In the past week, signs have gone up indicating that Lake Chabot Road will be closed for tree removal from Nov 5 until Dec 19. The road will be closed between Astor Drive and Fairmont Drive (for those, like me, who don’t know where Astor Drive is, it’s the upper entrance to Bay-O-Vista where the clubhouse is located, just below the old quarry at the top of the hill).
I talked with a traffic engineer from Alameda County who confirmed the total closure. For the past several years, the Park District has used daytime, weekday closures while removing eucalyptus trees. This year, they have decided to completely close the road for about 6 weeks in order to finish removing all of the trees.