From Richmond Mayor Tom Butt’s E-forum . . .
Less than a year after the City Council approved the award-winning Ferry to Bridge to Bikeway Complete Streets Plan, construction has started on 2.25 mlles of protected two-way bikeway on Harbour Way South, Hoffman & Cutting Boulevards. This will make it more attractive and safer to bicycle the Bay Trail to the Richmond-San Francisco Ferry Terminal and link the ferry terminal with the Richmond-San Rafael (RSR) Bridge Trail and the Richmond Greenway as shown on attached map.
The project is described in the Richmond Standard article below with a drone photo. The pavement markings already installed on Harbour Way South will be followed by installation of soft-hit bollards and armadillos in the striped buffer zone between the road and bikeway, as well as signage. Look for the bikeway to be extended along Hoffman & Cutting Boulevards to the Point Richmond gateway in coming months.
It is extraordinary that the City of Richmond has been able to secure funding for design and construction, design, advertise for bids and award a construction contract to W.R. Forde Associates, Inc. in less than one year! The $2 million project is funded by the CA Department of Transportation’s Active Transportation Program, the Metropolitan Transportation Commission’s RSR Forward Program, the Road Repair and Accountability Act of 2017 (SB1), and contributions from Industrial Properties Trust & Simms Metals Management.
Check out the new bikeway on Harbour Way South as additional features are installed.
Bruce Beyaert, TRAC Chair & Bruce Brubaker, TRAC Vice Chair
