Project Location: Located over Fryer Creek at Newcomb Street, extending east along Newcomb Street. to the intersection of Newcomb St. and Fryer Creek Drive.
Project Description: The Fryer Creek Pedestrian & Bicycle Bridge Project (Project) will include the construction of a new bicycle and pedestrian bridge and circulation and accessibility improvements. The project will improve access for residents on both sides of Fryer Creek and connectivity to the citywide bicycle and pedestrian system, provide a safer route to local schools, places of employment, residential areas, parks and other destinations.
The bridge will be constructed over Fryer Creek to connect Newcomb Street on the east and the existing multi-use paths and Manor Drive on the west. A new 8-foot wide, 60-foot long paved bicycle and pedestrian path will extend from the eastern bridge approach to the existing residential driveway on the north side of Newcomb Street. A new sidewalk and associated curb and gutter will be constructed along Newcomb Street. This project will be located within public right-of way and construction will begin in May 2022 and be completed in the fall of 2022.
Project Budget: The City was also awarded a federally funded One Bay Area Grant (OBAG) through the OBAG 2 program led by the Sonoma County Transportation Authority. This grant is expected to partially fund the construction phase of the project. $70,656 for the Quimby Act has been allocated in the Federal Fiscal Year 2021/22. In the Fiscal Year 2022/23 Capital Improvement Program budget, Public Works is asking for approval of $120,000 of State Gas Tax funding, 100,000 of Transportation Measure M funding, and $50,000 from the City's General Fund for the construction phase of this project.
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