East Palo Alto pedestrian bridge construction delayed opening until next year

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Sidewalk by pedestrian bridge construction
Sidewalk by pedestrian bridge construction
The University Avenue overpass that runs over U.S. Highway 101 has a narrow sidewalk, which residents use daily to get to and from the east and west sides of East Palo Alto. Pedestrians must walk across a narrow sidewalk on the side of the University Avenue overpass — a heavily congested area with constant vehicle traffic. (Itzel Luna/Peninsula Press)
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Workers first broke ground on a pedestrian bridge in East Palo Alto in October 2023 that is meant to link the east and west sides of the city. The opening date for the bridge — which will run parallel to the U.S. Highway 101 overpass — has been delayed until at least April 2025. The delay was primarily caused by construction and design issues as well as expected rain in the coming months, project managers said.

Read more about the construction delay: Palo Alto Online. 

 

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    Itzel Luna is a coterminal master’s student on the journalism track and a senior at Stanford studying Sociology and Comparative Studies in Race and Ethnicity. She has covered various social justice issues ranging from student protests to worker rights on campus. Born and raised in the San Fernando Valley in Los Angeles, her reporting has centered in California, where she has interned for the Los Angeles Times, CalMatters and the Wall Street Journal, focusing on Latinx communities, education and social justice.

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