The main straightaways will be Pennsylvania Avenue and Independence Avenue, where drivers will rev their race cars to speeds more than seven times faster than the normal speed limit of 25 mph.
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Bill Hutchinson,
ABC News,
20 Aug. 2026
Instead, when a tire runs out of tread, drivers will have to buy the alternative, which are more expensive.
Early city data shows motorists slowing down along some of Oakland’s most dangerous streets, prompting the city’s transportation director to explore whether red-light cameras should return.
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Jakob Rodgers,
Mercury News,
20 Aug. 2026
The bridge officially opened to motorists on July 27 after years of construction.
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