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Reconnecting Sacramento


Myers & Sons’ I-5 Riverfront Reconnection Project Bridges Divide Between Old Town, Downtown Sacramento


By Carol Eaton


River and as home to the historic California State Railroad Museum and Crocker Art Museum, among other attractions, Old Town Sacramento was long known as a must-visit destination in California’s capitol – if only you knew how to get there. Effectively cut off by the busy


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Interstate 5 which separated it from downtown, Old Town was a hidden gem that was notoriously difficult to access by foot or bike, and not always easy to find by car, either. Not anymore. In the fall of 2016,


local Sacramento contractor Myers & Sons Construction, LP completed the long-awaited I-5 Riverfront Reconnection Project that provides a bridge, both literal and figurative, to better connect Old Town with downtown Sacramento. Te project included construction of the 2nd


Town from the Capitol Mall Bridge to 2nd


Street and Neasham Circle. It also


included improvements to the Capitol Mall Bridge over I-5 with green bike lanes, wider sidewalks and planters; construction of wider sidewalks and new railing on the O Street Bridge across I-5; new color changing lighting that will ultimately extend all the way downtown; and infrastructure that will accommodate a future streetcar system.


Street


and Capitol Mall Connector Bridge providing a new entrance for cars, bicycles and pedestrians to access Old


Big Impact, Modest Cost Te City of Sacramento estimated


the total project cost at approximately


ith a history rooted in the Gold Rush, a scenic location next to the Sacramento


$15.7 million, funded through federal and local dollars, with the construction cost totaling approximately $10.8 million. While that cost is relatively modest compared to some other public transportation-related fixes, the long-term impact of the finished product on residents and visitors alike is far greater. Dion Carr served as Project


Manager for the Riverfront Recon- nection Project for Myers & Sons Construction, LP. “Te main emphasis of the project was constructing the new connector ramp from Old Town up onto Capitol Mall, which provides better egress and ingress to Old Town,” he said. “Previously, the only way to get to Old Town was to go under the freeway and through alleys; it was essentially landlocked. Tis project took care of that access issue.” Myers & Sons broke ground on the


project on July 6, 2015 and successfully completed it on September 8, 2016, at least two weeks prior to the opening of the nearby Golden One Center as planned. Te American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) of California awarded the project the Community Improvement Project of the Year award for 2016.


Overcoming Challenges While the end product was well-


received, the project team faced plenty of challenges during the 14-month construction process that they success-


fully overcame. Among them:  Accommodating and detouring pedestrian and vehicle traffic in the bustling Old Town area.


 Maintaining access to parking garage access for the Capitol One Building parking garage located on Neasham Circle directly under the


Photo by Auburn Photography 14 July/August 2017 California Constructor


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