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There are multiple pot holes at the intersection of Lesser Street and Tidewater. Some are over 12" deep and they are causing damage to vehicles. Please correct this issue ASAP. Thank you.
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Acknowledged City of Oakland (Verified Official)
City of Oakland (Verified Official)
City of Oakland (Verified Official)
OAK 311 has referred this issue to CODE ENFORCEMENT,. Please contact that department to follow-up (see "Other Helpful Links" at http://www2.oaklandnet.com/Government/o/PWA/Connect/ReportaProblem/index.htm#Links).
Here are some important City of Oakland contact points:
* Abandoned Autos: 510-777-8622 (abandoned vehicles on public street after 3 days)
* Animal Control: 510-535-5602 (live animals) or 510-535-4888 (dead animals)
* Code Enforcement: 510-238-3381 (blighted private properties, deteriorated buildings, inoperable vehicles on private property)
* Drug Hotline: 510-238-3784 (tips) or 510-777-3211 (in progress)
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* Prostitution Hotline: 510-238-2373 (tips) or 510-777-3211 (in progress)
Thank you.
An anonymous SeeClickFix user (Registered User)
Mira Schiff (Registered User)
Anthony J. (Registered User)
Lis (Registered User)
Anthony J. (Registered User)
Boss (Registered User)
Andrew (Registered User)
Evan Tenenbaum (Registered User)
This is a real safety concern. Not sure if fire trucks or ambulances could quickly make their way through these "streets" if needed.
Please fix this as soon as possible!
Joel Ritch (Registered User)
Marlene (Registered User)
zain (Registered User)
UD (Registered User)
nevine (Registered User)
Phillip (Registered User)
VL (Registered User)
These potholes have become craters over the last few months. And so many more have turned up, almost like a mortar field. When rainwater isn't present you can't tell how deep the pits are and it isn't until you drive over them that you know you've made a huge mistake. Only when dry is when you can really see how completely ridiculous the condition of Tidewater Street is.
Look - when even large semi-trucks are swerving to avoid the numerous craters, you know that something needs to already have been done. Oakland official(s) - please, please, PLEASE help us repair Tidewater Street!
Brenda (Registered User)
Sawg (Registered User)
Felipe Recalde (Registered User)
I work on the street. An18 wheeler hit my car trying to avoid a pot hole. It was in the shop for a month.
I’ve had to replace 2 tired that went flat over the last 6 months for getting slashed.
Angela Rodriguez (Registered User)
Jason Huang (Registered User)
Jason Huang (Registered User)
Anthony Tai (Registered User)
Trina (Registered User)
Julio (Registered User)
Noah Pierce (Registered User)
Nancy (Registered User)
Who is responsible for Tidewater? Is there a repair or repaving plan and estimated timeline?
carljmoren (Registered User)
According to the interactive map that shows Oakland's 5-year paving plan, Tidewater isn't even listed?!?!?! This is honestly the worst street I've driven on in Oakland and it doesn't seem to be a priority at all.
For comparison, Lesser has a Pavement Condition Index (PCI) of EIGHT (8). 70-100 is considered "good" from what I can tell, and Lesser's PCI is 8. For the record, Tidewater is worse than Lesser.
Here's the link to the map if you want to see for yourself (screenshot also attached):
http://bit.ly/1Tn0bD6
Maybe our best hope to fix Tidewater and Lesser is the Pothole Vigilantes.
https://www.sfgate.com/local/article/potholes-oakland-bad-roads-how-to-fix-report-13817984.php
LuvThyOaklandNeighbors (Registered User)
Ok I see there are lots of comments supporting this report but I had to add my voice, too.
In a city full of streets in utterly disgraceful condition, Tidewater, I think, is the worst I've ever seen (it's even worse than Camden Street, or 69th ave between International & San Leandro St - and those two are awful). The word "potholes" does not even begin to describe it -- it looks like it was used for bombing practice by the Air Force. (I think they must have hit a bunch of vehicles, too, judging by all the wrecked cars that are parked alongside it..)
And it's not just the corner of Tidewater and Lesser - it's the entire length of Tidewater from High Street southward.
So why should Oakland prioritize a little industrial street like Tidewater Ave? Because it's not just an industrial street: it's the principal access - no, make that the ONLY land-based access - to the Tidewater Boating Center and the adjacent park, which are heavily used by the public (well, in better times..). Also, Tidewater is heavily used by bicyclists, pedestrians, and runners because it serves as the only way around a discontinuity in the San Francisco Bay Trail between the Tidewater Boating Center and the High Street Bridge.
And all those drivers - all those parents dropping off or picking up rowers at the boating center every day, all those people using the park, all those cyclists & runners using the SF Bay Trail - all of them CURSE our City every time they have to suffer the disaster that is Tidewater Ave...
HighFernsideEncinalCentral (Registered User)