APWA Award  

On Friday, August 4, 2023 the City was awarded APWA Project of the Year for the Parks and Trails category for the North Riverwalk Trail Extension Project!  

Status: 

Completed

Location: 

Class I Trail Extension – On the levee from existing I Street Bridge to Broderick Boat Ramp  

Mid-block Crossing – on 3rd Street between D Street and E Street  

Streetscape Improvements – West side of 3rd Street between C and D Street  

Streetscape Improvements – South side of C Street between 3rd and 4th Streets  

High water route – Trail extension along D Street and 2nd Street and 3rd Street.  

Background:

The City of West Sacramento has been prioritizing investments in planning, deindustrialization, and infrastructure improvements in order to facilitate redevelopment and create vital neighborhoods along the Sacramento River. The City’s vision for transforming the underutilized riverfront includes recreational access to the river and enhanced pedestrian, bicycle, and transit mobility.  

The Washington District (District) is a 194-acre area bound by the Tower Bridge Gateway on the south, the Sacramento River on the east, A Street on the north, and portions of 6th Street and 8th Street on the west. Located along West Sacramento’s riverfront and within a mile of downtown Sacramento, the Washington District is an area that has potential for sustainable, mixed-use development.  

On February 18, 2015, City Council adopted the Washington Realized document, a strategy intended to shift development patterns towards compact, transit served and mixed-use development. Revitalization plans feature 3,300 residences, 2.4 million square feet of commercial office and 350,000 square feet of retail. The Complete Community Strategy in Washington Realized recommended that investments in the northern waterfront section of the District should be focused on:  

Project Description:

The Project completed an important missing segment of the River Walk Trail with a Class I pedestrian/bike trail along the levee from the Broderick Boat Ramp. The River Walk Trail extension project (River Walk North) also includes an extension of the trail to the west along D Street and 2nd Street into the heart of the Washington District at 3rd Street. Additionally, the Project includes streetscape improvements (two block faces) on the west side of 3rd Street between C and D Streets and on C Street between 3rd and 4th Streets and improved bicycle and pedestrian rail crossing, and a mid-block crossing on 3rd Street between D Street and E Street.    

Project Benefit:

The Project provides a Class I pedestrian/bike trail from the existing I Street Bridge to the Broderick Boat Ramp and the trail includes lighting which enhances the visibility and safety of its users. In addition, the Project added a midblock crossing on 3rd Street between D Street and E Street which includes a Rectangular Rapid Flashing Beacons to enhance user visibility.  

Schedule:

Construction is complete.

Cost:

$2,362,104.68

Funding: 

$714,000 in Community Development Block Grants (CDBG) funds-administered by Housing and Urban Development

$1.3 Million in Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Grant (CMAQ)-administered by Caltrans

Consultants:

Bennett Engineering – Designer 

Dewberry – Construction Management Firm  

B & M Builders, inc. - Contractor (City Council Approved on August 17, 2022)

Contact:

Joanna Ortiz

Project Manager 

Capital Projects Department  

Joannao@5dexam.com

Last Edited: June 14, 2024