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From the Richmond Bay Trail Mid Year 2010 Report
POINT RICHMOND TO POINT MOLATE
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    Efforts continued toward closing the dangerous gap in the Bay Trail on the south side of I-580 between Tewksbury Ave. and the Richmond/ San Rafael Bridge toll plaza where an existing trail goes under the bridge toward Point Molate. The City of Richmond retained Questa Engineering to work with Caltrans and Chevron in preparing needed studies and construction documents at a cost of about $1.6 million.
   In addition to conducting field reconnaissance along the trail corridor and scoping meetings with stakeholders and subconsultants, Questa continued to gather information regarding opportunities, constraints and design criteria. The Questa team will use information gathered to prepare a Caltrans Project Study Report and Preliminary Environmental Analysis Report, which will identify and select the apparently viable trail route linking Point Richmond and Point Molate by the end of this year.
    The goal is to complete construction design with cost estimates, comply with CEQA & NEPA and obtain the necessary easements from Chevron & Caltrans by early 2012. This will provide a basis for seeking funds to cover the expected $15 million cost of construction.
    As part of a utility tax settlement with the City of Richmond, Chevron reaffirmed its commitment to provide a trail easement and invest up to $2 million for security enhancements related to the trail.
 

February 2009

On Thursday, February 5, the Marin County Bicycle Coalition, San Francisco Bay Trail Project, and East Bay Bicycle Coalition made a PowerPoint presentation at the Bay Conservation and Development Commission (BCDC) meeting. Download the presentation>>

At this point, Caltrans is the only agency stopping public access. Read MCBC's full account...

April 2008

On April 3, 2008 the push for public access on the Richmond / San Rafael Bridge got a boost when the Bay Conservation and Development Commission (BCDC) expressed their support for bicycle and pedestrian access on the Bridge, a key component of the Bay Trail, and asked Caltrans and other stakeholders to come back to the agency within 180 days with more information about safety issues. 
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History of Efforts
for Public Access
on the Richmond / San Rafael Bridge
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