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Road Construction

Hayward is launching a $10 million street repair project starting with night repaving on A Street and Hathaway Avenue this late October. If you live or drive in those areas, expect some overnight noise and detours while the work gets done.

1 mention (1 this month)Last discussed Oct 14, 2026

HighTransportation

Downtown Loop Redesign (Safe Streets Downtown)

Public commenters urged the city to convert downtown one-way streets back to two-way and rethink the freeway loop, arguing downtown feels like a pass-through. Professor Sherman Lewis presented a traffic circle concept for Foothill/Mission/Jackson with underground pedestrian crossings.

5 mentions (1 this month)Last discussed Jun 2, 2026