City breaks ground on trailhead project 

Ground breaking ALPS Trailhead (L-R): Council Member Bob Kelley, Council Member Brian Sturtevant, Mayor Tom O’Malley, Council Member Roberta Fonzi, Mayor Pro Tem Heather Moreno.

Project will provide access to the Three Bridges Oak Preserve trail system

–The City of Atascadero has announced that the construction work on the Three Bridges Trail Project commenced the first week of October. The project, which will provide access to the Three Bridges Oak Preserve trail system, is currently being completed by the Atascadero Land Preservation Society, or ALPS, and is expected to open in the spring of 2017.

The trail project will feature a beautiful hiking, biking and horseback riding trail. The trail itself is well manicured and includes creative switchbacks to expose the visitor to a wide variety of natural sights including streams, a variety of trees and topography, scenic vistas and at the top of the trail, a breathtaking view to look forward to. The ALPS team has spent countless volunteer hours to build the trail, thinking of everything to make it a rewarding experience.

Once the trailhead is complete, it will provide parking for vehicles and horse trailers, informational signage and a secondary emergency access to Highway 41 from Carmelita Avenue. The project includes roadway construction and widening, construction of a creek culvert crossing, installation of retaining walls and relocation of existing utilities, and is being constructed by Andrew Brown Incorporated with an awarded construction cost of $394,498. The trailhead project is expected to be completed by mid-December, but given the time of year completion is contingent upon weather conditions.

For more information, contact Nick DeBar, Director of the Public Works Department at (805) 470-3456, [email protected].

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