacArthur Blvd. (eastbound) | ||||
12 | Martin Luther King Jr. Way & Aileen St. (southbound)/55th St. (northbound) | Downtown Oakland | Yes | - |
14 | Canceled | b, map | ||
18 | Montclair | Park Blvd. & Liemert Blvd. | Yes | c |
Park Blvd. & MacArthur Blvd. | Martin Luther King Jr. Way & 40th St. | |||
20 | Fruitvale Ave. & MacArthur Blvd. | Fruitvale BART | Yes | d |
Atlantic Ave. & Webster St. | Downtown Oakland | |||
21 | Fruitvale Ave. & MacArthur Blvd. | Fruitvale BART | - | d |
26 | Christie Ave. & 64th St. | West Oakland BART | Yes | e, map |
West Oakland BART | Lakeshore Ave. & Wala Vista Ave. | |||
31 | Atlantic Ave. & Webster St. | Downtown Oakland | Yes | - |
40 | Foothill Blvd. & High St. | Downtown Oakland | Yes | a |
54 | Canceled | f | ||
62 | Canceled | b, map | ||
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 | g |
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 | - | h |
51A | Atlantic Ave. & Webster St. | Rockridge BART | Yes | h |
51B | College Ave. & Alcatraz Ave. | Rockridge BART | - | h |
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… | |||
57 | MacArthur Blvd. & Fruitvale Ave. | MacArthur Blvd. at Patterson Ave. (westbound)/MacArthur Blvd. at 38th Ave. (eastbound) | - | g |
40th St. & Market St. | Lake Park Ave. at Grand Ave (westbound)/MacArthur Blvd. at Grand 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 and Foothill boulevards corridors, catch lines 1R and 40 at temporary stops on E. 12th St. at 13th Ave. and 23rd Ave.
- b. Line 14 will not be in service. Instead, a shuttle will serve the area, operating in a one-way loop via MacArthur Blvd.; Chatham Rd.; Park Blvd.; 4th Ave.; E. 15th St.; 14th Ave.; Foothill Blvd.; 23rd Ave.; Ardley Ave.; MacArthur Blvd. This will be a one-way loop, refer to the line map to ensure you are waiting on the right side of the street for boarding. There will be a transfer point on Chatham Rd. at Bruce St. with Line NL for service to downtown Oakland (Castro St. Temporary Transit Center) and Line 57 for service to 40th St. at San Pablo Ave.
- c. 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 the shuttle that will operate in the area.
- d. There will be no service along Fruitvale Ave. for the duration of the festival. Board lines 20, 21, 51A, and 62 at Fruitvale BART for service to downtown Oakland.
- e. Line 26 will not operate its regular route. Instead, it will connect downtown Oakland, West Oakland BART, and Emeryville in a one-way loop. This will be a one-way loop, refer to the line map to ensure you are waiting on the right side of the street for boarding. There will be no service along Lakeshore Ave. for the duration of the festival.
- f. Line 54 will not be in service. There will be no service along 35th Ave.; Redwood Rd.; and Campus Dr. to Merritt College for the duration of the festival. For service to downtown Oakland, board lines 57 or NL along MacArthur Blvd. east of 35th Ave.
- g. 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.
- h. There will be no service to Rockridge BART until 10:00 a.m. when lines 49 and 51B will resume regular service.
Service modifications and route diversions for the marathon and half-marathon are subject to change. For the latest updates, check back to this page or call 511 and say “AC Transit.”