Saturday event to mark start of construction of pedestrian and bicyclist bridge over Interstate 80 connecting North and South Natomas
WHAT: Ground breaking at the site of a long-awaited bicycle and pedestrian overcrossing of Interstate 80, to connect North and South Natomas
WHO: Councilmember Ray Tretheway, community members, City staff
WHEN: Saturday, June 5, 10 a.m.
WHERE: 2890 Gateway Oaks Drive, behind the University of Phoenix
WHY: To mark the start of construction of two bridges for the non motoring public to connect North and South Natomas and make for a safer, faster bicycle commute to downtown. The project includes a nearly two-block-long bridge over the freeway and an at-grade level bridge across the West Drainage Canal along with new connections to existing bike trails. Most of the funding, nearly 90 percent of the $6.1 million project, comes from federal grants, with the remainder from state and local gas and sales tax funds.
To keep updated about traffic impacts during construction, sign up to receive email notifications of traffic alerts. .An I/80 Bicycle and Ped Bridge project web page will be up soon at the Department of Transportation’s website.
Linda Tucker is the public information officer for the City of Sacramento Department of Transportation.