Drivers on the State Route 4 in Brentwood might face delays and detours beginning Friday as Caltrans installs a bicycle and pedestrian bridge that can span over the highway to attach two ends of the Mokelumne Path.
The overcrossing shall be situated south of Lone Tree Means and north of Sand Creek Street.
Years within the making, the bridge will shut the hole within the path created twenty years in the past when Freeway 4 was expanded. By connecting the 2 sides of the Mokelumne Path, the bridge will provide secure entry for cyclists and pedestrians for commuting and leisure journey, in accordance with officers.
However for drivers, the bridge work will imply the freeway shall be closed in a single path within the late evening and early morning hours beginning Friday and for a number of days afterward.
Climate allowing, Caltrans plans to shut the freeway eastbound from midnight Friday till 6 a.m. Saturday between Lone Tree Means and Sand Creek Street. Then once more on Sunday, from 1 a.m. to 7 a.m. From 11 p.m. Sunday till 4 a.m. Monday, the freeway shall be shut down westbound.
Lastly, there shall be closures within the eastbound path starting Monday at 11 p.m. and persevering with to 4 a.m. Tuesday, whereas any remaining work shall be completed beginning at 11 p.m. Tuesday and increasing to 4 a.m. Wednesday, relying on the place and whether it is wanted.
Westbound drivers having to detour will exit on Sand Creek Street and go eastbound on Sand Creek Street to Shady Willow Lane, then northbound on Shady Willow Lane to Lone Tree Means, and proceed westbound on Lone Tree Solution to the westbound State Route 4 on-ramp.
Eastbound site visitors shall be directed to exit at Lone Tree Means, go eastbound to Shady Willow Lane, then southbound on Shady Willow Lane to Sand Creek Street, earlier than continuing westbound on Sand Creek Street to the eastbound SR4 on-ramp.
Funding for the $13 million venture was from Measure J taxpayer dollars from Contra Costa County’s half-cent gross sales tax for transportation, the State Route 4 Bypass Authority and bridge toll funds.
Updates and detailed data could be discovered at https://brentwood.data/SR4_Closure. To be taught extra concerning the venture, go to the Contra Costa Transportation Authority’s web site at Mokelumne Path Bicycle and Pedestrian Overcrossing.
