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Courtesy Friends of Sausal Creek -- The Fruitvale Bridge remained stuck in the upright position for some of last week’s power outage.

City Manager Gives Drawbridge Update

Mar 01,2023

Alameda City Manager Jennifer Ott gave City Council and community members an update on the cause of the Fruitvale and High Street bridges being inoperable during last Sunday’s power outage. Ott gave a summary of the events at the Feb. 21 City Council meeting.

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City of Alameda &nbsp&nbsp A city of Oakland Public Works crew works to fill the sinkhole and repair the pavement just outside the exit of the Posey Tube Monday.

UPDATE: Posey Tube Reopens ahead of Schedule

Mar 20,2018

Posey Tube Reopened ahead of schedule

The Posey Tube was entirely closed for repairs Monday, March 19, during the day and reopened at midnight, after causing major traffic problems not seen often in the City of Alameda.

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Photo by Henry Dixon. An Alameda Loop Shuttle appears with, from left to right: Brock Keck, maintenance manager; Alasha Campbell, shuttle driver; Victoria Williams, City of Alameda paratransit coordinator and Gregg Eisenberg, general manager.

New Shuttles Doing Loops

Nov 07,2017

Two new accessible shuttle buses began operation on Oct. 31 to meet the growing transportation needs of Alamedans. Riders need not wait more than 30 minutes for a shuttle at each designated stop.

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The suspect's white Mercedes surrounded by APD officers. Photos by John Niec.

Nabbed on Central

Apr 26,2016

Suspect in ARCO shooting arrested in traffic stop

An Alameda native who is suspected of shooting two gas station employees was charged with four felony counts, including two for attempted murder, on Monday, April 25, according to authorities.  

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Dennis Evanosky  A cyclist on Central Avenue shares a lane with traffic in the street’s current configuration. Changes to Central may be approved at the Feb. 24 city council meeting.

Central Ave. Plans Go Before Council

Feb 11,2016

City Council is asking Alameda residents for their input on a concept to make Central Avenue, between Main Street/Pacific Avenue and Sherman Street/Encinal Avenue, safer at the Feb. 24 City Council meeting.

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Maintenance on HSB continues.

High Street Bridge to Close for One Day

Dec 15,2015

The Alameda County Public Works Agency will be performing emergency repairs to the High Street Bridge on Friday, Dec. 18. The bridge will be closed from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. to all vehicle, bicycle and pedestrian traffic. There will also be some limitations to marine traffic. The U.S.

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Webster and Posey Tubes to Close for Fire Drill

Jun 09,2022

The City of Alameda is notifying residents to not be alarmed if they see smoke or hear sirens blaring at the Webster and Posey Tubes (State Route 61) the night of Wednesday, June 15. The smoke and sirens will be due to a drill by the Oakland and Alameda fire departments.

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Caltrans to Pave Encinal Avenue

Sep 05,2018

The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) announced they will perform repaving activities on State Route 61 (Encinal Avenue) between Walnut and Chestnut streets the week of Monday, Sept. 10 to Friday, Sept. 14. “No Parking” signs will be placed and detours made available.

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