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Regional Boards => Pacific Southwest => Topic started by: The Ghostbuster on October 13, 2016, 05:52:58 PM

Title: Interstate 980 Demolition
Post by: The Ghostbuster on October 13, 2016, 05:52:58 PM
I read on Wikipedia that Oakland has proposed to tear down Interstate 980 and replace it with a surface boulevard. How likely is that to happen?
Title: Re: Interstate 980 Demolition
Post by: sparker on October 13, 2016, 06:19:01 PM
Quote from: The Ghostbuster on October 13, 2016, 05:52:58 PM
I read on Wikipedia that Oakland has proposed to tear down Interstate 980 and replace it with a surface boulevard. How likely is that to happen?

If you look at the "what happened to Interstate 5W & 5E" thread in this section, this was discussed in detail within replies #29 through #38 in that thread.  Bottom line: it is one of several proposals regarding I-980 in downtown Oakland, with little chance (save a cap over part of the route) of occurring in the near term.