Hegenberger Road Complete Streets Plan
- Project TypeTransportation
- Project StatusIn Process
Community planning to improve mobility, accessibility, and road safety on Hegenberger Road.
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June 2025 Update
In June 2025, Caltrans published awards for its FY 25-26 Sustainable Transportation Planning Grant. Unfortunately, the Hegenberger Road Complete Streets Plan application for $700,000 was not selected for funding this cycle. The FY 25-26 grant cycle was particularly competitive. Caltrans received a total of 140 applications with requests totaling approximately $58.3 million, more than double the total available funding of $26.5 million. Of these applications, only 65 were awarded.
OakDOT will continue to seek funding opportunities for the Hegenberger Road Complete Streets Plan.
Background
Hegenberger Road is like a freeway. It is a high-speed, eight-lane road that divides residential neighborhoods in East Oakland. Along this 2.5-mile road, nearly one mile is missing sidewalk, and the entire length lacks space for people on bikes. Unfortunately, Hegenberger Road is on Oakland's High Injury Network. Between 2018 and 2022, there have been over 200 crashes and 80% of collision victims were Black or Hispanic. At the same time, Hegenberger Road is one of the few roads that connects people to the estuary and major job centers.
The Hegenberger Road Complete Streets Plan is a transportation-focused planning effort. This Plan will collaborate with communities to establish goals and identify key improvements. The planning effort will result in conceptual designs that will guide future project development.
Plan Objectives
- Partner with community-based organizations from East Oakland to guide the entire planning process.
- Build off prior planning and engagement to identify baseline mobility needs on Hegenberger Road.
- Engage communities to establish transportation-focused priorities for Hegenberger Road.
- Collect existing conditions data and conduct a racial equity impact analysis.
- Develop up to four design concepts and work with communities to select and refine a final design. This may include near-term and long-term improvements.
Prior Planning and Engagement
As shown in past planning documents, Hegenberger Road is a priority for East Oakland communities. Proposed improvements on Hegenberger Road are identified in plans including:
These plans include several recommendations for how Hegenberger Road should change. They include improved pedestrian safety and accessibility along and across the corridor. They also include new bike network connections and calmer vehicle speeds. Improved access to transit and key destinations as well as improved bus stop conditions were also identified.
Page last updated: July 30, 2025