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Caltrans updates Oakland planning commission on I‑980 study; removal scenario most favored by nearby respondents
Summary
Caltrans staff presented phase 1 of the Interstate 980 corridor study (Vision 980), outlining three scenarios—enhance, cover, remove—reporting that 68% of West Oakland survey respondents favored removal; phase 2 feasibility work is planned for 2026–27.
Caltrans told the Oakland Planning Commission Monday that phase 1 of the Interstate 980 corridor study (Vision 980) has identified three high-level scenarios—enhance, cover and remove—and that the study will move to a phase 2 feasibility and technical analysis in 2026–27.
Becky Frank, community planning branch chief for Caltrans District 4, said the study team sought community input and used an equity evaluation framework to assess how the scenarios meet study goals. Frank reported that in a round‑2 survey of about 1,900 people, 68% of West Oakland respondents ranked the remove scenario as their top choice; non‑West…
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