City receives $1 million grant for Westside bike trail
The City of Costa Mesa has
been awarded a $1 million grant to design and construct a bicycle trail
connecting West 19th Street to the Santa Ana River trail system.
The trail will run along West 19th Street beginning at Placentia Avenue
and run through Talbert Regional Park before connecting to the bike path
that runs along the Santa Ana River.
Construction funding will
be proposed in the Fiscal Year 2015-16 budget with construction expected
to begin in early 2016. The trail's estimated cost is $1.7 million. The
remaining matching funds will be sought from capital improvement and
Air Quality Management District funds.
"This project will provide a
convenient bicycle and pedestrian trail connection to the beach and
Pacific Coast Highway from Westside Costa Mesa," said Public Services
Director Ernesto Munoz. "In addition, the trail will serve as a
convenient connection to employment areas in north Costa Mesa via the
Santa Ana River Trail."
The grant came from federal Congestion Management & Air Quality funds awarded through Bicycle Corridor Improvement Program by Orange County Transportation Authority.
The grant came from federal Congestion Management & Air Quality funds awarded through Bicycle Corridor Improvement Program by Orange County Transportation Authority.
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