Alamo Canal Trail Connection
The 700 ft. Alamo Canal Trail undercrossing at the intersection of I-580 and I-680 will be THE first East Bay Regional Parks District (EBRPD) trail connection between Dublin and Pleasanton. As noted by Dublin Parks Commissioner and 2007 Citizen of the Year Rich Guarienti, “closure of this trail gap will provide a new and safe bicycle and pedestrian crossing between Dublin and Pleasanton. Many cyclists now use either the Dougherty Rd./Hopyard Rd. or the San Ramon Rd./Foothill Rd. freeway overcrossings to get between the two cities. This can be quite hazardous at some times of the day. This project would help alleviate this problem.
As a member of the Dublin Parks and Community Services Commission, the East Bay Regional Parks Advisory Committee, and the ACTIA Bicycle and Pedestrian Committee, I have been a long time supporter and advocate for this project.”
The Alamo Canal Trail connection will provide an uninterrupted 25-mile non-motorized corridor from historic Martinez to Pleasanton (with a connection at Centennial Trail near Johnson Drive). Please click on the picture below for a larger view of the Alamo Canal Trail Connection site plan.
Funding for the $3M Alamo Canal Trail connection will come from a variety of sources. The recently passed Measure WW will provide $630K of the required funds and ACTIA will be kicking in a $235K grant. The California River Parkways Grant Program is also expected to contribute funding to complete the connection.
Please contact the City of Dublin’s Senior Civil Engineer Ferd Del Rosario at (925) 833-6637 or ferd.delrosario@ci.dublin.ca.us for additional details regarding this project.
10:07 PM on January 25th, 2009
This is an exciting project. It’s quite a chore navigating into Pleasanton on bike or foot now, especially with kids.
11:31 AM on January 26th, 2009
It is a wonderful thing as long as it is done right with measures to provide a safe environment for users. Undercrossing such as this tend to attract homeless encampments, squatters, grafitti, illegal activities etc…
12:02 PM on January 28th, 2009
keep it well lit and maintained as well as a drive-by every now and then–anyone found loitering should be flushed into the poopoo plant nearby–
6:00 PM on January 30th, 2009
Well the good thing is that the Dublin Police Department is just a few hundred yards away. Maybe post large signs indicating that the area is under 24 hour surveillance could deter some unwanted activities underneath 580. Even fake camera mounted on poles to make it look realistic, until that is the secret gets out that it is fake.
6:59 PM on August 4th, 2011
DId you read the previous articale on the homesless guy there already, you think it matters police station right by I think not. Best place to be if your homeless, stay out of sight as police ar known to shoot and ask questions later. As for me homeless people are the least of my owrries, we could have 20 of them there they pretty leave you alone. But very excited about this project! Horray for bike power!