Eastshore Highway Closure Begins Monday In Berkeley

BERKELEY, CA — The Eastshore Highway will be closed for one block between Gilman Street and Harrison Street in Berkeley starting Monday, July 24 and running through September to accommodate construction on a roundabout at the Interstate 80 Gilman interchange, Caltrans said.

The highway will be closed for one block between Gilman Street and Harrison Street to the north starting at 7 a.m. on Monday, July 24, and is expected to reopen in September.

Caltrans will open Second Street north of Gilman to two-way traffic to accommodate motorists during this closure.

There will be no pedestrian access on Eastshore Highway during the closure. However, sidewalks will remain open on Second Street.

According to Caltrans, the project will enhance safety and improve traffic operations along Gilman Street between West Frontage Road and 5th Street through the I-80 Interchange.

The main project components are two roundabouts at Gilman Street intersections on both sides of I-80, as well as a new bicycle/pedestrian overcrossing over I-80 and bicycle facilities at and near the interchange.

The project will also close the gap in the Bay Trail at the west end of Gilman Street and create a dedicated two-way cycle track along Gilman Street from the interchange to Fourth Street.

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