Yet another River Path Closure for the Summer.

It seems like they can't help but close a portion of the river path for the best riding times over the last few years.  Here's the latest closure for the building of the Southeast Connector bridge.

Please pass this information on to other bike groups, thanks.
Patrice Echola
RTC WASHOE
1105 Terminal Way, Suite 211
Reno, Nevada 89502 (775) 335-1904


Dear Stakeholder:
Beginning today, Wednesday, March 20 the pedestrian and bicycle trail along the Truckee River from Spice Island Drive at Cottonwood Park east to Larkin Circle will be closed. The path on Sparks Blvd. from Big Fish Dr. (Legends Mall) south to Greg St. will also be closed. Users will need to use an alternate route.  The Truckee River path will remain closed until mid-Summer 2013.  Attached is a map of the closure.
The closure is needed for the safety of motorists and construction crews as work continues on the RTC’s SouthEast Connector Project. Construction crews will be working with heavy equipment in the area to build the Truckee River Bridge.
For more information please contact the project office at 775-398-5059 or e-mail info@SouthEastConnector.com. Responses will be returned by the next business day.  Additional project information is available at www.SouthEastConnector.com.
Thank you for your patience and support. We look forward to working with you on this project!
Sincerely,
The Project Team

The SouthEast Connector Project is the RTC’s largest local public works project and includes building a regional road from the intersection of Greg Street and Sparks Boulevard south to South Meadows Parkway and Veterans Parkway. The first phase of construction builds the bridge over the Truckee River from Sparks Boulevard to just south of Clean Water Way and is currently under construction. The next phase will build the new roadway from Clean Water Way south to Veterans Parkway.  This phase - approximately 4.5 miles - is still under development, which involves obtaining environmental permits and the design of the roadway facilities.  This is the RTC’s first Construction Manager at Risk (CMAR) project and resulted in approximately $6 million in value engineering benefits on the first phase. SouthEast Connector provides a significant economic investment in our community and creates immediate jobs during construction.

Here's the area they're talking about:

Basically from the letter A to the east end of the trail....Hopefully, we'll at least get decent bike facilities on the Southeast Connector for our trouble!?