Oakland breaks ground on bicycle project near Lake Merritt after 4-year-old’s death

Oakland has broke ground on street safety improvements near Lake Merritt, two years after a 4-year-old child was killed in the area.

The $5.4 million project, known as the Maia Correia Memorial Bikeway, will add a fully separated bike lane that will be protected from vehicles by raised concrete barriers from East 18th Street to El Embarcadero.