Push for 3rd lane on upper deck of Richmond-San Rafael Bridge to help reduce traffic, pollution

OF DAYS. KRISTEN: LAWMAKERS AND COMMUNITY LEADERS, THE STATE TO USE BRIDGE TOLL FUNDING FOR IMPROVEMENTS TO THE RICHMOND-SAN RAFAEL BRIDGE. LENA HOWLAND JOINS US. WHICH IMPROVEMENTS ARE THEY CALLING FOR? >> COMMUNITY A THIRD LANE TO THE IN ORDER TO ADDRESS TRAFFIC AND POLLUTION CONCERNS IN THIS AREA. THIS INTERN WOULD MOVE THE BIKE LANE TO THE LOWER DECK OF THE BRIDGE IN THE MORNINGS, FREEING UP OR ROOM FOR COMMUTERS. STRETCHING FOR FIVE MILES, THE RICHMOND-SAN RAFAEL BRIDGE SEES AROUND 18,000 COMMUTERS EACH DAY BUT MOST MORNINGS TRAFFIC LOOKS LIKE THIS -- STOP AND GO AT THE TOLL PLAZA BEFORE BEING SQUEEZED INTO TWO LANE. >> THE STREETS AND ROADS ARE COMPLETELY BACKED UP DUE TO TRAFFIC. A LETTER OF PEOPLE ARE NOT UNDER THE BRIDGE. >> THERE IS A BIKE LANE THAT ONLY 18 BIKERS IS ON A DAILY BASIS. THAT IS WHY LEADERS ARE CALLING ON CALTRANS AND REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION OFFICIALS TO USE FUNDING FROM REGIONAL MEASURE 32 PRIORITIZE CHANGES TO THE RICHMOND-SAN RAFAEL BRIDGE. >> WE NEED TO REIMAGINE THE RICHMOND-SAN RAFAEL BRIDGE. MULTIMODAL TRANSPORTATION, OPEN UP THE THIRD LANE DURING BUSY COMMUTE HOURS, WHILE STILL PRESERVING A BIKE PATH WITH A MOVABLE ZIPPER LANE. >> THEIR PLAN WOULD OPEN THE THIRD BIKE LANE ON THE UPPER DECK. DURING BUSY COMMUTE HOURS AND OPENLY THE BIKE LANE ON THE LOWER DECK. THEY BELIEVE THIS WOULD REDUCE BACKUPS AND REDUCE POLLUTION. >> THE CARS AND THE CARS AND THE TRUCKS THAT ARE THERE ARE PRODUCING THE LARGEST SOURCE OF AIR POLLUTION IN THE RICHMOND COMMUNITY. IT IS FROM THE FIVE A BACKUP. IT CAN GET IN THE LUNGS, BECAUSE AS MY. >> THE BAY AREA COUNCIL IS ALSO CALLING FOR THE MONEY FROM REGIONAL REGGIE OR THREE TO BE USED FOR IMPROVING THE TOLL PLAZA ITSELF, TAKING OUT THE OUTDATED TOLL BOOTHS AND TURNING THE RICHMOND SIDE INTO OPEN ROAD TOLLING. >> THERE IS NOTHING IN THE WAY OF FIXING THE SITUATION EXCEPT FOR DECISION-MAKERS NOT MAKING THE RIGHT. >> OFFICIALS ARE ALSO URGING THOSE IN SUPPORT OF THIS PLAN TO SIGN THE ONLINE PETITION AT

Channel: ABC7 News Bay Area

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Keywords: news, abc, abc7news, Richmond-San Rafael Bridge, new lane, traffic, upper deck, westbound direction, ease traffic, plan for third lane Richmond-San Rafael Bridge, Richmond-San Rafael Bridge bike lane, moveable zipper lane, Regional Measure 3 funds, Bay Area Council

Id: QvUxjTMw4H8

Length: 2min 54sec (174 seconds)

Published: Mon Jul 17 2023