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Monterey Avenue, from Hopkins Street to The Alameda, spans approximately 3,000 linear feet. This project includes improvements to pavement condition, bicycle lanes, curb ramps and sidewalks. The project also includes improvements to two bus stop locations, high visibility crosswalks, ADA-accessibility upgrades and installation of porous pavers along the gutters on Ward Street to support green…
The Strawberry Creek Culvert allows the creek's water to pass underground, helping prevent flooding, erosion, and structural damage by channeling water safely and efficiently. The City maintains sections of the culvert that pass under the public right-of-way.Culvert assessmentBeginning in September 2022, the City of Berkeley began efforts to perform detailed mapping and structural assessment of…
This is a Measure T1 Phase 2 project.This project will replace existing traffic barriers, known as bollards, with landscaped planter boxes at locations throughout the City. Three sites have been…
The South Berkeley Bikeway and Bus Stop Improvements Project, which is comprised of the Shattuck-MLK Bus Stops (SMBS) Project and the Woolsey-Fulton Bicycle…
A routine inspection discovered that the piles at the South Cove East Dock were significantly deteriorated. On February 26, 2025, a marine structural engineering firm hired by the City of Berkeley conducted an inspection of the integrity of the pier and its supporting timber piles. Their findings concluded all four piles had a condition rating of “severe” to “…
The Washington Elementary and Berkeley High Safe Routes to School Project will make several infrastructure improvements to address safety concerns near these two schools located downtown, to provide safer opportunities to walk and bike to the schools.The project proposes to add curb ramps, high visibility crosswalks, right turn restrictions, pre-timed pedestrian phases and during school travel…
This property at 1461 University was a former hotel, acquired through the state’s Homekey program. Renovation for the 42-unit permanent supportive housing project is in progress.
The Berkeley Unified School District (BUSD) Workforce Housing Project broke ground in June 2025, led by development team Satellite Affordable Housing Associates and Abode Communities. An optimistic timeline puts the completion date for BUSD workforce housing availability in 2027. This development will provide 110 new affordable and middle-income housing units and will prioritize spaces for…
This project constructed green infrastructure facilities including bioswales and bioretention basins at various locations identified in the City’s Green Infrastructure Plan (GI Plan). The GI Plan was developed to provide a framework for identifying, implementing, tracking, and reporting green infrastructure (GI) projects across Berkeley in order to manage stormwater more sustainably and improve…
This is a Measure T1 Phase 2 project.This Phase 1B of the project consists of off-hauling the temporary sediment stockpile from the Phase 1A project to a disposal facility. Phase 1A was completed in…