Wed. March 31 11:30 am - There will be a dedication ceremony for the new (almost complete) Martin Way Bridge. Present to dedicate the bridge will be County Commissioners, Congressman Brian Baird and the Mayors of Olympia, Lacey and Tumwater. The ceremony will be held at the North end of the new bridge.
Bridge Status Update From Thera Black, Thurston Regional Planning Council:
As those of you who commute through this area know, the bridge over Martin Way is not yet open. Last week the contractors learned of a problem with the fence mesh for enclosing the bridge. That fencing now has to be remanufactured and installed before the bridge can be safely opened to the public. As soon as we hear of a firm date for completion of that installation we’ll let you know. In the meantime you can still cross I-5 and make connections to the trail north of I-5 by using the at-grade crossing on Martin Way.
Once the Martin Way crossing is complete work will begin on the Pacific Avenue crossing!
Tuesday, March 16, 2010
League Of American Bicyclists recognizes Olympia and the BCC
The City of Olympia has been given the Silver designation in the "Bicycle Friendly Community" program of the League Of American Bicyclists. The City's most significant recent accomplishment? Growing the Bicycle Commuter Contest from a handful of participants in 1988 to over 1600 in 2009 (the numbers in the LAB article are a little out of date- they must have been using 2008 figures). See the article here: http://bit.ly/dA4TDK
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