The Oakland Alameda Estuary Adaptation Project​​​

The Oakland Alameda Estuary Project is a near-term sea level rise adaptation design concept to address increased coastal, stormwater, and groundwater flooding for up to two feet of sea level rise over the coming decades. The project will include strategies to elevate and adapt low-lying areas of the shoreline combined with green infrastructure such as rain gardens and storm drainage improvements. Oakland’s Jack London District and Lake Merritt Channel, Alameda’s northern shoreline by Marina Village including Caltrans’ Posey/Webster Tubes (State Route 260), and the San Francisco Bay Trail.

 

The design concept is being prepared in coordination with community members and key stakeholders. Funding is from a Caltrans Sustainable Communities grant and Measure BB, and terminates in February 2025. Design strategies will be developed to a conceptual level with current funding. Refinement, continued stakeholder review and construction will be done with future funding. OAAC is pursuing up to $4 million in federal community project funding and up to $30 million from the federal Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) bill to complete the design and construct the Estuary project.