Benicia-Martinez Bridge | Bike Path

• Benicia-Martinez Bridge - Bicycle and Pedestrian Access
  The maps below show bike routes leading to the Benicia-Martinez Bike/Ped Path on both sides of the bridge. There are various other bikes routes in the area, not all of them are depicted on the maps:
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On a warm and sunny Saturday morning, August 29, 2009, Caltrans and the Bay Area Toll Authority opened the long-awaited Bicycle and Pedestrian Path on the southbound Benicia-Martinez Bridge. The new pathway is the final touch to the two-year rehabilitation and reconfiguration project.

The festivities got underway with a ribbon-cutting ceremony on the Martinez end of the bridge. More than one hundred people attended.



After a few short speeches, the first ribbon was cut by (left to right) East Bay Parks and Recreation District Director Ted Radke, Caltrans District 4 Director Bijan Sartipi, Martinez Mayor Rob Schroder, Benicia Mayor Elizabeth Patterson, and Martinez Councilman Mark Ross.



And then it was off to the Benicia side for the main ceremony.



The main ceremony was held at the Vista Point Overlook on the northern end. A crowd of about 300 was on hand.



Caltrans District Director Bijan Sartipi addresses the audience.



When the speeches finished, it was time for the ribbon-cutting.



The festivities over, people made their way back onto their new pathway.