Suisun City bike path bridge dedicated

Suisun City bike path bridge dedicated
By Ian Thompson | DAILY REPUBLIC | October 22, 2009

SUISUN CITY - Officials thanked all those involved in improving the city's network of bicycle and walking paths when they formally dedicated the new bridge at the Denverton Curve Thursday afternoon.

'It took hard work and long hours to overcome all of the infrastructure challenges,' said City Councilman Mike Segala, who has long championed adding bike and pedestrian paths.

The 140-foot span crossing the small creek next to the Denverton Curve was put in place during the summer.

Residents started using the bridge a couple of months ago, but use of the pathway east of the bridge was interrupted when Pacific Gas & Electric tore up part of it for construction work.

The half-mile segment closes the last gap in the city's 3-mile portion of the Central County Bikeway that now allows residents to ride from one end of Suisun City to the other without needing to use major streets.

'This gives is a safe route along Highway 12,' Segala said of the network that links the city's neighborhoods with its schools and businesses.

The project cost $1.3 million to build with the funds coming from a dozen state and local transportation grants and programs.

The project is a very important part of a growing network that will eventually allow people to ride from Vallejo to Davis, said Daryl Halls, Solano Transportation Authority executive director.

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