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Maintenance crews are upgrading seven Pleasanton bridges, with the projects expected to last about three months.
“The improvements we are making to the bridges are more preventative in nature, but like anything in life, an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure,” city engineer Steve Kirkpatrick said.
The projects are designed to extend the life of the bridges, with efforts such as sealing concrete to prevent water intrusion, replacing worn-out seals and some repainting, according to Kirkpatrick.
The program is funded through the Federal Highway Bridge Program administered by Caltrans. The city received federal funding for design and construction for the program, estimated to cost $630,000.
According to city officials, the seven bridges to be worked on are:
Main Street Bridge at Arroyo Del Valle
Bernal Avenue Bridge at Arroyo Del Valle
Valley Avenue Bridge at Arroyo Del Valle
Hopyard Road Bridge at Arroyo Mocho (Left)
Hopyard Road Bridge at Arroyo Mocho (Right)
Stoneridge Drive Bridge at Arroyo Mocho
West Las Positas Boulevard Bridge at Tassajara Creek
Which bridges? Anyone know?
According to city officials, the seven bridges to be worked on are:
Main Street Bridge at Arroyo Del Valle
Bernal Avenue Bridge at Arroyo Del Valle
Valley Avenue Bridge at Arroyo Del Valle
Hopyard Road Bridge at Arroyo Mocho (Left)
Hopyard Road Bridge at Arroyo Mocho (Right)
Stoneridge Drive Bridge at Arroyo Mocho
West Las Positas Boulevard Bridge at Tassajara Creek
Are they going to widen the approach to the Bernal Bridge? ever?
If they were to widen that bridge, add another zero to the $630,000 price tag. At least. I’d like to see that that happen too, but that would be a major project.
Considering that they just did a lot of road work just to the east of that, which made that stretch much easier to maneuver, I’m guessing they have no immediate plans (or no plans at all) to widen the bridge.
And actually, to me and my untrained eye, it looks like they would have to remove the bridge to get two lanes each way at the proper angle, and the bridge is probably historic, and that would probably add time and money and headaches to the whole thing.
I think that’s our bridge for a while.
Widening of the Arroyo/Bernal bridge was on the docket ~13 years ago. Funding dried up and there may have also been environmental issues. Agreed that it is in desperate need of widening to ensure the safety of bike riders and walkers but residents must not be clamoring for it.
When and where?
not related to this but anybody know what they are building on bernal near the chevron? A huge piece of land has already been leveled out and marked for construction.
This is just great! I totally agree with prevention. I am so happy we are spending money in this direction. Safety is so important and these types of projects are always welcomed. http://www.allhotels.ro/blog/author/mihai/
JP – it’s the phase II expansion of the Bernal fields. Read about it on PW here:
http://www.pleasantonweekly.com/news/2015/04/07/council-expected-to-award-contracts-tonight-for-165-mlllion-bernal-park-expansion