New Pedestrian Path Will Make Walk to Martinez Safer

The last piece of the new Benicia Bridge is one step closer to completion. Benicia will enter into a Cooperative Agreement with the California Department of Transportation (CalTrans) to construct a sidewalk on the west side of Park Road from the end of the Benicia Bridge pedestrian path to Jefferson Street.

The $400,000 project will be completely funded by money raised through Regional Measure 2, a $1 addition to tolls on Bay Area bridges.

The path is considered a gap closure in the Bay Trail and will provide a safer way for pedestrians to get from the bridge to shopping areas in downtown Benicia and the Historic Lower Arsenal. 

Design of the project is nearly complete. The project has been part of the Solano County Pedestrian Plan since its inception in 2004.

There are currently Class II bike lanes on both sides of Park Road between the new bridge and Jefferson Street.