The work is a part of a 32-mile Coastal Rail Path from Davenport to Watsonville. There are 20 segments, and lots of elements nonetheless require environmental and design work earlier than development can start.
The following section of rail-trail development is anticipated to begin in early spring from Davenport to Wilder Ranch State Park on the North Coast, stated Shannon Munz, a spokesperson for the Santa Cruz County Regional Transportation Fee. Transportation fee representatives lately offered updates on that phase and a number of other others.
A map exhibits the event standing of rail-trail segments. Areas “below improvement” in pink require funding towards development, authorities stated Friday. (Santa Cruz County Regional Transportation Fee)
Pure Bridges Drive to Pacific Avenue in Santa Cruz (Section 7)
Building of a paved rail path behind Neary Lagoon, in crimson, is anticipated to complete in February 2024. (Metropolis of Santa Cruz)
A primary section of Section 7 of the rail path from Pure Bridges Drive to Bay Road opened in December 2020.
“The finished sections are actually standard, however greater than that, they function a proof of idea,” stated Matt Farrell, board chair of Buddies of the Rail & Path. “They present how vital it’s to supply a large, protected hall for journey away from busy streets, whereas nonetheless preserving the rail line for future use,” Farrell stated.
Rail-trail plans name for paved paths close to Bay and California streets in Santa Cruz. (Metropolis of Santa Cruz rendering)
A paved path and retaining wall are below development in November between the Santa Cruz Wastewater Therapy Facility and Bay Road in Santa Cruz. (Tyler Maldonado — Santa Cruz Native)
Retaining partitions are anticipated to be constructed alongside a path close to Neary Lagoon Park and the Santa Cruz Wastewater Therapy Facility in Santa Cruz. (RRM Design Group rendering)
Davenport to Wilder Ranch State Park (Section 5)
Building of a 7.5-mile paved path from Davenport to Wilder Ranch State Park is anticipated to begin in 2024 and be accomplished in three phases, according to transportation commission documents.
Undertaking plans embody a brand new parking zone close to Freeway 1 and Ocean Road in Davenport. A second new parking zone to entry the rail path close to Panther and Yellowbank seashores is also deliberate, based on transportation fee paperwork.
A paved parking zone is anticipated close to Freeway 1 and Ocean Road in Davenport as a part of the rail-trail mission. (Tyler Maldonado — Santa Cruz Native)
A paved parking zone is deliberate close to Panther and Yellowbank seashores on the North Coast as a part of the rail-trail mission. (Tyler Maldonado — Santa Cruz Native)
Close to Freeway 1 and Bonny Doon Highway, a path between the parking zone and railroad tracks is slated for enchancment.
Individually, a Freeway 1 footbridge is deliberate to attach the rail path with Cotoni-Coast Dairies Nationwide Monument. Environmental evaluate and design are required earlier than anticipated development in 2027, transportation fee leaders stated.
A path from a parking zone at Freeway 1 and Bonny Doon Highway to the railroad tracks is anticipated to be improved as a part of the rail-trail mission. (Tyler Maldonado — Santa Cruz Native)
A footbridge over Freeway 1 is proposed to attach the rail path to Cotoni-Coast Dairies Nationwide Monument. (Tyler Maldonado — Santa Cruz Native)
Pacific Avenue in Santa Cruz to seventeenth Avenue in Dwell Oak (Segments 8 and 9)
Environmental evaluate and last designs are anticipated to complete in 2024 for two.2 miles of rail path from Pacific Avenue in Santa Cruz to seventeenth Avenue in Dwell Oak.
Building is anticipated to start in 2026.
seventeenth Avenue in Dwell Oak to State Park Drive in Seacliff (Section 10 and 11)
Environmental evaluate and last designs are anticipated to complete in 2024 for 4.7 miles of rail path from seventeenth Avenue in Dwell Oak to State Park Drive in Seacliff. Building is anticipated to start in 2026.
Segments 8 to 12 of the Coastal Rail Path run from Santa Cruz by Dwell Oak and Capitola to Aptos. (Santa Cruz County Regional Transportation Fee)
Feedback on a draft Environmental Impact Report for Segments 10 and 11 can be accepted till 5 p.m. Dec. 15, 2023.
State Park Drive in Seacliff to Rio Del Mar Boulevard (Section 12)
Environmental evaluate and designs for 1.25 miles of rail path are anticipated to complete this 12 months. Relying on funding availability, development may start in 2025, based on the transportation fee.
