SR 89/Fanny Bridge Community Revitalization and Meeks Bay Bike Trail Project Updates
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SR 89/Fanny Bridge Community Revitalization Project Updates / Next Steps
- In March (weather permitting), Martin Brothers Construction, Inc. will continue pouring the concrete for the new Truckee River Bridge abutments. The new Truckee River Bridge is located just east of the Caltrans maintenance yard along SR 89 heading into Tahoe City from Truckee.
- The Project Delivery Team*, along with North Lake Tahoe Chamber Executives, were unable to reach a reasonable agreement with Mr. John Betts, the creator of the Tahoe City Trout Sculpture and archaeologist, to find a place for the relocation of the statue within the project area. Several meetings, site walks, and correspondences took place with Mr. John Betts over the course of the past several years to try to ensure that the statue would remain as a prominent feature in the Tahoe City Community, keeping with the original intent from the 1970’s.
- The public is going to notice the dismantling of the Tahoe City Trout Sculpture in the next few weeks. (weather permitting)
- Martin Brothers Construction, Inc., under the guidance of Central Federal Lands Highway Division (CFLHD), will dismantle the statue.
- The entire project is scheduled to be completed by end of fall 2018.
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The Project Delivery Team is comprised of individuals from the following organizations/agencies: Tahoe Transportation District (TTD); Tahoe Regional Planning Agency (TRPA); Central Federal Lands Highway Division (CFLHD); Placer County; Caltrans; Tahoe City Public Utility District (TCPUD), and the United States Forest Service (USFS). Click
here
to learn more, and scroll to the bottom of the web page for the “Process” section.
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Rendering (NOT an exact engineering design) of the new "wye" roundabout with the Tahoe City Trout Sculpture depicted in the center of the roundabout, as a relocation option. Click
here
for project details.
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SR 89/Meeks Bay Bike Trail Project
Construction Contract Awarded
- The SR 89/Meeks Bay Bike Trail Project construction contract was awarded on Feb. 21, 2018 to Herback General Engineering in the amount of $3,663,312.68. The company’s main office is located in Minden, Nev. The project is scheduled to be completed by end of fall 2018.
- The project will construct an extension of the west shore bike trail system south of Sugar Pine Point along SR 89 to Meeks Bay, heading toward Emerald Bay.
- The existing bike trail currently extends from Sugar Pine Point State Park to Dollar Hill east of downtown Tahoe City and to Squaw Valley located in Olympic Valley, Calif. The extension of this bike trail system will be consistent with goals, policies, and actions set forth in the 2010 Lake Tahoe Bicycle and Pedestrian Plan.
- This project will link two main activity centers on the west shore of Lake Tahoe – Sugar Pine Point State Park and the Meeks Bay Resort. The project comprises a 0.7-mile long Class 1 Bike Path commencing near the southern boundary of the Sugar Pine Point State Park and extending southward to the Meeks Bay Resort and Marina along SR 89.
- Construction includes a 10-foot wide asphalt paved path with rockeries (retaining walls) and a 65-foot bike/pedestrian bridge, known as a Geosynthetic Reinforced Soil-Integrated Bridge System or GRS-IBS, which is part of FHWA’s “Every Day Counts” Initiatives: Click here to learn more.
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- Please click here for construction updates.
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About the SR 89/Fanny Bridge Community Revitalization Project
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On May 27, 2015, the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency Governing Board unanimously approved Preferred
Alternative 1, Option 2
, concurring with the Placer County Board of Supervisors and the TTD Board of Directors positive votes.
TTD has been the lead agency for the project for over six years and will be through the project's completion. Central Federal Lands Highway Division is the lead agency for construction and design of the project and on October 3, 2016 awarded the construction contract to Martin Brothers Construction.
The final project design reflects input from Tahoe City business and property owners, stakeholders, various agencies and residents.
Project goals include:
- Improve pedestrian and cyclists’ safety
- Alleviate traffic congestion to improve transit travel times and user experiences
- Provide two safety routes from the west shore
- Make the “wye” area more inviting for shopping and dining
- Add complete street enhancements to the portion of “old SR89/West Lake Blvd. that will become a local road
- Encourage economic development and revitalize the community
- Rebuild 89 year-old Fanny Bridge with sidewalks on both sides
- Improve reliability and connectivity with the new transit center
- Lessen emissions by a reduction in vehicles idling in traffic and sediment run-off from graded storm water treatment
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Rendering of the new Truckee River Bridge east of the Caltrans Maintenance Yard on SR 89 heading into Tahoe City from Truckee.
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Tahoe Transportation District
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TTD Community Outreach/PR Specialist, Margaret Skillicorn
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