Traffic & Transit

Bike, Pedestrian Trail Added To Richmond-San Rafael Bridge

A ribbon-cutting ceremony will be held Saturday.

RICHMOND, CA —Richmond city officials are holding a ribbon-cutting ceremony Saturday morning to celebrate the opening of a trail on the top deck of the Richmond-San Rafael Bridge, connecting Contra Costa and Marin counties.

The trail will be accessible from the intersections of Tewksbury Avenue and Castro Street in Point Richmond or East Francisco Boulevard and Main Street in San Rafael, and will allow bicyclists and pedestrians to cross the bridge without driving for the first time in its history.

The ribbon-cutting is scheduled for 10 a.m. at 961 Stenmark Drive in Richmond and the program includes speakers from Caltrans, the Contra Costa Transportation Authority and the Metropolitan Transportation Commission.

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