Oakland’s long-promised separated bike lane along Lakeshore Avenue, officially named the Maia Correia Memorial Bikeway after a 2023 dooring death, is now on hold until spring 2027. City engineers say crews pulled up the asphalt and found far more chewed-up pavement and shallow utilities than expected, a discovery that stretched a timeline that advocates and Correia’s family have been pressing officials to speed up, not slow down.
The setback, first reported by The Oaklandside, follows a revised pricing and schedule proposal from contractor Gallagher & Burk that the company and the city finalized at the end of May. Family members and neighborhood cyclists told reporters they were frustrated by how little visible work they have seen on the ground and by the new completion target.
What the city found and plans to do
According to Oakland Department of Transportation officials, the first round of paving exposed failures in the pavement base along with shallow underground utility lines, which forced engineers to redraw parts of the plan and call for more extensive base repairs. In a recent project update, OakDOT said roadway work is slated to restart the week of June 22. Once the sub-base is stabilized, crews are scheduled to install concrete medians, bulbouts, fresh striping, and new signs to form a two-way, physically separated bikeway. The City of Oakland laid out the engineering adjustments and schedule coordination in its June update.
What riders and neighbors will see
The project is designed to create a two-way separated bike lane on the lake side of Lakeshore Avenue, running from East 18th Street to El Embarcadero, about 0.7 miles. The plan repurposes on street parking and uses physical barriers so people on bikes are buffered from moving traffic. Supporters say that the layout is meant to curb “dooring” crashes after the August 2023 incident that killed 4-year-old Maia Correia, a tragedy that turned a long-discussed concept into a priority corridor. Officials marked a groundbreaking in 2025 and publicly framed the route as the Maia Correia Memorial Bikeway, and CBS Bay Area reported on the schedule and neighborhood response.
Legal note
The fatal dooring that galvanized the push for protected lanes has so far brought only limited criminal consequences. Oakland police identified the person who opened the car door and later announced that no charges would be filed, according to previous coverage. That unresolved enforcement decision has become a recurring reference point for advocates, who argue that building safer infrastructure, not relying solely on punishment after crashes, is the most reliable way to avoid similar deaths. The Oaklandside described the police response and detailed how the family reacted.
Timeline and next steps
OakDOT’s project website previously projected a completion date in late summer 2026. The agency now says that the timetable will be updated after construction crews return to the site and engineers finish plans for the revised base repairs. City staff and Gallagher & Burk are expected to hammer out a new construction calendar and traffic control plan, and OakDOT is asking nearby residents and businesses to sign up for project emails so they know when lanes or parking spaces will be temporarily closed. The City of Oakland said more specifics will be posted once they are finalized.
